Ousmane Dembélé scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool FC 2-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night time to seal a 4-0 mixture win and attain the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
The holders had been in command of the tie and didn’t must be at their highest to see off the English champions, reserving a spot within the final 4 for the third straight season.
Liverpool’s night time was made worse by an damage to Hugo Ekitike, who was pressured off within the first half with what seemed like a severe leg drawback. The damage might rule him out for the remainder of the season.
Supervisor Arne Slot made a daring resolution by leaving Mohamed Salah on the bench firstly, with Alexander Isak main the assault. Nevertheless, Salah got here on early after Ekitike’s damage.
Liverpool had a couple of possibilities to attain. Matvey Safonov made a fantastic save, whereas Marquinhos produced a powerful block to disclaim Virgil van Dijk.
PSG additionally missed possibilities within the first half, with Dembélé and others unable to seek out the web. Giorgi Mamardashvili made a great restoration to cease one effort, whereas Dembélé fired over from shut vary.
Liverpool thought that they had an opportunity to get again into the sport when a penalty was awarded for a foul by Willian Pacho on Alexis Mac Allister, however VAR overturned the choice.
As Liverpool pushed ahead late on, PSG struck on the counter. Dembélé opened the scoring within the 72nd minute with a fantastic left-footed end from exterior the field.
He then added his second aim in stoppage time, ending calmly from a cross by Bradley Barcola to finish a cushty win.
PSG will now face both Bayern Munich or Actual Madrid within the semi-finals as they intention to defend their Champions League title.
