Last night's result: Liverpool lost at home to PSG, eliminated in the UCL 2025-26 quarterfinals.
On 15 April 2026 GMT+7, in the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 quarterfinal second leg, Liverpool, fifth in the English Premier League, hosted Paris Saint-Germain, leaders of France's Ligue 1, at Anfield. PSG had won the first leg 2-0.
In this match, Liverpool manager Arne Slot benched Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo, starting Alexander Isak—recently recovered from injury—up front alongside Hugo Ekitike.
In the first half, at the 30th minute, Liverpool suffered a setback when Hugo Ekitike injured his ankle after landing awkwardly while running to receive the ball. Mohamed Salah came on to replace him.
At the 31st minute, Salah nearly helped Liverpool take the lead by crossing into the box for Milos Kerkez, who dived to strike the ball, but Matvei Safonov saved it. Virgil van Dijk followed up, but Marquinhos slid in to block just in time. The first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, Liverpool made two substitutions: Cody Gakpo replaced Alexander Isak, who was struggling, and Joe Gomez came on for Jeremy Frimpong, who was underperforming.
At the 49th minute, Cody Gakpo nearly scored for Liverpool with a low shot from outside the box, but Matvei Safonov dived to parry it before the ball could hit the near post.
At the 64th minute, the referee initially awarded Liverpool a penalty when Alexis Mac Allister was pushed down by Willian Pacho in the box. However, after VAR review, the decision was overturned, judging that Mac Allister had gone down too easily.
At the 67th minute, Liverpool made another tactical change, bringing on 17-year-old Rio Nkumuha for Joe Gomez and shifting Dominik Szoboszlai to right back.
At the 71st minute, Rio Nkumuha had a chance to score for Liverpool by cutting inside and shooting near the penalty area, but Matvei Safonov saved the attempt.
At the 73rd minute, PSG took the lead 1-0 when Ousmane Dembélé skillfully evaded Ryan Gravenberch and curled a shot from outside the box past Georgi Mamardashvili. The aggregate score extended to 3-0 in PSG's favor.
In stoppage time at 90+1 minutes, PSG sealed the win when substitute Bradley Barcola broke into the box and assisted Ousmane Dembélé, who scored past Georgi Mamardashvili.
The match ended with PSG winning 2-0 away, advancing to the semifinals with a 4-0 aggregate. They await the winner between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Liverpool's journey ended at this stage.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1 formation): Georgi Mamardashvili (goalkeeper), Jeremy Frimpong, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk (captain), Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak
PSG (4-3-3 formation): Matvei Safonov (goalkeeper), Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos (captain), Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Vitinha, Warren Zaire-Emery, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia