Nearly 13 months on from a nerve-jangling tie, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool met again in the Champions League with the holders emerging victorious in the quarter-final first leg thanks to goals in either half from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Doue broke the deadlock inside the opening 11 minutes on Wednesday night as his shot took a wicked deflection and lopped over Giorgi Mamardashvili into the back of the net. Then after Ousmane Dembele had missed a golden opportunity to double PSG’s lead, Kvaratskhelia made no mistake from close range to ensure the holders will head to Anfield for the second leg next week with a two-goal advantage.
Liverpool failed to muster a single shot on target through the 90 minutes in Paris as they were outclassed en route to falling to a fourth straight away defeat in all competitions. In the other quarter-finals played across two nights, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid recorded first leg wins over Real Madrid, Sporting and Barcelona respectively away from home. Follow the game back below with our dedicated match blog.
PSG vs Liverpool highlights
NO PENALTY! Referee changes mind over Konate tackle GOAL! Kvaratskhelia doubles PSG's lead with a wonderful effort GOAL! Doue puts PSG ahead inside 11 minutesLive updates
Fan reaction: PSG not ruthless
Fan thoughts: Slot under pressure
Fan reaction: Hope for Liverpool
FULL-TIME!
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
90+2 min: Check over, no penalty. Wow.!
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
90+1 min: PSG want a penalty after Konate nudges Mendes to the floor but the referee says no. This will be looked at.
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
90 min: Nyoni on for Frimpong as we begin three minutes of stoppage time.
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
88 min: Liverpool are living dangerously as Hakimi is clean through but elects to pass to Mendes who makes a complete mess of the situation.
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
87 min: POST!
Liverpool are still alive in this tie, but only just as Dembele smashes an effort off the woodwork.
That is the Frenchman’s final involvement as he is replaced by Hernandez.
PSG 2-0 Liverpool
82 min: Mamardashvili with another big save to deny Hakimi. The ball did seem to have gone out on the pther side.
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