UCL: PSG and Mbappe no match for Dortmund’s rejects

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PARIS — Score this one for the unwanted. The motley crew of strays and mutts, old yellers and foundlings from Dortmund scampered into the Parc des Princes and, just as they did in front of the Yellow Wall six days earlier, felled mighty Paris Saint-Germain, the team with the highest budget and, just as important, the most desired free agent-to-be in world football: Kylian Mbappé. Who, incidentally, barring a last-minute volte-face (unlikely but, heck, he’s done it before) will leave his hometown club without delivering a European Cup.

Is the “unwanted” tag harsh on Borussia Dortmund? Not at all.

Mats Hummels, whose header sealed the tie: unwanted by Bayern Munich, just like the big man, Niklas Süle. Or the trio of loanees who started the game: Ian Maatsen (unwanted by Chelsea because he’s supposedly too short to play left back), Jadon Sancho (unwanted by Manchester United because he…

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