Paris Saint-Germain superior to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal final week after eliminating Liverpool in a penalty shootout at Anfield. On Friday, the Parisians obtained their financial compensation for this end result.
The Parisians moved on after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shootout (1-1 on combination). PSG’s lone purpose in that second got here within the twelfth minute when Nuno Mendes despatched a move to Ousmane Dembele within the center, who rapidly laid it off to Bradley Barcola on the suitable.
Barcola tried to return the ball to Dembele, however Ibrahima Konate’s sliding deal with unintentionally arrange Dembele for a simple end. With no objectives in additional time, the match went to penalties.
PSG transformed all 4 of their makes an attempt towards Alisson Becker, whereas Gianluigi Donnarumma stood robust in purpose. Donnarumma allowed a penalty from Mohamed Salah however made key saves towards Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones.
The match ended when Need Doue coolly transformed the ultimate penalty, sending PSG by way of to the subsequent spherical.
How a lot did PSG earn by advancing previous Liverpool?
At this stage of the Champions League, the remaining groups have secured the most important prize underneath UEFA’s revamped income distribution system.
Advancing to the spherical of 16 ensures €12.5 million, a bonus that, in line with , was paid out at present, Friday, March 21.
PSG, nevertheless, will obtain an extra €1 million, bringing their whole to €13.5 million. This isn’t because of their upcoming quarterfinal towards Aston Villa, however slightly as a result of they efficiently navigated a qualifying spherical, which added an additional €1 million to their earnings.