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Liverpool’s hopes of a seventh European Cup had been squashed by PSG (Picture: Getty)
Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League at residence to Paris Saint-Germain after dropping 2-0 on the night time and 4-0 on mixture to the European champions. Having been knocked out of the FA Cup and miles off the tempo within the title race, it leaves Liverpool with simply qualification into subsequent 12 months’s Champions League left to play for.
The Anfield crowd performed their half earlier than kick-off, with the Liverpool supporters bracing themselves for an additional a type of well-known European nights underneath the lights. Whereas Liverpool went after PSG within the early phases, the hosts had been unable to seek out the early breakthrough they craved. As an alternative, it was the French aspect who got here closest to an opener, however Ousmane Dembele skewed a shot over the crossbar from shut vary. Virgil van Dijk got here closest for Liverpool, nonetheless, his effort was blocked by reverse quantity Marquinhos – the Brazilian duly celebrating the defensive motion as if he’d scored.
Halfway via the second half, the PSG gamers had been celebrating a aim for actual. It arrived by way of a blistering counter-attack, with Dembele making amends for his earlier error with an aesthetic end from outdoors the field. If the tie wasn’t sealed beforehand, the Ligue 1 outfit made certain of that in added time, when Dembele discovered the again of the online as soon as extra to ship PSG into the semi-finals.
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