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PSG have knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League for the second season in a row At a glance Ousmane Dembele scores twice as PSG knock Liverpool out of the Champions League for the second season in a row. Liverpool battle hard at an electric Anfield but fail to score across 180 minutes of football against the Champions League holders. Luis Enrique's side will take on either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the semi-final. PLAYER RATER Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris St-Germain beat Liverpool to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, where either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid await Luis Enrique's side. PSG came into the second leg with a two-goal advantage but were made to work at a raucous Anfield until Dembele scored in the 72nd minute with a wonderful left-footed finish. In added time, the Ballon d'Or winner added a second. Buoyed by the crowd, Liverpool huffed and puffed in their quest to pull off another memorable European comeback, but Arne Slot's side failed to score against the holders of the Champions League and, for the second season in a row, they have been knocked out by PSG. After their feeble display in Paris last week, where they lost 2-0, Liverpool were much better against the French side at Anfield and asked questions, but ultimately it wasn't enough. Slot opted to give Alexander Isak his first start since December and left Mohamed Salah on the bench again, but Salah was introduced on the half-hour mark after Hugo Ekitike was forced off with what looked like a worrying injury. It was the visitors who threatened more in the first half, with Giorgi Mamardashvili making saves to deny Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Dembele. Dembele wasted a glorious opportunity when he blazed over with only the keeper to beat. At the other end, Marquinhos made a stunning challenge to deny Liverpool a goal. Slot made a double substitution at the break, taking off Isak for Cody Gakpo and Jeremie Frimpong for Joe Gomez, and Liverpool started the second half on the front foot but failed to make it count. In the 65th minute, they were awarded a penalty when Alexis Mac Allister fell down after a challenge by Willian Pacho, but after the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened, the referee Maurizio Mariani overturned the decision. Seven minutes later, Kvaratskhelia found Dembele, who beat Mamardashvili with pace and power from 20 yards out to put the tie to bed. And as Anfield emptied out, Dembele tapped in from close range after he was teed up by Bradley Barcola. Defeat for Liverpool means they will end the season without silverware and it remains to be seen whether they will qualify for Champions League football next season. Slot's Isak gamble backfires as Liverpool trophy hopes end This video can not be played 'I wasn't surprised' - Slot critical of overturned Liverpool penalty This was always going to be an almighty ask for Liverpool. Although they were miles better than they were last week in the French capital, Slot's side simply didn't test Matvei Safonov enough. On the eve of this game, both Slot and the players spoke about having the belief to do something special and they certainly threatened in phases, but there is little doubt the better team across the two legs won. Had the penalty decision in the second half stayed in Liverpool's favour, who knows what could have happened - Luis Enrique's side were on the back foot at that moment as the hosts upped the ante. But PSG constantly asked questions of Mamardashvili and once the Georgian keeper was undone by a sublime finish from Dembele, any belief left inside Anfield evaporated. Liverpool can take some pride from their display against arguably the finest team in Europe, but the fact they failed to score across 180 minutes of football is simply not good enough. There is no shame in getting knocked out by PSG, but the final scoreline across two legs does not make for good reading. In Slot's defence, it was only the second time his three major summer signings in Isak, Ekitike and Wirtz started a game together. Yet by half-time, only Wirtz was left on the pitch - with Ekitike forced off with an injury and Isak taken off, having only just returned from injury. For Slot, qualifying for the Champions League next season is now the bare minimum. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Liverpool travel to the Hill Dickinson Stadium to take on Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday (14: 00 BST). Champions League scores & fixtures Follow the latest Champions League news Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22: 00 on Wednesday on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22: 40 to 00: 00. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Arne Slot Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Arne Slot Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Liverpool Liverpool Paris SG Paris Saint-Germain High chance of scoring Medium chance of scoring Low chance of scoring Dominant period Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute. Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute. 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Paris SG won 1-0 at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League last 16 last season. The only sides to win consecutive away games against Liverpool in European competition are Barcelona and Atalanta, with neither of those doing so in back-to-back campaigns. This will be the fifth time that Liverpool have hosted the reigning champions from the previous season’s UEFA Champions League. They lost each of the first three (twice to Real Madrid and once to Barcelona), but won the most recent and only one they have played under Arne Slot (2-0 v Real Madrid in November 2024). Before this season’s quarter-finals, there have been 17 occasions of a team being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League knockout stages despite having a 2+ goal lead from the first leg – Paris SG have been on the receiving end of this more than any other side (3 times).   Liverpool have lost four games in the UEFA Champions League this season, their joint-most in a single campaign (also 2006-07 and 2018-19). The last time they lost four was 2018-19 – they went on to win the trophy that season, and it’s also the only time they’ve overturned a 2+ goal deficit from the first leg to progress (vs Barcelona in the semi-final). Paris SG lead all teams in the UEFA Champions League this season for goals scored (36), total shots (259), shots on target (96) and touches in the opposition box (486). Liverpool have scored 24 goals from an expected goals total of 27. 8 in the UEFA Champions League this season, the biggest underperformance of any of the remaining sides (3. 8). Meanwhile, only Atlético Madrid (9. 9) and Barcelona (8. 9) have overperformed their x G more than Paris SG this term (8. 4 – 36 goals from 27. 6 x G). Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz has created more chances from open play than any other player in the UEFA Champions League this season (28). Teammate Dominik Szoboszlai has created more chances from set play than anyone else (14), while no player has created more big chances than Mohamed Salah (8). Paris SG’s Vitinha has completed more passes under high-intensity pressure than any other player in the UEFA Champions League this season (609), while he also has a better pass completion rate under high-intensity pressure than anyone else (93% - min. 400 attempted). Achraf Hakimi could move into Paris SG’s top five appearance makers in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (currently on 54), overtaking Ángel Di María and Edinson Cavani (54 each). Only Michael Olise (6) has provided more assists than Hakimi (5) in the competition this season. Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi. Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by João Neves. Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain). Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside. Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister. Goal! Liverpool 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez. Attempt saved. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Milos Kerkez. Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool). Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz. Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi. Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Joe Gomez. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool). VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.