PSG beat Liverpool on penalties to reach Champions League quarter-finals
Nunez & Jones both miss in shootout as Reds crash out at Anfield
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FT: Inter 2-1 Feyenoord (agg 4-1) - Thuram & Calhanoglu score for Inter
FT: Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (agg 4-1) - Raphinha & Yamal goals send Barca through
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Surprised to find there are no Liverpool players in the top 20 scorers in the Champions League this season. The goals have been shared across the team, but in these crunch games against better defences, it’s time for Mo Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota to earn their weekly dough.
Arthur, Liverpool
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg)
Good ball into the box and it is flicked on but Ronald Araujo heads into the sidenetting.
Benfica then have the ball in the back of the net, but the offside flag is up.
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg)
Antonio Silva catches Raphinha late and the Benfica man is booked.
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg)
Any way back for Benfica? Let's find out.
Liverpool v PSG (20:00 GMT, agg 1-0)
Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think it will be a draw tonight, and I think Liverpool will go through with that goal from the first leg.
Liverpool v PSG (20:00 GMT, agg 1-0)
Paris St-Germain have held their opponents to under one expected goal on nine occasions in the Champions League this season (including in the first leg v Liverpool) - the most of any side.
Liverpool’s two shots in the first meeting were their fewest in a knockout stage game in the competition on record (since 2003-04).
Image source, Getty ImagesInter Milan v Feyenoord (2-0 on aggregate, 20:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesLautaro Martínez has netted six goals in nine Champions League appearances this season, including one in the first leg against Feyenoord last week.
Only three Inter players have ever scored more in a single campaign in the competition: Hernan Crespo in 2002-03 (9), Samuel Eto'o in 2010-11 (8) and Adriano in 2004-05 (7).
Liverpool v PSG (20:00 GMT, agg 1-0)
Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesEveryone was wondering how Liverpool would fare this year under Arne Slot.
We have seen a different approach. It's a calm and controlled way they play. If they progress it is either Club Brugge or Aston Villa in the next round.
Liverpool will fancy themselves in two legs over an English team.
It could be an enriching year for Slot.
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Yamal is incredibly special - my worry with him is they will overuse him at such a young age, already a starter for Spain and Barca I worry he will go the same way as Michael Owen.
Paul, Manchester
Not sure Michael Owen is the best example. He was fantastic aged 18 at the 1998 World Cup, but then still went on to win the Ballon d'Or while at Liverpool in 2001 and get a Premier League title medal with Manchester United 10 years later. Sure, he had injury problems towards the end, but still had an incredible career.
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg)
Barcelona are closing in on the quarter-finals, where they would face either Borussia Dortmund or Lille. Two goals from Raphinha, a wonder strike from 17-year-old Lamine Yamal have Barca in control, despite Nicolas Otamendi scoring with a header for Benfica.
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I'll be watching the Liverpool vs PSG match with a keen eye. Not a fan of either side, but I'm interested in what the impact a loss for Liverpool might be? Would it galvanise them and create the dominant force in England, like City have been? Does a potential double of the Champions League and Premier League make them complacent? All to play for.
Dal
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg)
Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT Sports
There's no hope that Raphinha's going to score, he knows he's going to score.
That's the confidence he's playing with at the moment.
Raphinha
Barcelona make it 4-1 on aggregate and that is surely job done now.
Alejandro Balde, so good with the ball at his feet, runs 60 yards and plays the pass through and Raphinha slots the ball into the net for his second goal of the night.
There was initially confusion as it looks like the referee, Francois Letexier of France, looks to have brought the play back for a foul on Balde by Nicolas Otamendi.
The defender gets shown a yellow card, but that is then cancelled out as the original advantage stands, so too the goal.
Image source, Getty ImagesBarcelona 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg)
The ball is in the net for Barcelona, but is the goal going to stand?
Barcelona 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg)
Robert Lewandowski nearly stretches Barcelona's advantage and is free 12 yards out. He strikes it well on his left foot, but Anatoliy Trubin shows good reflexes to parry the strike.
Barcelona 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg)
Benfica's Vangelis Pavlidis thinks he is through on goal and from the left channel curls an effort at goal, which bounces off the crossbar. But even if it had gone in it wouldn't have counted as the offside flag is then raised.
Barcelona 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg)
Lamine Yamal is the youngest player in Champions League history to both score and assist a goal in a match (17 years, 241 days).
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Most players would have let that ball run out if play, not Yamal, ran to get it and scored a cracker.
Scott, Nottingham
Image source, Getty ImagesBarcelona 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg)
Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT Sports
That's a beautiful goal.
As soon as Lamine Yamal comes inside he's going away from the goal and he caresses the ball into the far corner.
What a goal that is. It's top, top class.
What a young player. How good is he going to be when he's at his peak?
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Magical from the 17-year-old.
Lamine Yamal restores Barcelona's two-goal overall advantage and in some style. He gets the ball on the right side of the penalty area, has to go backwards to the edge of the area, cuts inside and on his left foot curls a delightful finish into the far corner. Truly brilliant.
Image source, Getty Images| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
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| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
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| 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
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| 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
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| 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
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| 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
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| 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
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| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
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| 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
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| 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
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| 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
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| 14 | PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
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| 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
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| 16 | Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
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| 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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| 18 | Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
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| 19 | Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
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| 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
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| 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 |
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| 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
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| 23 | Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
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| 24 | Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
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| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 |
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| 26 | Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
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| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
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| 28 | Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
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| 29 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 |
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| 30 | Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
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| 31 | Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
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| 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
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| 33 | Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
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| 34 | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 3 |
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| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 0 |
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| 36 | Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
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Manager: Arne Slot
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Manager: Luis Enrique
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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After losing their first European meeting with Paris SG in April 1997 (0-3 in the Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final first leg), Liverpool have only lost one of four against them since, winning three of them.
None of the last 15 French sides to play away from home against an English opponent in Europe have managed to win, with 14 of those ending in defeats (D1). Indeed, the last such victory was by Paris SG in December 2020 against Manchester United (3-1 in the UEFA Champions League).
Liverpool have progressed from each of their last 14 UEFA Champions League knockout stage ties having won the first leg, with Bayer Leverkusen in 2001-02 (quarter-finals) the last side to eliminate them after the Reds had taken an advantage into the second leg (Liverpool won first leg 1-0, lost 2-4 in the second).
Paris SG have managed to progress from two of their previous five UEFA Champions League knockout stage ties after losing the first leg, coming back to beat Borussia Dortmund on aggregate in the 2019-20 last 16 (3-2) and Barcelona in the 2023-24 quarter-finals (6-4).
Liverpool have won all four of their home games in the UEFA Champions League this season. Should they claim another victory here, Arne Slot would become the first manager to win each of his first five home matches in charge of an English side in the competition.
Paris SG have held their opponents to under one expected goal on nine occasions in the UEFA Champions League this season (including in the first leg v Liverpool); the most of any side. Indeed, Liverpool’s two shots in the first meeting (0.27 xG) were their fewest in a knockout stage game in the competition on record (since 2003-04).
Paris SG players combined to complete 19 dribbles in the first leg of this tie; the most by a team in a UEFA Champions League game against Liverpool since Porto in March 2018 (21). Indeed, the two highest game totals by a side in the knockout stages of the competition this term have both been by Paris SG: 20 v Brest (play-off round) and 19 v Liverpool (round of 16).
Paris SG’s Vitinha has completed 474 passes under high-intensity pressure in the UEFA Champions League this season, 100 more than the player with the next-most (Joshua Kimmich, 374). Indeed, 49 of those came against Liverpool last time out; the most in a knockout stage in the competition this term.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has played more games without scoring against Paris SG than against any other opponent in his UEFA Champions League career (3). In the first leg of this tie, Salah failed to attempt a shot in a game for just the second time as a Liverpool player in this competition (previously v Real Madrid in March 2023, which was also in the round of 16).
Liverpool’s Alisson made nine saves in the first leg against Paris SG last week, helping his side to keep a clean sheet in the process. The most saves on record (since 2003-04) by a goalkeeper without conceding over two legs of a UEFA Champions League knockout stage is 12, achieved by Gianluigi Buffon in 2012-13 (12 v Celtic) Hugo Lloris in 2018-19 (12 v Borussia Dortmund).
