Paris Saint-Germain may be one of the most beautiful exploits in its history. Beaten in the round of 16 go by Liverpool (0-1), the club of the capital managed to overthrow the situation on Tuesday, March 11, during the return match on the lawn of the Reds. In Anfield, the players of Luis Enrique went to seek this qualification for the quarter-finals at the end of the penalty shootout (1-0, 4-1 Tab), during which Gianluigi Donnarumma shone.
PSG had taken the advantage by Ousmane Dembélé very early, in a meeting during which he sometimes suffered enormously. But Parisians have also undermined Arne Slot players, the most impressive team on the continent since the start of the season. On the next round, Paris will face Aston Villa or the Bruges club. With this resounding success, the club ranks in favorite for the final victory in the competition.
What to remember
- The cador. Gianluigi Donnarumma
For his very first shooting session in the Champions League, PSG was able to count on Gianluigi Donnarumma, who pushed the attempts of Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. In regulation time, the Italian goalkeeper was decisive in making several stops but was above all omnipresent in the aerial game, one of the strengths of the Reds and, certainly, his biggest defect.
12e0-1: Against the course of the game, the Parisians mark thanks to Ousmane Dembélé. The latter launches Bradley Barcola in the depth, right side, which puts the ball back to the center at ground. Dembélé takes advantage of a disagreement between Ibrahima Konaté and Alisson to push the ball into empty goals.
Shots on goal: the four Parisians that set off – Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos, Dembélé and Goué – transform their attempt while Donnarumma repels those of Nunez and Jones.
- The sentence. “On March 11, it’s a special day for us, it’s Chelsea, it’s Dortmund and Liverpool. Every five years, there is something, it’s a special day ”Marquinhos at the microphone of Canal +.
As in 2015 against Chelsea then in 2020 against Borussia, PSG won, on March 11, a new qualification for the quarter -finals of the Champions League, after a very undecided double confrontation.
He missed a little more goals for this match to get a better note, in our scale which goes from A to E. But this eighth return finale offered a breathless suspense from start to finish, many occasions and a shooting session with unbreakable goal. What deserve this pretty B +.