Lee Kang-in is crazy about advancing to the quarterfinals! PSG caught the EPL king after the penalty shootout...I'm going to shoot the UCL championship
Mar 12, 2025
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PSG beat Liverpool 1-0 in the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 at Anfield, Liverpool, England, on the 12th (Korea time). Both teams entered the penalty shootout with a 1-1 draw in total in the first and second games, and PSG eventually won the final victory.
Away team PSG started Barcola, Dembele, Hvicha, Fabien Lewis, Vitinya, João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Pacho, Marquignos, Hakimi and Donnarumma. Lee Kang-in started on the bench in the second game following the first game.
Liverpool started with Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Conate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Hravenberg, Mac Allister, Sobosli, Salah, Jota and Díaz.
Liverpool led early in the first half.
In the 6th minute of the first half, Salah continued to penetrate the front at a scary speed and finished with a shot. Unfortunately, he missed the goal without an accurate shot.
Virgil van Dijk's header in the 10th minute of the first half was blocked by the opponent's defense. In a mixed situation, Sobosli's final shot was continued, but the ball flew over the goal.
The first goal came from PSG.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Dembele connected the ball from the back to the front to Barcola, who was running on the right side. Barcola connected the ball to Dembele, who was penetrating into the center. When the defense failed to clear it properly, Dembele scored by pushing it with his right foot.
Since then, Liverpool has seemed to take the lead again, but PSG has made a threatening counterattack in the middle.
In the 17th minute of the first half, Barcola missed the perfect chance. He got a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper after receiving a pass from a teammate, but was blocked by a good defense.
Jota's header shot came out from a corner kick in the 18th minute of the first half, but it went over the goal.
Since then, the two teams have struggled under each other's pressure and entered a lull.
A long pass was connected to Barcola on the front right side from the back in the 30th minute of the first half, but it was a bit long.
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Salah tried to dribble from the right side in the 33rd minute of the first half, but was blocked by Mendes' defense. Following the first game, Salah was completely blocked.
After Dembele penetrated from the right side in the 35th minute of the first half, he connected the cutback to Hvitsa, who was empty. Khvicha's shot hit the defender and became a corner kick. Since then, the corner kick has been blocked and Liverpool has had a counterattack chance. However, Salah's pass miss did not take advantage of the good opportunity.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Khvicha shook the opponent's defense and tried to shoot with his right foot after hitting the penalty box. It was in front of the goalkeeper. The first half of the two teams ended like this.
Even in the second half, the two teams seemed to feel burdened by the offensive development under each other's pressure.
Liverpool crossed the goal line in the eighth minute of the second half, but the score was canceled when it was ruled offside.
In the 13th minute of the second half, Díaz's header shot headed for the goal in Liverpool's corner, but Donnarumma's diving save came out.
Both teams used replacement cards. PSG put in Doue without Barcola. Liverpool put in Núñez and Qansa without Jota and Arnold.
Liverpool entered the general offensive at the end of the second half.
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In the 42nd minute of the second half, Hbicha had a good chance outside the box, but the wrapped shot slightly rose. The extra time was given five minutes.
Dembele got a free kick chance from a good position in the first minute of the second half extra time. PSG didn't make this free kick a good opportunity.
The two teams, which failed to win, went into extra time.
In the fourth minute of the first half of extra time, a shot that took away Due's tempo in the box slightly missed the goal. It was a shot that the goalkeeper did not respond to.
In the 11th minute of the first half of extra time, Lee Kang-in replaced Khvicha.
Liverpool was unilaterally dragged at the end of the game.
In the third minute of the second half of extra time, Hakimi and Vitinya tried to shoot from a long distance in turn, but they did not score.
In the fourth minute of the second half of extra time, Dembele aimed for the corner of the goal with a shot that stole the goalkeeper's timing, but Alisson dived in.
Konate went out in the 6th minute of the second half of extra time and Endo Wataru was put in.
In the 10th minute of the second half of extra time, Lee Kang-in broke through from the right side and finished with a left-footed shot. It was in front of the goalkeeper.
In the 13th minute of the second half of extra time, Lee Kang-in took a shot after exchanging a 2-1 pass with his teammate, but this was also blocked by Alisson.
The match between the two teams did not end even in overtime. It went into a penalty shootout.
PSG advanced to the quarterfinals by overwhelming 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
