Adeyemi strikes as BVB secure top spot in Champions League Group F

Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Goals: 1-0 Adeyemi 51 (assist: Füllkrug), 1-1 Zaïre-Emery 56'

Dortmund may have already booked their place in the knockouts thanks to their 3-1 victory in Milan last time out, but they were in no mood to relax here as they took the game to their opponents early on. Marco Reus saw a shot from just outside the area saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Marius Wolf fired narrowly wide in the box when he should really have hit the target. It took the Ligue 1 champions about 15 minutes to settle into the encounter, but once they did, they threatened on numerous occasions. Kang-In Lee somehow tapped beyond the post from Randal Kolo Muani's cross, before Niklas Süle produced a stunning goalline clearance to keep out Kylian Mbappé. Bradley Barcola then hit the woodwork, ex-Eintracht Frankfurt man Kolo Muani was inches away from finding the bottom corner with a toe poke, and Gregor Kobel denied the same man with an important stop. BVB did have further opportunities of their own - Donnarumma kept out Reus and Salih Özcan, and Adeyemi could not control the rebound from the latter's attempt - but Edin Terzić's men were lucky not to be behind at the break.

Although there were no goals in the opening period, two arrived before the hour mark. Julian Brandt had already had a shot saved before Adeyemi swept into the back of the net to give his side the advantage, but that lead lasted less than five minutes. Warren Zaïre-Emery was the goalscorer, firing beyond Kobel with a pinpoint drive from just inside the box. The game then slowed down for arguably the first time in the match, with Özcan adding to Dortmund's injury problems as he was forced off to be replaced by Marcel Sabitzer. Mbappé couldn't quite find the bottom corner with a well-hit attempt and, although he did have the ball in the back of the net shortly after, it was ruled out for offside. Barcola had another attempt kept out by Kobel later on, but in the end, neither side could find a winner. Ultimately, though, both sides will be relatively happy, as PSG also booked their place in the knockouts with the point. For the hosts, this was a good response to the 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig last time out, and they can now be confident as they head into the next stage of the competition as section winners.

Match stats

• Adeyemi made his 50th appearance for Dortmund in this encounter.
• That was only Adeyemi's second goal of the season with both having come in the Champions League.
• Eleven points is Dortmund's best return in the group stage of the Champions League since the 2020/21 term, when they managed 13.
• Only Real Sociedad (two) have conceded fewer goal's in this season's competition than the Black-Yellows.
• Reus pulled on a Dortmund shirt for the 408th time, which sees him move into the top five in the club's all-time appearances list.
• PSG's Kolo Muani has now failed to find the back of the net in any of his four games against Dortmund.

Teams

Dortmund: Kobel (c) - Wolf (Schlotterbeck 69'), Süle, Hummels, Bensebaini - Özcan (Sabitzer 69'), Brandt - Adeyemi (Reyna 81'), Reus, Bynoe-Gittens (Malen 60') - Füllkrug (Haller 81')
Unused subs: Meyer, Lotka, Blank, Bueno
Out: Can (suspended), Duranville (thigh), Meunier (ineligible), Moukoko (thigh), Nmecha (hip), Ryerson (knee)
Coach: Edin Terzić

PSG: Donnarumma - Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Škriniar, Hernández - Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha - Barcola (Asensio 82'), Lee, Mbappé - Kolo Muani (Soler 90'+6)
Unused subs: Letellier, Tenas, Danilo, Mukiele, Ugarte
Out: Dembélé (suspended), Kimpembe (Achilles), Mendes (hamstring), Navas (back), Rico (head injury), Fabián (shoulder)
Coach: Luis Enrique

As it happened!