Dembélé seals PSG

Paris Saint-Germain ended Liverpool’s Champions League run on Tuesday, winning 2-0 at Anfield as Ousmane Dembélé scored both goals. (uefa.com) (espn.com) Dembélé scored in the 72nd minute and again in stoppage time, and the result sent Paris through 4-0 on aggregate after a 2-0 first-leg win in France on April 8. (espn.com) (uefa.com) The second leg was played at Anfield on April 14, with Liverpool trying to overturn a two-goal deficit against the defending European champions. Luis Enrique’s team instead finished the tie without conceding a goal over 180 minutes. (uefa.com) (reuters.com) Paris now moves into the semi-finals of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, where the bracket places the quarter-final winners into the final four in May. UEFA lists the semi-final window from May 4 to May 29 in its fixtures and bracket pages. (uefa.com 1) (uefa.com 2) The result extends a strong European run for Paris after the club won the competition last season, and Reuters quoted Luis Enrique saying his players showed “belief” in completing the tie at Anfield. Liverpool, managed by Arne Slot, could not produce the kind of home comeback the stadium has been known for in past European nights. (reuters.com) (nytimes.com) Dembélé’s two goals also underlined his central role in Paris’s attack deep into the knockout rounds. ESPN’s match report said his late brace settled a tie that Liverpool had hoped to drag back into contention at home. (espn.com) For Liverpool, the exit closes a quarter-final that turned on both legs rather than one collapse at Anfield. UEFA’s pre-match preview had framed the English club’s task as overturning Paris’s 2-0 advantage, and Tuesday’s result left that margin doubled instead. (uefa.com 1) (uefa.com 2) By the final whistle, the story was simple: Paris controlled the tie across two matches, and Dembélé supplied the finish at Anfield. (espn.com) (uefa.com)