‘Beat Anybody’ – PSG Put Champions League Contenders on Notice After Eliminating Liverpool | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-1 win in a penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 on aggregate with Liverpool Tuesday night at Anfield.

With this win over Liverpool, one journalist suggests PSG has a real chance for a deep run in the competition and could even make it to the final, given their ability to beat anyone in their path.

The match saw PSG take the lead in the 12th minute when Nuno Mendes passed the ball to Ousmane Dembele in the center. Dembele quickly fed it to Bradley Barcola on the right, whose return pass was deflected by Ibrahima Konate’s sliding tackle, unintentionally setting up Dembele for an easy finish.

Neither team scored in extra time, sending the game to penalties. PSG converted all four of their attempts against Alisson Becker, while Gianluigi Donnarumma stood firm in goal for the visitors.

After conceding a penalty to Mohamed Salah, Donnarumma made crucial saves against Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. The shootout ended when Desire Doue calmly slotted in the final penalty, securing PSG’s place in the next round.

PSG advancing past Liverpool is a statement

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On Tuesday, Julien Laurens, who was the European football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield, noted how far he sees this PSG side going this season in the Champions League.

“[PSG have] beaten the best team in Europe. Now you believe you can beat anybody,” Laurens told the BBC. “It is massive what it could do for this team. The way they did it too. The way they came here, and the way they played. It was not perfect and Liverpool are the still the best team in Europe.”

For PSG to come here and win – no other French club has done that before in a knockout competition – it’s exceptional.”