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Ballon d'Or winner hammers home twice to end Liverpool's Champions League hopes and keep PSG's title defense alive

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-04-16 09:24
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Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembele (top) celebrates with Bradley Barcola after scoring his side's second goal against Liverpool during their Champions League quarterfinal second-leg match at Anfield in Liverpool on Tuesday. [Photo/Agencies]

Paris Saint-Germain's grip on the Champions League trophy remains strong.

The defending champion advanced to the semifinals of European club soccer's biggest competition by dumping out six-time winner Liverpool on Tuesday.

A 2-0 win at Anfield sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory and moved PSG a step closer to becoming only the second club to retain the trophy in the modern era after all-time king of Europe Real Madrid.

"It's difficult to defend the Champions League, we know that," said coach Luis Enrique. "We are here again and we need to make the most of these opportunities."

Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele scored two second-half goals to kill off Liverpool's fight and book a semifinal clash with either Bayern Munich or Los Blancos.

Also Tuesday, Atletico Madrid advanced to the semifinals after a 3-2 aggregate win over La Liga rival Barcelona.

It takes something special to hold on to the Champions League, and PSG is a special team. Madrid won a hat-trick of titles between 2016-18, but no other team has managed back-to-back wins since the European Cup was rebranded in 1992.

PSG is out to make history after ending its long wait to conquer Europe for the first time last year. It is the second time in as many seasons that the French giant has knocked out Liverpool, which was in search of another famous Champions League comeback and dominated PSG for long periods.

"It is a real pleasure for me to know that my team is at that level, and can play at that level no matter who they are playing against," said Enrique, who is a two-time Champions League-winning coach, having triumphed with Barcelona as well.

"You can see what sort of team we are, what players I've got. We've got confidence and belief. It's wonderful to be living this experience with this team."

Enrique said Liverpool's need to chase the tie after trailing 2-0 from the first leg played into PSG's hands, even if it took time to fully capitalize on its position.

"They had to take a lot of risks, and that meant we could load the counterattack and kill the match off," he said.

"It took us longer to do that than I would have liked, but as soon as we scored the first goal, that changed things. I think we managed the match very well."

In the semifinals, PSG will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, which were set to meet on Wednesday with the Germans leading the tie 2-1.

Asked if he had a preference, Enrique said: "If I say one team, we'll end up playing the other team.

"I'll have a glass in my hand, I'll be watching the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but it doesn't matter, we deserve to be there and we're going to make the most of it with our supporters."

Dembele's first goal ended Liverpool's hopes — a left-footed shot from the edge of the area in the 72nd minute. 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 the ball in the bottom corner. His second was a clinical finish from close range.

Liverpool had been dominated in Paris last week, but the Merseyside club knows all about comebacks in this competition.

It was 3-0 down to AC Milan in the 2005 final and powered back to win on penalties. More recently, it routed Barcelona 4-0 in the 2019 semifinals to overturn a 3-0 first-leg loss and go on to lift the trophy.

Anfield is famed for its white-hot atmosphere, especially on European nights, and the PSG team bus was greeted by red flares as it approached the ground. Inside the ground, however, the French fans more than held their own — singing loudly in the away section, as the home crowd seemed strangely subdued at times.

Liverpool had its chances, despite losing Hugo Ekitike to an early injury. Virgil van Dijk was denied a first-half tap-in when Marquinhos pulled off a last-ditch block.

In the second half, belief among the home fans began to grow as Liverpool applied the pressure.

And a comeback looked on when referee Maurizio Mariani pointed to the spot for a foul by Willian Pacho on Alexis Mac Allister shortly after the hour.

With the score at 0-0, this was the chance to test PSG's resolve, but celebrations soon turned to disappointment when the penalty was overturned after review.

"We are very disappointed because, I think, there were parts in the second half where you could just feel that if we can score now, this is going to become a special night," said Liverpool coach Arne Slot.

"But the future looks very bright for this team, for this club, because we've shown that we can compete with the champions of Europe in our stadium."

PSG's Marquinhos reacts during Tuesday's win over Liverpool. [Photo/Agencies]

 

Griezmann dares to dream of trophy-laden farewell, as Atletico ousts BarcaMADRID — Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann is daring to dream of a fairytale finale to his time with the Rojiblancos after they survived a fierce Barcelona fightback to reach their first Champions League semifinal in nine years on Tuesday. A 2-1 home defeat was enough for Diego Simeone's side to progress 3-2 on aggregate, the Metropolitano crowd exhaling at the final whistle as Atletico edged into the last four. For Griezmann, 35, it was a night thick with emotion. The Frenchman has already announced he will leave the club at the end of the season to join MLS side Orlando City, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable spell in Madrid. A World Cup winner with France in 2018, Griezmann first arrived at Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014. He departed for Barcelona in 2019 before returning three years later, rebuilding his bond with supporters and becoming one of the enduring faces of Simeone's 15-year project. His numbers underline that impact: 211 goals and 97 assists, making him Atletico's all-time leading scorer. Yet silverware has been scarce. The 2018 Europa League remains the only major trophy in his time with the Rojiblancos, leaving this campaign as his final opportunity to sign off with something special. Atletico will face either Arsenal or Sporting in the semifinals, with the London side leading 1-0 ahead of Wednesday's second leg. Atletico is now two matches away from a first Champions League final in a decade. "I'm very happy," Griezmann told reporters. "It doesn't matter who we face, as long as we're still in it, and as long as we're on top form right until the end. It's been a brilliant, but tough, tie against a top-class side who plays really well. It's been a struggle, but we're still in it." In Spain, some silverware could come as soon as Saturday, with the Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad in Seville, Griezmann's boyhood club, as Atletico chases its first domestic cup since 2013 and an end to a four-season wait for any title. "It's going to be a great match, a tough one, so we'll need to get some rest. Now it's time to start thinking about Saturday. What a great feeling," Griezmann said. "I hope I can help my teammates to do something beautiful this season, something historical. Our fans deserve it. "After the match was over, I stayed on the pitch with them for several minutes, just enjoying the songs and the atmosphere, which was fantastic. Let's keep going." Raphinha fumes Barcelona forward Raphinha launched a scathing attack on the refereeing in the tie, as his side was knocked out having finished both legs with 10 men. The Brazilian, sidelined through injury for both matches, accused referees Clement Turpin, who officiated the second game, and Istvan Kovacs, from the first, of "robbing" his team. "As far as I'm concerned, it was a robbery, not just this match, but the other one as well," Raphinha said after Barca's 2-1 win on Tuesday was not enough. "I think the refereeing is going really badly; the decisions he (Turpin) made were unbelievable ... I really want to understand why they're so afraid that Barcelona will come and win." Broadcast images showed Raphinha repeatedly making a grabbing motion with his hands after the final whistle, a gesture commonly associated with "stealing". "It was tough, especially when you realize you have to work three times as hard to win the match," Raphinha added. "I think this tie was quite misleading, in my view. I think everyone can make mistakes; everyone is human. But when the mistakes keep repeating themselves in exactly the same way, I think that's something we need to pay attention to." UEFA has yet to comment. In last week's first leg, Kovacs sent off Pau Cubarsi in the 42nd minute after a VAR review for hauling down Giuliano Simeone as he raced clear on goal, upgrading an initial yellow card. Atletico scored from the resulting freekick, with Julian Alvarez curling into the top right corner beyond the reach of Barca keeper Joan Garcia. On Tuesday, Turpin followed a similar course, as Barca defender Eric Garcia was dismissed after a VAR review for holding Alexander Sorloth from behind while he ran through on goal. Barcelona had lodged a formal complaint, rejected by UEFA, over an incident early in the second half of the first leg. It had appealed for a penalty after Atletico keeper Juan Musso appeared to put the ball back in play from a goal kick, before Marc Pubill handled inside the six-yard box to retake it. Kovacs waved play on and VAR did not intervene, prompting angry reactions from the Barcelona bench.

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