by The dreams of the Liverpool Champions League were finished by Paris St Germain during a penalty shootout after the French champions won their draw at the last equal to Anfield.
Ousmane Dembele was 1-1 on the large ones with an early goal and the teams were stopped at more than 120 minutes.
Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones were the unfortunate who were refused by Gianluigi Donnarumma while PSG won the 4-1 shooting.
There were more bad news for Arne Slot at night with Trent Alexander -Arnold – his only straight back in shape – undergoing an ankle injury that looks like keeping it out of the Sunday Carabao Cup final.
This is only the fourth liverpool defeat in 28 shots to the goal, because even their hero of victory in Paris, the goalkeeper Alisson Becker, could not get closer to one of the four shots of PSG.
But when Nunez missed the second of his team, the writing was already on the wall and that Jones’ failure with the third meant that the end was fast because, for the first time in 40 times, Liverpool did not progress after winning the first leg.
What started as a modern classic in manufacturing ended with a tense and summary meeting with the two parties fearing to make the mistake that would end their European hopes.
Liverpool can have a 15 -point lead in the Premier League, but the advantages of playing in a less trying Ligue 1 have shown in more time with the slot team losing the physical battle.
It may have had something to do with the intensity with which they started the game, much better than a week ago, and there was a reversal of roles with PSG which is not as high or hard as home.
The reversal in fortunes was also applied to the score because after two good chances of Mohamed Salah, a deviated by his park of Nuno Mendes de Parc des Princes, the visitors took the lead.
The Ballon de Mendes out of defense found Dembele in hectares of space in the central circle and it brilliantly slipped to Bradley Barcola on the right.
Ibrahima Konate spread to cut his cross but diverted the ball behind the goalkeeper Alisson, presenting Dembele with the easiest of his 23 goals in the last 17 games.
The attacker, then playing for Barcelona, missed a simple late chance to have 4-0 in their first stage in the 2019 semi -final against Liverpool, which opened the way to a historic return from Anfield – a match in which he did not play any role – so it was a recovered return.
Alisson made significant barcola and Dembele stops to prevent the tie from sliding from the range of Liverpool.
Konate made a shot around the post by the Donnarumma and Diogo Jota, which were not very convinced, were heading, but the PSG was still threatening, Ryan Gravenberch obtaining an important touch while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s shot seemed intended for the upper corner.
The levels of anxiety slipped after the break and that the close aim of Dominik Szoboszlai, after Alexander-Arnold recovered his own shot which rebounded a post, was excluded for offside against Luis Diaz in construction.
Willian Pacho blocked another Szoboszlai shot, Donnarumma climbed Diaz and Salah’s volley in a corner was arrested while the match turned to Liverpool.
The Robble slow of Alexander-Arnold around the perimeter of land just when it was starting to become more effective was a blow-not only for what it offered, but because it meant that Jarell, the 21-year-old central center, was responsible for managing the KVaratskhelia on foot, which he did while threatening to the other rest. throughout the goal line.
In an additional time, Lucas Beraldo, Joao Neves and the Desire Doue all approached while Liverpool’s legs were starting to get tired, Alisson probably making his best stop of the two games to deny Dembele.
Unfortunately to Liverpool, it was the last time he was approaching a PSG shot.
