The 24-year-old held his composure and converted the penalty kick for his 41st goal of the competition, giving him at least one goal in each of the last eight Champions League seasons. The second was added by Achraf Hakimi, and Dortmund never truly put the French powerhouses to the test.
PSG defeats Dortmund in the Champions League debut.
In spite of this, Dortmund had the first opportunity in the 14th minute when Gianluigi Donnarumma comfortably made a save after Donyell Malen discovered a gap in the penalty area.
PSG immediately came back, with Ousmane Dembele finding Kolo Muani, but the threat was ended by a defender’s light touch.
PSG’s Vitinha had the finest opportunity in the opening period when he blasted a low shot that deflected off the post after some excellent play on the edge of the penalty area.
As a result, the two teams entered the break tied. However, this situation changed shortly after the game resumed. The decision to award a penalty was made when it was determined that Niklas Sule handled a shot inside the penalty area.
Mbappe took the opportunity and scored without error, scoring his 41st career Champions League goal past a diving Kobel.
Less than ten minutes later, Hakimi increased PSG’s lead by cutting into the penalty area, gliding past his defender, and putting the ball beyond Kobel.
After that, the French team appeared to be in total control, however Dortmund came dangerously close to restarting play in the 79th minute.
Substitute While Jamie Bynoe-Gittens’ bending attempt missed the inside of the post, it did beat Donnarumma after a deft one-two outside the penalty area.
From that point on, PSG offset Dortmund’s attempts by playing out the clock to start Group F with a well-earned victory.
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