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: Leverkusen 0-2 Bayern Munich (agg 0-5) - England captain Kane scores again in dominant Bayern win
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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Stephen Warnock's right - the nerves are jangling. What does the night hinge on? Will it be another long night of defending? Can we compete for possession against such a confident, free-flowing PSG side? Play the epic Champions League song - Game on.
Adam, the Red in Southport
Barcelona 1-1 Benfica (2-1 agg)
Another chance for Barcelona, this time from Lamine Yamal but he shoots just wide.
Barcelona 1-1 Benfica (2-1 agg)
This is a really good match and Anatoliy Trubin is brave in the Benfica goal as he dives at the feet of Raphinha, getting an accidental knock to the head in doing so, to deny the ex-Leeds man a shooting chance after Robert Lewnadowski's threaded-through pass.
Barcelona 1-1 Benfica (2-1 agg)
It's a great run from Alejandro Balde down the left wing for Barcelona and he does well to find Dani Olmo free in the middle with the pullback.
But it's oh no from Olmo as he is off the balance and can only steer his effort wide of goal.
Barcelona 1-1 Benfica (2-1 agg)
Nicolas Otamendi has scored his first goal in the 2024-25 Champions League, netting for the first time in the competition since 1 November, 2017 against Napoli while playing for Manchester City.
Raphinha's 10 goals and four assists in the Champions League this season is the most goals and assists by a Barcelona player in one season since Lionel Messi in 2018-19 (12 goals, three assists).
Barcelona 1-1 Benfica (2-1 agg)
Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT Sports
What a response.
Nicolas Otamendi adjusts his feet and gets his head on the ball.
I don't think Benfica's mindset changed after going 1-0 down.
Nicolas Otamendi
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's not over yet!
Benfica strike back instantly within two minutes. Ex-Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi, Benfica's captain, gets on the end of a cross and powers a header past Wojciech Szczesny.
Raphinha
That could be the tie done. Lamine Yamal plays a massive role with a jinking run, sticking two Benfica players on to the ground, getting into the penalty area and sliding a pass through.
Raphinha meets it on the volley at the back post and Barca lead 2-0 overall.
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Arrived in Liverpool and heading to the hotel I passed a couple of hundred PSG fans being escorted by the constabulary through Liverpool town centre to a chorus of good-natured whistles from the windows of the local hostelries. Looking forward to a great match.
Steve, Liverpool
Barcelona 0-0 Benfica (1-0 agg)
Barcelona have won just nine of their last 21 home European games, losing six.
However, they have scored 14 goals in their four fixtures this season, beating Young Boys (5-0), Bayern Munich (4-1) and Brest (3-0) before a 2-2 draw against Atalanta.
Barcelona 0-0 Benfica (1-0 agg)
Barcelona create a chance as Pedri runs at the Benfica defence and slides a well-weighted pass to Lamine Yamal, but the teenager can only shoot tamely at Anatoliy Trubin from the edge of the area.
Barcelona 0-0 Benfica (1-0 agg)
Image source, Getty ImagesStop Vangelis Pavlidis scoring and you have a good chance of stopping Benfica winning.
He has scored in their last three away games in the Champions League - all of which have ended in victory.
Barcelona 0-0 Benfica (1-0 agg)
And we're under way.
Barcelona v Benfica (17:45 GMT, agg 1-0)
Liverpool v PSG (20:00 GMT, agg 1-0)
Diogo Jota says he has endured "a difficult season" and doesn't think he's in his "best form" but says he feels he can turn things around at a key stage in the season as Liverpool prepare to face PSG in the Champions League.
"It has been a difficult season for me personally," Jota said. "I have had a few complications, but this [coming] month or two are the ones that matter the most and decide things. I don't feel I am at my best performances yet at the moment but by playing, I feel I can get there.
"I always try to do my best no matter what. I don't play alone - it's not an individual sport. There are lots of things you can't control."
The Portugal international hasn't scored since January and has been in and out of the team after struggling with injury issues.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool v PSG (20:00 GMT, agg 1-0)
Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
If Liverpool have another night like that [first leg] they will probably get beat 3-0.
You feel it will be different. With Liverpool at home it will be a different approach. They will probably take the game to PSG a bit.
PSG have to come to Liverpool and score.
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT, agg 0-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesBayern Munich forward Harry Kane has scored nine goals in 10 Champions League appearances this season, already his most in a single campaign.
If the England captain finds the net in this match, he will become the first ever English player to score 10 goals in a European Cup/Champions League campaign.
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT, agg 0-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter a 3-0 defeat in the first leg, nothing but a win will do for Bayer Leverkusen, and a big one at that.
Luckily for them, manager Xabi Alonso knows a thing or two about getting a result against Bayern.
Leverkusen are unbeaten in their three home games against Bayern under Alonso, winning two of them. A repeat of Leverkusen's 3-0 home win in February 2024 would send this tie to extra-time.
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT, agg 0-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesBayer Leverkusen must overturn a three-goal first leg deficit tonight, something that just four teams have managed to do before in Champions League history.
Deportivo de La Coruna were the first to do so in 2003-04, when they beat AC Milan 4-0 after losing the first leg 4-1.
Barcelona became the second in 2016-17, when they pulled off a sensational 6-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain after losing the first leg of their last-16 clash 4-0.
Two years later Barca were on the receiving end of a comeback, with Liverpool winning 4-0 at Anfield in the second leg of their semi-final after losing 3-0 at Camp Nou.
Can Leverkusen become the fifth team on the list?
Barcelona v Benfica (17:45 GMT, agg 1-0)
Image source, Getty ImagesLike a fine wine Robert Lewandowski is just getting better with age.
The 36-year-old has 11 scored goals in 13 matches in 2025 and has 34 in total this season – more than any player from the top five European leagues.
This is his most prolific campaign for Barcelona.
| 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
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
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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).
