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UEFA Champions League 2020, PSG vs RB Leipzig Football Live Score Streaming Online: Paris Saint-Germain reached their first-ever final of the competition in their 50 years of existence after they defeated RB Leipzig 3-0 in the first semifinal at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Tuesday.
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PSG were in the driving seat from the start as Marquinhos opened the scoring with a header from an Angel Di Maria free-kick in the 13th minute. Just before the half-time, Di Maria doubled the lead for his team with a close-range left-footed finish past goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. Bernat put the game beyond the opposition in the second half with his header from yet another Di Maria cross.
PSG will now face either Bayern or Lyon in the final on August 23. Read less
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN ARE INTO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL! For the first time in their 50-year history, PSG have made it to the competition's final after a dominating performance against RB Leipzig beating them 3-0. Marquinhos opened the scoring before Di Maria doubled their lead in the first half. Bernat put the game beyond the opposition in the second half with his header. The Ligue 1 side will now face either Bayern or Lyon in the final on August 23.
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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Pablo Sarabia are on for Mbappe and Di Maria.
Marco Veratti, who has recovered from a long injury, replaces Herrera, and attacking midfielder Julian Draxler replaces Paredes.
After Paredes and Mbappe threatened the Leipzig goal minutes back, Leipzig find their way into the opposition box and Schick's shot is stopped in its way by Silva's face of all things. Forsberg tries to get on the rebound but he is blocked again.
After Forsberg plays Schick into space, Upamecano's last-ditch tackle saved them the blushes, but from that buildup, Leipzig again circulate the ball to the left side and Angelino shoots from 25 yards out and it's fisted away by Rico. Playing for pride now.
Tyler Adams and Marcel Halstenberg have replaced Laimer and Kampl.
PSG are back in control now, and they are looking for a fourth goal now. After Mbappe put his header from Di Maria's cross just wide, his left-footed shot is palmed away by Gulacsi. In that attack itself, Paredes tries his luck from distance, but to no avail.
AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY! In one of their rare attacks, PSG make the best of it as Di Maria's cross from the left is headed home by an out-of-position Bernat. Leipzig players were furious as they claimed Mukiele was fouled in the process of the buildup, but after a VAR check, the goal stands. Semi-final over?
The second half has been Leipzig so far, with Schick involved in almost everything. Angelino tried to set him up with a low cross, intercepted. A through ball by Forsberg to him, intercepted. Kimpembe even fouled him. Schick even got his head to a corner too.
Striker Patrick Schick and playmaker Emil Forsberg comes on for Leipzig. They replace Christopher Nkunku and Dani Olmo. By the looks of it, Nagelsmann has changed his system a bit too with two strikers up front now.
After another customary Neymar miss and two minutes of added time, the first half comes to a close where PSG have really played with an air of belief. What they missed against Atalanta was the dynamism of Mbappe and Di Maria alongside Neymar, and that has exactly what has made the difference against Leipzig. Di Maria is the player of the half -- scored one and assisted the opener.
THE ARGENTINE SCORES! After Di Maria pressed the goalkeeper, Gulacsi booted the ball away carelessly to the PSG midfield. A ball inside the box, Neymar got a flick and Di Maria just coolly finishes in the bottom left corner. Lightning quick attack.
Oh my! Neymar has hit the same post again as he tried an outrageous 40-year free kick from the right wing. He just smiles.
In the opening half an hour of the match, Leipzig have committed nine fouls. Christopher Nkunku, Yussuf Poulsen, and Konrad Laimer with two each. Is the trio of Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria proving too much for them?
PSG are comfortably in the driving seat in the first quarter as Mbappe's point-blank shot was well saved by Gulacsi few minutes back. Apart from that chance, the ball has hardly left a PSG player's feet. Nagelsmann has a look of concern on his face.
Angel Di Maria was suspended against Atalanta, but within 13 minutes of coming back on the field for PSG, he has popped up with an inch-perfect assist. Only three players have more assists in the UEFA Champions League than him since 2003/04 -- Cristiano Ronaldo (38), Lionel Messi (33), and Ryan Giggs (27). He is level with Andres Iniesta with 26 assists.
WHAT A CROSS, WHAT A HEADER! After Neymar was stopped in his tracks by Laimer, PSG got a freekick just outside of the box on the left wing. Di Maria whips it in perfectly and Marquinhos outjumps everyone to give his team an early lead.
Leipzig are right in the thick of things now, as Nkunku gets a chance but fails to capitalise on it. Marcel Sabitzer then has a pop from long range and it's comfortable for the keeper, Sergio Rico.
Five minutes in and PSG are on the frontfoot. After Neymar hit the post, Mbappe comes close to opening the Ligue 1 team's account, but play is stopped as the ball had hit Neymar's hand in the buildup. Leipzig look rattled early on.
After the end of the formalities, the ball is finally in play. Here we go!
If PSG are good for one thing in the UEFA Champions League, it's goals! They have scored in each of their last 33 Champions League games, only one behind the all-time record in major UEFA European competition (Real Madrid, 34 between 2011 and 2014).
Julian Nagelsmann, the youngest ever manager to qualify for the semifinals, led his young RB Leipzig side to a commendable third-place finish behind Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the league, losing just four of their 34 Bundesliga games this season.
PSG are in the semi-finals of the European Cup for just the second time in their history; they previously reached this stage in 1995 but lost 3-0 to AC Milan on aggregate. On the other hand, RB Leipzig, who weren't even in Bundesliga till 2016, have managed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League in only their second attempt. Who will face Bayern/Lyon on August 23?
Paris Saint-Germain form (all competitions): WWWWWW
RB Leipzig form (all competitions): WDLWDW
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the first UEFA Champions League semifinal between PSG and RB Leipzig. Can the multi-million club from Paris finally progress to their first-ever final of the competition? Stay tuned!