How the press reacted to the win against Dortmund

Bild (Germany): Three years ago Thomas Tuchel was fired by Dortmund. Now he has knocked his former club out of the Champions League with PSG. And the atmosphere? Special! Although the Parc des Princes is completely empty because of the Coronavirus, it gets really loud in the first minutes.

Deutsche Welle (Germany): PSG looked like a side determined to overcome years of Champions League hurt, one focused on delivering a performance worthy of making the quarterfinals. A simply superb performance from PSG, is this the season they finally get things right? Thomas Tuchel guided them to their first quarter-final appearance since 2015-16.

BBC (United Kingdom): Wild celebrations, fireworks and flares - PSG's memorable European night. It was a match that will long live in the memory of Paris St-Germain supporters, even though they were not there to see it.
… But not wanting to leave their fans high and dry, the PSG players walked up on to a section of the outer perimeter of the stadium to be greeted by an extraordinary scene in the French capital.

The Times (United Kingdom): Neymar takes PSG to new level with win over Dortmund.
You can take the crowd out of Paris, though never the full son et lumière. Excluded from entry to the Parc des Princes because of the public health crisis, a few thousand Paris Saint-Germain followers gathered as close as they could, armed with fireworks and full-throated chants. Their vigil from outside would be rewarded with a win that breaks a long spell of PSG underachievement in Europe.

Marca (Spain): With Haaland isolated and Cavani blocked by Bürki, Neymar was the one who signed up for the yoga class. His header, in the style of the Norwegian, left the defeat in the Ruhr behind. He celebrated it the way the Norwegian number 9 does, in the Lotus Flower position, healing himself from the Dortmund defeat. The Brazilian shone in a night full of spotlights and without an audience. PSG's qualification bears the hallmark of 'Ney' who scored home and away. The Brazilian maestro reigned in silence. His final tears reflected all the built-up tension.

Sport (Spain): Neymar leads the remontada against Dortmund and breaks PSG jinx.
The silence of the PSG realm was broken from time to time by fireworks and chants from the fans who gathered near the stadium. They were not alone despite calls to avoid crowds in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
In this context, PSG believed from the outset that they could turn around the outcome of the first leg. The plan was clear: control the ball, patience in possession and pressure when not. On the opposite side were Favre's pupils who were confident of their chances on the counter-attack. But the winning strategy was Tuchel's.

Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy): Closed doors don't weigh heavily: Neymar overshadows Haaland. Dortmund k.o., PSG into the quarter-finals.
Cunning and opportunism. Not exactly his main features. Neymar dragged PSG to the Champions League quarter-finals scoring the goal that allowed the French to unlock the match against Borussia Dortmund in the 28th minute.

Globo (Brazil): Neymar's goal sees PSG beat Borussia Dortmund and break the curse of the Champions League Round of 16.
Imagine the party the Paris Saint-Germain fans would have had at the Parc des Princes... That's all the French team missed on this dreamy Wednesday. Even without the support of the crowd inside the stadium, due to the prevention measures to the coronavirus, PSG made a tactically perfect match, beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and put an end to the "curse of the Round of 16".

UOL (Brazil): Neymar shows the way, with the ball and with spirit. PSG goes through, “against everything and against everyone.”
We don't know who Paris is going to play against and when Paris will play those quarterfinals. But this team is different. Neymar is different. More serious and a team player, he's passed another test, this time with spirit, sacrifice and leadership. Talk less and play more? That's the recipe. That way, you get there.

Olé (Argentina): It was a scene out of a movie: players in the stands singing and jumping, fans in the street with flags joining the rhythm of the players, at the same time, the red smoke giving an epic dye to the whole situation. One of the most enthusiastic was Angel Di Maria who led the band, standing shirtless on the ledge.