Dortmund’s Kobel is first Swiss goalie in Champions League final

Thanks to his team’s defeat of Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund player Gregor Kobel has achieved history by becoming the first Swiss goalkeeper to reach a Champions League final. On Tuesday night Mats Hummels converted a corner with a header in the 50th minute for Dortmund’s second 1:0 win over PSG in a week. The decisive defensive error leading to the goal was made by Lucas Beraldo, of all people, who replaced Lucas Hernandez in the PSG centre-back position after the latter had been ruled out with a torn cruciate ligament in the first leg. As PSG pushed forward, Warren Zaïre-Emery (in the 47th minute from point-blank range), Nuno Mendes (61st from 21 metres), Kylian Mbappé (86th from seven metres) and Vitinha (88th from long range) all hit the post or crossbar in the second half. + Read more: how Switzerland became a footballing nation Dortmund’s victory in front of 48,000 spectators at the Parc des Princes was flattering given PSG’s squandering of chances.