Paris Saint-Germain superior to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after defeating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shootout (1-1 on combination) Tuesday evening at Anfield.
Within the opening purpose, Nuno Mendes discovered Ousmane Dembele within the middle, who shortly handed it to Bradley Barcola on the appropriate. Barcola tried to attach with Dembele once more, however Ibrahima Konate’s sliding problem inadvertently arrange Dembele for a straightforward end.
Additional time got here and went with no purpose, and the match proceeded to a shootout. PSG transformed all their penalties towards Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, whereas Gianluigi Donnarumma performed the function of hero.
After conceding a penalty to Mohamed Salah, Donnarumma saved makes an attempt from Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones, securing PSG’s spot within the subsequent spherical. Want Doue, regardless of his youth, saved his cool and delivered the decisive shot to ship PSG by means of.
Jamie Carragher hails good efficiency from three gamers
After the match, CBS Sports activities pundit Jamie Carragher highlighted three Portuguese gamers who performed a key function in serving to PSG eradicate Liverpool over the 180 minutes.
“I believed the left-back towards Salah, once more, was good,” Carragher stated on CBS Sports activities Golazo. “He’s been excellent within the two video games. I feel the 2 midfield gamers, nicely, Vitinha and [Joao] Neves in there, have been good. I believed for the primary hour, perhaps a little bit bit extra—70, 75 minutes—I believed it was an excellent recreation from each groups.
“It was simply a type of video games the place we have been all speaking to the supporters both aspect of me at halftime, simply saying that is only a top-level recreation. You’ve obtained to admire the brilliance of the opposition. To be sincere, Liverpool supporters are used to that, however in Europe loads.
“We go far within the competitors, and also you come up towards nice groups and nice gamers. I feel there was a sense popping out of the bottom there that the perfect workforce gained. We’ve seen them on this competitors. We’ve been vital of them. If that they had too many stars, they went actually shut one season once they obtained to the ultimate. However this nearly looks like a workforce now.”
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PSG will now face both Aston Villa or Membership Brugge within the quarterfinals. Presently, the English aspect have a 3-1 combination lead heading into the second leg at Villa Park.