Overview
- PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield on Tuesday to seal a 4-0 aggregate quarter-final win and reach the Champions League semifinals against the Bayern Munich or Real Madrid winner.
- Ousmane Dembélé settled the tie with goals in the 72nd minute and in stoppage time, finishing swift PSG breaks after long Liverpool pressure.
- Liverpool saw a penalty for Alexis Mac Allister overturned after a VAR review, and Marquinhos denied Virgil van Dijk with a crucial goal-line block during their best spell.
- Hugo Ekitike left on a stretcher with a suspected Achilles injury in the first half, prompting an early introduction for Mohamed Salah and further thinning Liverpool’s forward options.
- Manager Arne Slot said the team again failed to turn chances into goals, citing 21 shots and expected-goals data that pointed to wasteful finishing, as attention now shifts to securing a top-five league finish for a Champions League return.