UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Paris Saint-Germain LWWWW 2
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1st Leg · Parc des Princes · 47,511 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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PSG 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:10 Nicol: PSG could've put six past Liverpool Watch on ESPN 00:41 Burley fears for Arne Slot if PSG humiliate Liverpool at Anfield Watch on ESPN 01:47 Laurens: Liverpool were pathetic in UCL first leg vs. PSG Watch on ESPN 00:50 Slot: Liverpool were in survival mode vs. PSG Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

LIV · 3-5-2

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD
  3. 2Joe GomezCD-L
  4. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  5. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCM-L
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiCM-R
  7. 38Ryan GravenberchAM
  8. 6Milos KerkezLM
  9. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  10. 22Hugo EkitikeCF-L
  11. 7Florian WirtzCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 28' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 78' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Désiré Doué.
  6. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  7. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  8. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  9. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Florian Wirtz.
  10. 88' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Jeremie Frimpong.

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