London’s calling, but not for Kylian Mbappé. When Borussia Dortmund’s players rushed over to their fans wearing yellow “London 24” T-shirts and joined in the celebrations after knocking out Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, Mbappé had long left the field. Wembley Stadium on June 1 is the final stop on Dortmund’s quest for the Champions League trophy, by which time Mbappé will have played his last game for PSG having failed to win the trophy the club’s cash-rich Qatari owners so crave. Central defender Mats Hummels headed Dortmund into the final as the German team won 1-0 at PSG. Moments after Warren Zaïre-Emery missed an open goal for PSG, Hummels rose unchallenged to head in Julian Brandt’s corner from the left in the 50th minute. Dortmund advanced 2-0 on aggregate and largely contained Mbappé, who is leaving at the end of the season.
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Borussia Dortmund Trolls PSG on Social Media After Champions League Win
- Match Overview: Borussia Dortmund secured a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinals, culminating in a 2-0 aggregate win. Mats Hummels scored the decisive goal at Parc des Princes.
- Social Media Banter: Following their win, Dortmund engaged in playful taunting by posting on social media. The post featured a yellow-and-black Dortmund hot air balloon flying over a beach with a PSG towel laid out on the sand. The caption in French read, “Enjoy your vacation,” poking fun at PSG’s elimination.
- Background: This social media exchange was a nod to PSG’s earlier post, which showed a balloon in Barcelona’s colors sinking in the Seine after PSG defeated Barcelona in the quarterfinals.
- Dortmund’s History: The victory keeps Dortmund’s hopes alive for their second Champions League trophy, their first being in 1997. Dortmund also reached the final in 2013 but was defeated by Bayern Munich.
The Associated Press has the story:
‘Enjoy your vacation.’ Borussia Dortmund makes fun of PSG after reaching Champions League final
Newslooks- PARIS (AP) —
After beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund got the better of the French club on social media as well.
Dortmund celebrated Tuesday’s semifinal win by rubbing a bit of salt in PSG’s wounds with a tongue-in-cheek message posted on social networks on Wednesday. The German team posted an image of a hot air balloon in Dortmund’s yellow-and-black colors flying over a beach where a PSG towel is spread out on the sand.
Written across the image was the French phrase for “Enjoy your vacation.”
The message was a response to PSG’s tweet after beating Barcelona in the quarterfinals, which featured an image of a hot air balloon in the Spanish team’s colors sinking in the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Dortmund won 1-0 in the second leg for a 2-0 aggregate victory that left big-spending PSG still searching for a first Champions League victory. Mats Hummels scored the only goal of the second leg at the Parc des Princes to give Dortmund a chance to secure a second Champions League trophy after winning in 1997. Dortmund also reached the Champions League final in 2013, losing to Bayern.
