PSG 2-0 Dortmund: Mbappe & Hakimi goals send Parisiens top of Group F after R1

Kylian Mbappe grabbed yet another Champions League goal as Paris St Germain saw off a stubborn Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in their Group F opener.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

14' Malen's shot stopped

19' Vitinha hits the bar

32' Mbappe's long shot wide out

48' Penalty Goal! PSG 1-0 Dortmund (Mbappe)

58' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Dortmund (Hakimi)

79' Gittens hits the bar

Match Report

The France forward took his tally to 41 goals in just 62 appearances among Europe’s elite with a controversial penalty early in the second half.

Achraf Hakimi added the second as PSG bounced back from Friday’s surprise domestic defeat at home to Nice.

The French champions now sit top of their group after AC Milan drew 0-0 with Newcastle in the earlier match.

The hosts created their first chance after only three minutes when Mbappe won a free-kick on the left wing.

Ousmane Dembele’s cross fell to Lucas Hernandez inside the six-yard box but he could only prod the loose ball wide.

But Dortmund started brightly too with Mats Hummels, who scored twice in a 4-2 win at Freiburg at the weekend, headed an early corner over before Donyell Malen’s shot was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

They had a let-off after 20 minutes when Vitinha found a yard of space in the area and sent his shot crashing back off the inside of a post.

Warren Zaire-Emery was following up but was unable to adjust his feet in time to tap into an empty net.

Mbappe sent a drive wide and Dembele hit the side-netting towards the end of a frustrating first half for the hosts, while Dortmund survived a VAR check for a soft handball shot against Niklas Sule.

But the visitors had no such luck 70 seconds into the second half when Sule was penalised for handling as he dived in to block Mbappe’s shot.

The effort looked destined more for the corner flag than the goal but, despite another VAR review, referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s decision stood and Mbappe stepped up to confidently to tuck away the spot-kick.

Just before the hour PSG wrapped up the victory when Vitinha played in Hakimi, who showed a neat turn of foot to beat his marker before tucking the ball away.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens hit the woodwork for Dortmund but the visitors never really looked capable of threatening a comeback.

Mbappe should have had a second in stoppage time after a lightning break but his chip flew wide.

Line-ups

PSG XI: Marquinhos, Skriniar, Lucas, Dembele, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Manuel Ugarte, Muani, Vitinha, Warren Zaïre-Emery

Subs: Navas, Danilo Pereira, Mukiele, Fabian Ruiz, Soler, Arnau Tenas, Kang-in Lee, Gonçalo Ramos, Bradley Barcola

Dortmund XI: Hummels, Sabitzer, Emre Can, Sule, Brandt, Wolf, Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Donyell Malen, Karim Adeyemi, Nico Schlotterbeck

Subs: Reus, Alexander Meyer, Füllkrug, Haller, Bensebaini, Özcan, Reyna, Marcel Lotka, Felix Nmecha, Youssoufa Moukoko, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens