PSG triumph over Liverpool in dramatic Champions League tie, advances to Quarter-Finals

Paris Saint-Germain triumphed in a tense Champions League last-16 showdown with Liverpool, winning 4-1 in a penalty shootout after Ousmane Dembélé’s early goal forced extra time at Anfield on Tuesday.

Dembélé struck in the 12th minute, tapping in to level the aggregate score at 1-1, as both teams created several chances but failed to break the deadlock in regular and extra time.

The penalty shootout proved decisive, with PSG converting all four of their spot-kicks. Mohamed Salah scored the only penalty for Liverpool, but it wasn’t enough to keep them in the competition.

PSG’s composed performance under pressure secured their place in the quarter-finals, where they will face either Aston Villa or Club Brugge.

Vitinha, Ramos, and Dembele all converted theirs to give the away team victory.

Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones missed successive kicks before Desire Doue scored the last kick.

After the tie ended 1-1 on aggregate, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two spot kicks while the visitors converted all their efforts.
Extra-time and penalties

The additional half-hour began with two sights of goal for PSG, with Lucas Beraldo nudging a header a yard wide of the left post just two minutes in.

Fellow substitute Desire Doue then spun inside the box and whistled an effort even more narrowly the wrong side of the same bit of woodwork.

Liverpool ended the first period in the ascendancy and the introduction of Gakpo was followed after the change of ends by Harvey Elliott as Slot tried to find the way through.

Alisson and Dembele recommenced their duel when the Frenchman was teed up to the left of goal and aimed a side-footer that the Reds’ No.1 scooped away.

Konate had to limp off as the clock showed 111 minutes played, Wataru Endo called on to take the defender’s spot alongside Van Dijk at the back.

The aggregate deadlock continued and penalties would settle berth in the quarter-finals.

PSG were on target with each of the four they attempted and Donnarumma’s saves from Nunez and Jones meant it was the Ligue 1 side who moved forward to the next round.