Pablo Sarabia enters the game and replaces Á. Di María.
Di Maria, PSG’s star performer today, has made way for Sarabia.
86'
E. Choupo-Moting enters the game and replaces K. Mbappé.
Mbappe will get a few minutes rest ahead of the final. He has made way for Choupo-Moting, who of course got the winner against Atalanta.
83'
J. Draxler enters the game and replaces L. Paredes.
M. Verratti enters the game and replaces Ander Herrera.
Verratti is back on the field for PSG, after recovering from a calf injury. He has replaced Herrera.
Paredes, who has been hugely impressive in midfield, has made way for Draxler.
82'
W. Orbán enters the game and replaces L. Klostermann.
Leipzig's final change sees Orban come on for Klostermann.
Two fantastic blocks, first from Thiago Silva and then from Kehrer, deny Leipzig a goal. The break in play will lead to more substitutes for both sides.
79'
M. Halstenberg gets yellow.
Y. Poulsen gets yellow.
Two bookings for Leipzig. First, Halstenburg has got a caution for fouling Neymar.
Poulsen was furious with the decision, and has gone into the book for his reaction.
78'
To their credit, Leipzig are showing some fight, but PSG’s defence are relatively comfortable. A goal, of course, may well change that heading into the final 10 minutes, though you feel a comeback is a little beyond them at this stage.
77'
Another let off for Leipzig! PSG break at pace, with Mbappe leading the charge. He has Neymar in support, but the France forward gets his pass wrong, sending it behind his team-mate, who slips in his attempts to get there.
75'
Some pressure from Leipzig, with both Mukiele and Upamecano pressed right up to the edge ofPSG’s box. Angelino is the one who gets a shot off, with Rico failing to keep hold of it, but Poulsen can’t react to the loose ball.
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70'
CLOSE! That should be 4-0! Mbappe meets a cross in the centre of the area, only to send his header wide.
66'
More frustration for Leipzig, as their captain Poulsen – who missed the only real chance they have created so far – concedes a foul on Herrera inside Leipzig’s half.
64'
T. Adams enters the game and replaces K. Kampl.
Another change for Leipzig. Kampl – who has been unable to influence the Bundesliga side’s play – has made way for Adams, who scored the winner against Atleti.
62'
M. Halstenberg enters the game and replaces K. Laimer.
Laimer has gone off, with Halstenberg coming on for Leipzig.
61'
K. Laimer gets yellow.
Laimer’s frustration boils over as he lunges in on Kimpembe, receiving a booking for his troubles.
60'
Sabitzer gets the chance to shoot and tries to curl an effort towards the left-hand corner, but he directs it too close to Rico, who makes an easy save.
59'
That is a real blow for Leipzig. They had started the second half brightly, yet another defensive mistake has surely handed PSG the win in Lisbon.
56'
Juan Bernat has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Á. Di María.
GOOOOOAALLLLL!!! PSG HAVE A THIRD! Well, it had been all Leipzig since the restart, but – moments after taking a heavy touch to see a chance go begging – Bernat skipped back to meet Di Maria’s cross and head in, with Gulacsi only able to help the ball across the line. Leipzig 0-3 PSG.
It's another assist for Di Maria, whose cross was a brilliant one. Leipzig wanted the goal to be disallowed for a foul on Mukiele, but the officials spotted no infringement.
55'
Sabizter wins the header, with Forsberg reacting to hoof the loose ball clear for a throw-in, as PSG manage to keep up the pressure after a sustained spell of Leipzig possession.
54'
Inexperience from Mukiele, as he dives in on Neymar after Upamecano had done brilliantly to steward the forward away from goal and into the corner. Now Leipzig have to defend the set-piece…
53'
Forsberg gets a first chance to get a shot off, and he unleashes a wicked strike from 30 yards out. It sails over and was always rising, but that’s better from Leipzig.
51'
Slick play from Leipzig down the left, with Angelino combining with Forsberg. The wing-back almost gets in, but Thiago Silva is on hand to hit it out for a corner.
50'
Kimpembe charges in on Schick and commits a foul. It was a robust challenge and, had he not already been booked, the centre-back could easily have been cautioned for it. He might not get another let off.
48'
Leizpig are now in a 3-4-3 shape, with Forsberg playing just off Poulsen and Schick – a Champions League semi-finalist with Roma in 2018 – up top.
46'
P. Schick enters the game and replaces Dani Olmo.
E. Forsberg enters the game and replaces C. Nkunku.
Schick, meanwhile, has replaced Olmo.
Two changes for Leipzig at the break, and it is indeed Forsberg and Schick who are to come on. Forsberg has replaced Nkunku.
We are back up and running in Lisbon!
45' +4
HALF-TIME: RB LEIPZIG 0-2 PSG.
45' +3
P. Kimpembe gets yellow.
Olmo pounces on a mistake from Kimpembe, who has little choice but to foul the Spaniard and take a booking.
42'
Á. Di María has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Neymar.
That was some assist from Neymar. The pass was hammered into him, but he flicked it brilliantly to Di Maria, taking the power off of it in the process. Sublime.
GOOOOAALLLLL!!! PSG LEAD 2-0! What a dreadful mistake from Gulacsi, and PSG have one foot in the final. Leipzig’s goalkeeper attempts a risky pass out into midfield. PSG intercept, with the ball fizzed to Neymar, who cushions it wonderfully into Di Maria. He takes a touch, sets himself, and tucks it away.
40'
Leipzig are known for their high energy and high work rate off the ball, but they are not putting PSG’s defence under enough pressure when the French side have the ball at the back, and the Ligue 1 champions are able to play through into midfield at will at the moment.
38'
Vital work from Mukiele! A poor pass from Laimer allows Mbappe to break. He finds his strike partner Neymar, who isolates Klostermann before bundling his way past the defender. Luckily for Leipzig, Mukiele got back to intervene.
34'
Neymar has a crowd of defenders around him, but still manages to wriggle out of trouble and win a free-kick, though PSG make little of it.
32'
After a frantic opening half-an-hour, both sides seem content to take a bit of a breather. PSG’s moves have become a bit more patient, while Sabitzer and Kampl are attempting to get on the ball more for Leipzig.
27'
More good defending from Mukiele, as he makes a brilliant diving header to prevent Mbappe getting in, with Upamecano on hand to clear the loose ball.
23'
Leipzig break, with Olmo scythed down 25 yards out. Sabitzer stands over it… but his effort is deflected over by Thiago Silva.
22'
Upamecano tries to arrow a long, low pass out of defence, but Paredes intercepts it. Leipzig recover, but it does seem to be a tactic from PSG to target Leipzig’s defender – who is an excellent passer – when he has possession.
21'
Excellent work from Mukiele, who acrobatically cut out a long pass before it could get to Mbappe. He then powered down the right wing, drawing a foul and relieving some pressure on Leipzig’s line.
13'
Marquinhos has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Á. Di María.
GOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! MARQUINHOS PUTS PSG AHEAD! Leipzig are made to pay from the free-kick – Di Maria curling in a wicked cross from which Marquinhos, who was left unmarked on the edge of the six box, guiding a brilliant header home. It's his second goal in as many games and PSG lead 1-0!
Di Maria’s free-kick was pinpoint, and Marquinhos’ header matched it.
12'
Again, Di Maria and Neymar play a corner short, with the former Barcelona forward attempting toskip beyond Laimer, who commits the foul.
11'
Neymar and Di Maria play a one-two at a corner, with the latter driving into the area before trying to drill in a low cross, but it is blocked before Kehrer can get there.
10'
A firm challenge from Mukiele on Bernat, but the young Frenchman won the ball. Leipzig’s defence has plenty of pace and power, but it is also very inexperienced, and Upamecano has already been tested by Mbappe and Neymar.
9'
Another half-chance wasted by Nkunku, who swiped wildly at Sabitzer’s cross. Moments later, Sabitzer tries his luck from range, but Rico is equal to the midfielder’s low strike. It has been an end-to-end start in Lisbon.
4'
It is very much a 4-5-1 shape for Leipzig off the ball, though on the ball they look to be switching to a 3-4-3. Nagelsmann is renowned for his tactical tweaks and they are already being evidenced here. Upamecano’s excellent pass releases Olmo, who feeds Nkunku, but the former PSG man was offside.
2'
Well, immediately it looks as though Leipzig – who play with such fluidity – have gone to a back four, matching PSG’s shape. Mukiele is at right-back, with Klostermann playing alongside Upamecano, who was so impressive against Atleti, in the middle.
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KICK-OFF! We are up and running in Lisbon.
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of the first Champions League semi-final! Today, it’s RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain who go head-to-head in Lisbon.
PSG – playing in their first Champions League semi-final for 25 years – squeezed past Atalanta in dramatic fashion in their quarter-final, with late goals from Marquinhos and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting securing a 2-1 win.
Leipzig, meanwhile, saw off LaLiga side Atletico Madrid by the same scoreline. Julian Nagelsmann’s side are of course without Timo Werner, following his move to Chelsea, but were extremely impressive last time out nevertheless. It is just 11 years since the club formed, and they will be aiming to cap a remarkable rise by reaching their first European final.
RB LEIPZIG SUBSTITUTES: Philipp Tschauner, Ademola Lookman, Dennis Borkowski, Emil Forsberg, Amadou Haidara, Yvon Mvogo, Marcel Halstenberg, Willi Orban, Hugo Novoa, Patrik Schick, Tyler Adams, Joscha Wosz.
RB LEIPZIG (3-4-2-1): Peter Gulacsi; Lukas Klostermann, Dayot Upamecano, Nordi Mukiele; Konrad Laimer, Kevin Kampl, Marcel Sabitzer, Angelino; Dani Olmo, Christopher Nkunku; Yussuf Poulsen.
PSG SUBSTITUTES: Julian Draxler, Marcin Bulka, Pablo Sarabia, Colin Dagba, Marco Verratti, Mitchel Bakker, Layvin Kurzawa, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Garissone Innocent, Mauro Icardi.
PSG (4-3-3): Sergio Rico; Thilo Kehrer, Thiago Silva, Presnel Kimpembe, Juan Bernat; Ander Herrera, Marquinhos, Leandro Paredes; Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar.
The teams are out on the pitch at Estadio da Luz, with the Champions League anthem having just been played. Kick-off is moments away!
It just looks a step too far – so far at least – for this inexperienced Leipzig side, especially without a true goalscorer to lead their line, though Nagelsmann has attacking talent such as Forsberg and Schick in reserve. Tuchel, meanwhile, will be demanding PSG maintain the standard after the restart and get the result wrapped up quickly.
That’s all for now. Goodbye!
It was a brilliant performance from PSG, with their superstars having finally turned up on the biggest stage, and they will now face either Bayern Munich or fellow Ligue 1 side Lyon. Leipzig, meanwhile, just proved too inexperienced to handle the Parisians today, though they can reflect on a remarkable Champions League run.
It’s all over in Lisbon, and PSG’s long wait for a European final is over. It has been 23 years since they last appeared in one, having lost in the final of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1997, but goals from Marquinhos, the excellent Di Maria – who teed up the other two – and Bernat have sealed their place in Sunday’s showpiece.
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