Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: Post-match reactions
Borussia Dortmund were eliminated from the Champions League as they suffered a 2-0 defeat (3-2 on aggregate) against Paris Saint-Germain. Here are the post-match reactions.
Lucien Favre, Borussia Dortmund coach:
"At the beginning it was difficult, they pressed very high. We played ok and were not bad. The second half was also not bad. We lacked the right final decision, that final pass or the pass before that. We played a high line and had problems finding gaps. We also conceded two unnecessary goals" (UEFA.com).
Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund:
"It's difficult to say what went wrong. Both teams had few chances. Conceding from that corner [for Neymar's goal] must never happen, and the second goal was a bit of bad luck. We attacked a lot over the right but never manged to really threaten their goal. We had three, four half-chances. Paris did not have a lot more, but they didn't need to.
"It was not that bad. We should avoid losing the ball so early but in the end we failed to play that proverbial final ball and Paris did deserve it. They were a bit better" (UEFA.com).
Lothar Matthäus, former German international:
"Dortmund were too slow playing out from the back. They dropped too deep in the first 60, 70 minutes. Two chances are not good enough in 90 minutes – they failed to get behind the Paris defence and their wingplay was lacking" (Sky).
Thilo Kehrer, PSG:
"It was an exciting match right until the end. We got the result we needed and are very happy about that. The people in this city, the fans, the staff have been waiting a long time for this success in the Champions League. It's not the end for us – it's a beginning" (UEFA.com).