Anfield roared and for a spell belief permeated around Merseyside, but mission impossible wasn’t achieved as PSG sent Liverpool out of the Champions League.
Liverpool 0-2 PSG
Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg | Anfield
April 14, 2026
Goals: Dembele 72, 90+1′
Giorgi Mamardashvili – 6 (out of 10)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Alert, aware and good with his hands. Continued his solid shot-stopping and made the big decisions well, punching when needed and being decisive as the crosses came in.
Saw Ousmane Dembele’s curling effort late, but perhaps could’ve done more.
Jeremie Frimpong – 5
Remained pretty conservative but wisely so, knowing the size of the task that is marking Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Struggled in possession and it wasn’t a surprise to see him hooked at the interval, given Joe Gomez’s longer-term understanding with Mo Salah.
Ibrahima Konate – 6
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's Ibrahima Konaté reacts to conceding the second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Clearly up for this one and played with confidence. A little too eager and therefore out of position in the early stages, but worked hard on the recoveries.
Pulled off a swashbuckling late lunge interception to deny Dembele a certain goal on the cusp of half-time, after the ball was squared across the six-yard box.
Saw lots of possession in the second half and remained spirited.
Virgil van Dijk – 5
Would have been the opening scorer on the evening, had Marquinhos not thrown his body on the line from inches out.
Just about did enough in marshalling the back line, but overall communication left much to be desired as the Parisians continued to find channels in behind.
Dembele’s second only served to highlight just how easily this defence can be pulled apart.
Milos Kerkez – 5
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's Florian Wirtz (L) and Milos Kerkez (R) challenge Paris Saint-Germain's Desire Doué during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Started like a whippet, hammering down the wing and launching himself in for loose balls.
Often found his first touch way too over-excitable and his dynamism caught him out of position more times than helpful.
Should’ve hit the target when played through as the last man by an inch-perfect Salah cross.
Ryan Gravenberch – 7
Looked nervous initially and took a while to settle. The pitch getting progressively more slick on the surface hardly helped him, but he grew into it and became one of Liverpool’s more dynamic players in the second half.
Kept driving forward and going for goal on sight. Kept plugging away and tracking tight, even after Dembele’s killer blow.
Alexis Mac Allister – 5
Embraced his task of advancing from the centre of the park into the No. 10 position, put in some big mileage but didn’t always look comfortable in possession.
Used all of his experience to win the penalty which was snatched off Liverpool by the VAR overlords.
Dominik Szoboszlai – 6
PARIS, FRANCE - Wednesday, April 8, 2026: Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 1st Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Liverpool FC at the Parc des Princes. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Ran hard as the rain swirled down, covering lots of grass but found it tough to plug the gaps the visitors continued to find.
Did a job on Desire Doue to see the PSG dangerman exit stage left, but unable to rally his team-mates in the manner he’d hoped for.
Florian Wirtz – 6
An unglamorous start to the match, given how much running he was asked to do. Constant tracking, in tandem with Szoboszlai, was clearly the overriding instruction from the manager.
Wirtz recovered the ball well on several occasions and played Liverpool back out of danger along with Kerkez on the left, but his cutting-edge presence in the final third wasn’t felt.
Benefited massively from Gakpo’s arrival and looked more lively thereafter with the Dutchman as his foil.
Hugo Ekitike – 6
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike lies on the floor Injured holding his ankle during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Was a big component in Liverpool looking fluid in the forward line and making it tough for PSG to pick up a marker.
Dovetailed between the lines well and exchanged some nice passes with the midfield to give Isak room to occupy space in behind.
Bitterly unfortunate to pick up the injury in the nature he did.
Alexander Isak – 4
Looking a little sharper but needs more time; currently still miles off it.
Made a trademark darting run in behind within the first half-hour, but couldn’t stay onside as Gravenberch slipped him through.
This was Liverpool’s biggest night of the season and the record signing looked frustrated with himself that he wasn’t in a place to be able to offer more of himself.
Overall Team Performance – 6
Substitutes
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah reacts to conceding the first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Mo Salah (on for Ekitike, 31′) – 6
Afforded his hero’s welcome earlier than planned and immediately caused carnage with a trademark, left-footed curl of a cross.
Didn’t once shirk the task of having to track back, but was responsible for losing possession on a few too many occasions.
Helped Liverpool shift through the gears during the second half push but ultimately couldn’t write the fairytale evening he so craved. A sad way to end the Champions League for this living legend.
Cody Gakpo (on for Isak, 35′) – 6
A solid half-time sub, brought energy and impetus. Drove forward quickly and almost caught goalkeeper Matvey Safonov off-guard immediately with a low, long range effort.
Kept the intensity high and can’t be faulted, deserves credit.
Joe Gomez (on for Frimpong, 45′) – 6
Credit to this lad, can always come on into the big games and get straight up to speed.
Confidently cracked on after arriving at half-time and narrowly headed over the bar just minutes later. Subbed off in bizarre circumstances soon after.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Wednesday, October 29, 2025: Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha during the Football League Cup 4th Round match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield. Palace won 3-0. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Rio Ngumoha (on for Gomez, 67′) – 6
The biggest of stages and this lad doesn’t shy away from anything.
Asked for the ball right away, won a corner with his first touch and went close to breaking the deadlock soon after with a fizzing effort after cutting inside.
Curtis Jones (on for Mac Allister, 74′) – 5
Didn’t make much of an impact, with the game soon getting away from Liverpool thereafter.
Subs not used: Woodman, Miscuir, Nallo, Robertson, Nyoni, Chiesa
Arne Slot – 6
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot (R) and first assistant coach Sipke Hulshoff react to VAR sending referee Maurizio Mariani to the monitor for a penalty check during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Better than what we saw in Paris, but ultimately Liverpool were clearly the inferior team here. A sorry end to the Champions League campaign, and lots of questions now to answer.
Slot set the team up in a way that was attacking while remaining cautious. It was perhaps never going to bear fruit.
The manager has been obsessed with the PSG fixtures from last season, and now this serves to highlight exactly how far Liverpool have fallen since.
All in all, not the worst performance against a team who could very likely go on to defend this famous trophy.
But, right now, Liverpool certainly aren’t sitting at the top table with European royalty, and if they’re not careful they might not do so again for some time.