Player of the match in the first leg and scorer of the tie-clinching goal in the second, Mats Hummels has sent Borussia Dortmund to Wembley 11 years later, giving Kylian Mbappe the chance to complete a transfer to a possible Champions League final opponent in the process.
The last Champions League final at Wembley was between Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, with the latter in the other semi-final against Real Madrid – the team BVB beat in the semi that year. They could meet again in the British capital on June 1 and Edin Terzic’s side will be able to make amends after their devastating defeat in 2013, with Arjen Robben’s 89th-minute winner breaking black and yellow hearts.
Their collective effort and the terrific protection from Marcel Sabitzer and Emre Can helped keep that man Kylian Mbappe quiet. While Dortmund seal their spot in the final, PSG will sit and wait for the campaign to end after another failed attempt at winning Europe’s premier competition. It’s never going to happen, is it? It’s almost like playing against teams you are massively superior to domestically doesn’t prepare you for the latter stages of the Champions League.
Mbappe is leaving on a free transfer, much to the frustration of the PSG hierarchy, and is extremely likely to join Real Madrid. Now that the French champions are out of the Champions League and thus can not play Los Blancos in the final, you can expect to see a confirmation of the transfer at some point this month.