He's the man

Jadon Sancho's excellent performance in Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg victory over Paris Saint-Germain was brought out by the "big stage," says coach Edin Terzic.

"He's shown that really often in training. It's maybe not so easy to bring it onto the field, especially when you haven't had rhythm for a while," Terzic said. "We know his quality and we saw it again today. We knew we needed a performance like that from Jadon."

But Sancho knows it is only half-time in the tie as Dortmund seek to reach next month's final at Wembley. "It's not over. We've still got to go to Paris and get the job done there," he said.

Visitors PSG were undone by Niclas Fullkrug's first-half goal, but Sancho was constantly dangerous on both flanks as well as in the middle, showing the quality which earned him a big-money move from Dortmund to Manchester United in 2021.

The England winger dribbled at will, carving up the PSG defense. He laid on a terrific late chance when he slid a pass to Julian Brandt on the penalty spot, with Dortmund denied by some excellent defending from Marquinhos.

Sancho said he hoped to back up the complete performance at next week's return leg. "Hopefully I can carry on. I take it game by game," he said.

The 24-year-old rejoined Dortmund on a six-month loan in January, having been banished from the United first team by manager Erik ten Hag. When he arrived in Germany, Sancho had played just three matches off the bench in the English Premier League season, and had not played since August.

Sancho said he had not thought about a return to United. "I don't know. I'm just focused on the present," he said.

Meanwhile, PSG coach Luis Enrique was hopeful his side would turn the tie around in the return leg.

The French champions had more possession and more attempts on goal but were hindered by wayward finishing and perhaps a lack of luck, with Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi hitting separate posts in the same move at one point in the second half.

"We had one chance where we hit both posts," Luis Enrique said. "I am sure we will be very strong in Paris and we have nothing to lose."

It is the first time PSG have been beaten under Luis Enrique without scoring.