Match reportLiverpool eliminated from Champions League after loss to PSG at Anfield

The Reds bowed out of the competition at the quarter-final stage after defeat in both legs of their tie against the holders.

Two second-half finishes from Ousmane Dembele in L4 extended the visitors' aggregate lead to 4-0.

Team

Alexander Isak started for the first time since suffering his injury in December as one of five changes.

Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch, Milos Kerkez and Alexis Mac Allister were the others restored to the XI.

Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak (Gakpo, 46), Mac Allister (Jones, 74), Ekitike (Salah, 31), Frimpong (Gomez, 46 (Ngumoha, 67)), Gravenberch.

Unused subs: Woodman, Misciur, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Nallo.

First half

On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, a period of silence was observed and a mosaic formed on the Kop ahead of kick-off. Both sets of players were wearing black armbands.

The two goalkeepers were forced into comfortable saves inside the opening six minutes; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired straight at Giorgi Mamardashvili and Matvei Safonov caught a header from Isak.

Dembele then went close on two occasions in quick succession.

The Frenchman's lob towards goal after Mamardashvili cut out an intended through ball for Warren Zaire-Emery was punched away by the retreating Liverpool goalkeeper, before a quickly taken throw-in presented him with a chance from six yards that he fired over.

Ekitike was carried off on a stretcher after slipping, leading to Salah being introduced from the bench.

The No.11's first involvement was a cross that nearly led to the opening goal. Kerkez bundled the delivery towards Safonov and Virgil van Dijk looked certain to convert the 'keeper's rebound, only for Marquinhos to produce a last-ditch block.

In the last few minutes of the half, Ibrahima Konate made an important intervention to stop Dembele poking in a centre from Achraf Hakimi.

Second half

A double change by the Reds at the break saw Joe Gomez and Cody Gakpo come on, and the two of them soon threatened to halve the deficit.

Gakpo's low drive from outside the box was pushed behind by Safonov, with Gomez heading the resulting corner over.

Liverpool were enjoying a dominant spell of pressure and next to go close was Gravenberch, who fired fractionally over from distance.

They thought they had a penalty in the 64th minute when the referee pointed to the spot after Mac Allister went down under a challenge from Willian Pacho. A VAR review overturned that decision, however.

With time ticking away, Rio Ngumoha was brought on to increase the hosts' attacking threat and he tested Safonov with a fierce strike that was on target.

But two minutes later, the tie was put beyond the Reds.

In a rare attack for PSG at that point in the half, Kvaratskhelia clipped the ball towards Dembele and he proceeded to curl past Mamardashvili from the edge of the area.

Their semi-final spot was wrapped up in stoppage time, when Dembele converted first-time from a Bradley Barcola pass.

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