Sancho’s third-minute goal and Reus’ late goal helped Dortmund win 2-0 and advance to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 aggregate score. With the Netherlands’ last-16 first leg tied 1-1 at the Westfalenstadion, Sancho wasted no time in giving Dortmund the lead with a low shot from outside the area in his first Champions League win since November 2021. Goal. The team took an early lead and needed a fair amount of luck and some poor PSV finishing to advance, with Hirving Lozano hitting the post in the 53rd minute.

PSV pushed forward in stoppage time hoping for an equalizer but conceded another goal as Isaac Barbadi’s unfortunate slip allowed Reus to seal the win.

“It feels very good,” Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kerber said. “We didn’t let them breathe for the first 30 minutes.

“I’m now looking forward to facing a very strong opponent in the next round.”

The 1997 winners did well enough against lowly PSV but they will face a tougher challenge when they return to the quarter-final draw on Friday. This is the first time since 2021.

Dortmund coach Edin Terzic told DAZN: “We were happy with the first half and a little bit frustrated with the second half, but happy that we went further in the game.”

PSV were disappointed to miss several chances, including a great chance from Luque de Jong in injury time.

“(We) controlled the game but just couldn’t score,” said PSV coach Peter Bosz, who endured a disappointing six months at Dortmund in 2017.

“The Champions League is of course the highest level competition. We were very close. It hurts, but that’s how it is.”

-“we are at”-

Dortmund are 20 points behind Xavi Alonso’s unbeaten leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and crash out of the German Cup. They knew going into the game that the Champions League was their only hope of lifting the trophy this season.

Despite a poor domestic record, Dortmund have impressed in Europe, emerging from a group consisting of Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle United.

PSV remain unbeaten in the Eredivisie and are on pace to win their first league title since 2018.

Sancho said on Saturday he “expected more from myself” after scoring his first goal since returning to Germany on loan from Manchester United in January, but before the pre-match smoke cleared, Sancho Joe opened the scoring.

The out-of-favour England winger took full advantage of PSV’s failure to clear a bouncing ball in the area, latching on to Julian Brandt’s pass and picking out the bottom corner from the inside of the post.

“I just knew from the conversation in the dressing room that we were playing,” Sancho told TNT Sports.

“We stuck to our plan from the first whistle to the last whistle and I’m happy we got the win.”

The goal set the hosts sailing, with Brandt and former PSV winger Donyel Mallen denied by two superb saves from visiting goalkeeper Walter Benítez.

Mullen struck again from close range just before the break, shooting wide twice when he should have at least been on target.

After the halftime break, the visiting team’s condition improved greatly. Lozano, who came on the scene at the end of the half, hit the post with a long shot.

PSV upped the ante but were let down by wastefulness in front of goal, with De Jong twice having good chances to head home.

Sancho was replaced by Royce with 15 minutes remaining due to a thigh injury and was replaced by applause.

The Dortmund veteran looked to have scored a crucial second goal for Niklas Verkrug two minutes later with a superb cross from a free-kick, but the striker’s half-volley was cleared by VAR. The penalty was invalid on the grounds of narrowest offside.

PSV’s best chance to force overtime fell to De Jong in the fourth minute of stoppage time, but the Dutch striker was unmarked and fired over from just 10 yards out.

Reus soon made him pay, racing towards a loose ball and coolly past Benitez to spark wild home celebrations.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)