04/14/26 04:19:00
Printable Page
04/14 16:18 CDT Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool at Anfield to reach the
Champions League semifinals
Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool at Anfield to reach the Champions League
semifinals
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) --- Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Champions
League semifinals with a 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday.
Ousmane Dembele's two second-half goals sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory and kept
PSG on course to defend European club soccer's biggest prize.
Dembele's first goal killed off Liverpool's fight as the Premier League club
went in search of another famous Champions League comeback. The Ballon d'Or
winner swept a low left-footed shot from the edge of the area past goalkeeper
Giorgi Mamardashvili to quieten the home crowd and ease PSG tension.
His second came at the end of a sweeping move in stoppage time.
Dembele had been guilty of wasting chances in the first leg to effectively put
the tie to bed and he failed to capitalize on two more first-half opportunities
to put the French champion further ahead at Anfield.
But his opening goal was dispatched with precision --- nestling in the bottom
corner. His second was a clinical finish from close range.
PSG is aiming to become only the second club to successfully defend the trophy
in the Champions League era after Real Madrid won a hat trick of titles between
2016-18.
PSG will play the winner of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the semifinals.
Also Tuesday, Atletico Madrid advanced to the semifinals after a 3-2 aggregate
win over Barcelona.
___
James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
|
