{"id":48669,"date":"2026-04-15T02:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48669"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:28:53","slug":"psg-crush-liverpool-2-0-at-anfield-to-secure-uefa-champions-league-semi-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/champions-league\/psg-crush-liverpool-2-0-at-anfield-to-secure-uefa-champions-league-semi-final-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG crush Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield to secure UEFA Champions League semi-final spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 turned hero as Paris Saint-Germain produced a resilient performance at Anfield to crush Liverpool\u2019s comeback hopes and advance comfortably to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Match Summary: A Night of Parisian Dominance at Anfield<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In the quarter-final second leg on April 15, 2026, PSG traveled to a rain-soaked Anfield with a commanding 2-0 lead from the first leg. Despite Liverpool\u2019s early pressure and a transformed approach under Arne Slot, the French champions stood firm.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Final Score<\/strong>: Liverpool 0-2 PSG<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aggregate<\/strong>: 0-4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goals<\/strong>: Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (73\u2032, 90+1\u2032)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or winner, scored a brace in the second half to seal the victory. His first goal killed off any realistic hope of a Liverpool comeback, while the second\u2014a clinical finish assisted by substitute Bradley Barcola\u2014rubbed salt into the wounds.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">How the Game Unfolded<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Liverpool started aggressively, controlling possession and creating early threats. Virgil van Dijk came closest for the hosts, only to be denied by a stunning goal-line clearance from PSG captain <strong>Marquinhos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">PSG absorbed the pressure brilliantly. Luis Enrique\u2019s side defended deep and countered effectively. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 missed an early chance but grew into the game. A potential Liverpool penalty was overturned by VAR around the 66th minute.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Then came the turning point: Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 pounced in the 73rd minute to make it 1-0 on the night. With Liverpool chasing the game, Barcola\u2019s assist set up Demb\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s second in stoppage time, completing a memorable night for the Parisians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 turned hero as Paris Saint-Germain produced a resilient performance at Anfield to crush Liverpool\u2019s comeback hopes and advance\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":48670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4652],"tags":[4057],"class_list":["post-48669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48669"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48672,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48669\/revisions\/48672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}