May 7th 2024.
Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain team faced a tough defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Despite being the favorites to reach the final, PSG suffered two 1-0 losses to the German team, one in Germany and the other in Paris. This knocked them out of the competition at the semi-final stage.
Enrique, the coach of PSG, expressed his admiration for Dortmund's performance and even wants them to lift the Champions League trophy. Despite being only fifth in the Bundesliga and 24 points behind the champions, Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund managed to shut out PSG twice and secure their spot in the final. This will be their first appearance in the final since 2013, when they were the runners-up.
Although Dortmund did win the Champions League in 1997, their current success is quite unexpected. They will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final, with the other semi-final match poised at 2-2 before the second leg at the Bernabeu. Enrique, who described the defeat as "unfair," is now hoping for Dortmund to beat either Madrid or Bayern and lift the trophy at Wembley on June 1.
"It's difficult, of course, when the result is like that," said a dejected Enrique in an interview with TNT Sports. "It was a tight match, but I believe we should have won. We had 31 shots and hit the woodwork four times. Football can be so unfair sometimes. Congratulations to Dortmund, they are a great team and I hope they can go on to win the final."
On the other hand, Dortmund's coach, Edin Terzic, was full of praise for his team's performance in Paris, describing it as "outstanding." He is proud of his team's achievement so far and is eagerly looking forward to the final. "The dream is not over yet," he said. "We suffered a lot, but we showed a great away game against a powerful, quick, and mobile team. We won both games in the semi-final, which is unbelievable. I am proud, if I have to find one word. We are now excited for the final."
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