Liverpool vs PSG LIVE: Champions League result and reaction after penalty shoot-out at Anfield
Liverpool 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain (1-1 on aggregate, PSG win 4-1 on penalties): Gianluigi Donnarumma made saves from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones as the Reds were knocked out at Anfield
Liverpool are out of the Champions League after Paris Saint-Germain overturned a first-leg defeat and held their nerve to win on penalties at Anfield.
The Reds suffered their first major blow under Arne Slot as Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones saw their efforts saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and PSG scored all of theirs.
Luis Enrique’s team won 1-0 on the night as Ousmane Dembele cancelled out Harvey Elliott’s late winner in the Parc des Princes last week.
Dembele levelled the tie after just 11 minutes and, despite a bright start from Liverpool, it gave PSG the momentum to dominate the first half.
Liverpool were the better team after the break but could not make the most of their superiority and PSG survived long spells of pressure to reach extra time.
And Liverpool are facing a defensive injury crisis before Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Newcastle after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate were forced off.
Follow live reaction from a dramatic night in the Champions League below
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
113mins: Zaire-Emery cuts in off the right wing, sends Darwin Nunez for chips, and whips a curling shot goalwards. Once again it is just slightly wide of the far post.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
111mins: Konate hobbles off and his place is taken by Wataru Endo.
Konate makes a point of egging on the crowd as he limps back to the bench. The 12th man plays a crucial role at this stage.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
109mins: Dembele looks incredibly frustrated as his snap shot is saved.
Konate is down injured, though, and PSG’s corner is delayed.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
107mins: Just to point out that Liverpool still have one more substitution to make, while PSG still have two.
There is certainly a tactical battle to be won or lost as the clock runs down.
HALF TIME EXTRA TIME: Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
That does it for the first quarter of an hour - still nothing to separate the two sides.
With 105 minutes of football now played, both sides look exhausted. This could well be separated by a single mistake - a missed pass, a poorly timed tackle, a dropped parry.
Fifteen more minutes to fight, then penalties!
Liverpool make another change, adding Harvey Elliott for Szoboszlai. To say the Hungary international looks spent would be an understatement. A penny to know how much ground that man covered tonight.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
105mins: An awkward slip for Nuno Mendes, and the player looks to be in some discomfort.
It looks to be a similar incident to that which took Alexander-Arnold out of the game - an innocuous stumble and awkward tumble.
The player hobbles off with PSG’s trainers while Liverpool take a corner, but Donnarumma deals with it over Van Dijk.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
101mins: Both sides make changes.
PSG exchange Kvaratskhelia for Lee. The Georgian has struggled to get on the ball but looked dangerous when he has, ultimately failing to score though.
Cody Gakpo returns from injury to replace Luis Diaz. Having been sidelined for a couple of weeks, this is an intense return.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
97mins: Another Liverpool corner, another uncompromising Donnarumma parry.
He flies off his line and bats the cross out. Not taking any chances.
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
93min: Vitinha plays a gorgeous cross in to Beraldo, whose header, again, is inches from goal.
Doue goes close again moments later.
EXTRA TIME: Liverpool 0-1 PSG (1-1 Agg)
90mins: We are back underway. Two 15-minute halves await.
Both sides have smartly waited to use most of their substitutions, leaving three each to extra time.
Zaire-Emery comes on for PSG, Curtis Jones comes on for Liverpool.
All to play for now, this is a classic in the making.
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