Dembélé pumps PSG

Ousmane Dembélé scored twice at Anfield on April 14 to send Paris Saint-Germain past Liverpool and into the UEFA Champions League semifinals. (apnews.com) Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate after taking the first leg in Paris by the same scoreline six days earlier. Dembélé got the goals after halftime as Liverpool’s comeback bid faded. (uefa.com) Luis Enrique said afterward that defending the European title is “difficult,” but that his team had earned another chance to compete at that level. He said the squad had “a lot of belief and a lot of confidence” after handling Liverpool’s pressure. (english.aawsat.com) That result keeps Paris Saint-Germain alive on two fronts in mid-April. The club is first in Ligue 1 with 63 points from 27 matches, four points ahead of Lens, while also sitting one round from another Champions League final. (psg.fr) The Liverpool tie also sharpened Dembélé’s place at the center of Paris Saint-Germain’s season. UEFA lists him with four Champions League goals in 10 matches this campaign, after a 2024-25 season that ended with the competition’s Player of the Season award. (uefa.com) Paris Saint-Germain reached the semifinals as the reigning European champion, a status that changes the way every knockout result is read. Luis Enrique said his side would face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich next and added that Paris “deserve to be there.” (english.aawsat.com) For Liverpool, the exit ended another European run against the same opponent at Anfield. For Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé’s two goals turned a tense second leg into another step in a title defense that is still on. (apnews.com)