Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegPSG dominate shot-shy Liverpool in quarterfinal 1st leg
Paris Saint-Germain dominated Liverpool to emerge with a 2-0 victory that could have been far greater in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 11': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Liverpool 0. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 13': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
- 13': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 18': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matvey Safonov.
- 20': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 21': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 21': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 21': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 23': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 28': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 31': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
- 34': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 36': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 38': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 40': Offside, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 45': Attempt missed. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Liverpool 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 53': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 54': Offside, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 57': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 60': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 60': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 65': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Liverpool 0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Neves with a through ball.
- 69': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
- 73': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 73': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 74': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Désiré Doué.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 82': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 83': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Lee Kang-In following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 90': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 90'+2': Handball by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
 LIV |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 26 | Possession | 74 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 190 | Accurate Passes | 685 |
| 253 | Passes | 746 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 15 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,511
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,511
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 7 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 14 | Désiré Doué |
Liverpool (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez  |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
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