PSG, 10 away from Liverpool! After a penalty shootout, they made it to the quarterfinals! Lee Kang-in will play as a substitute

Mar 12, 2025

[Anfield (Liverpool, England) = Correspondent for the disaster prevention center, London = Egan Sports Chosun.COM reporter] Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League after a close shootout.

PSG beat Liverpool 1-0 in the second leg of the round of 16 at the 2024-2025 European Champions League (UCL) at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on the afternoon of the 11th (local time). PSG, which lost the first game 0 to 1, tied the first and second games 1 to 1. They played until overtime, but failed to change the result. In the end, PSG advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory in the penalty shootout. Lee Kang-in, who started on the bench, was substituted in the 11th minute of the first half of the federation and played until the end.

Liverpool and PSG set up the same starting list as the first round of the UCL round of 16. Liverpool made up Alexander-Arnold, Conate, Van Dijk and Robertson's defenders, including Alisson, who played well in the first game. Hravenberg, McAllister and Soboslai were in the midfield, while Salah, Jota and Díaz were in the three-top.

For PSG, where Lee Kang-in sat on the bench, Barcola, Dembele and Hvitsa took the offensive. Fabien Lewis, Vitinha and João Neves played at the waist, while Nuno Mendes, Pacho Marquiños and Hakimi sat in front of Donnarumma goalkeeper.

The game was different from the first game at the beginning of the game. Liverpool strongly tried to pressure from the front, leading the atmosphere in the early part of the game. In the fourth minute of the first half, Salah's sharp shot deflected off the defender and earned a corner. Two minutes later, Salah had another chance. After breaking through alone, the attempted pass was hit by a defender and fell in front of Salah. I tried to curl it with my left foot, but it slightly missed the post. Van Dijk attempted a header shot in the 10th minute of the first half at a corner kick opportunity. He was blocked by the defender.

Liverpool led the game in the first 10 minutes, but PSG scored the first goal of the match. In the 12th minute of the first half, PSG launched a counterattack. Dembele gave up a pass to the right and ran in front of the gate. A low cross was caught by a defender, causing a mix-up in front of the gate. Dembele calmly kicked the ball into the net and scored the first goal.

Liverpool's Konate, who fought back again, fired a surprise mid-range shot in the 16th minute of the first half. Stuck by Donnarumma's super save.

PSG once again launched a counterattack. Hbicha poked a through pass behind Liverpool's final defender after the forward dribble. Barcola caught the ball, but Alisson quickly jumped out and blocked the shot.

The fast tempo continued and Liverpool added a shot within a minute. Sobosley headed a cross from a corner kick. Slightly over the net. The game got a little rough as the tight balance was maintained. The game of hitting without a shot continued for more than 10 minutes. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Dembele had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper due to his rapid development. Again, Alisson jumped out quickly, scuttling PSG's opportunity.

33 min, Alensander-Arnold tries a mid-range shot. Jota caught the ball blocked by the defense and hit it inside, hitting it with his left foot. It went off the post. Two minutes later, PSG's Hbicha received a cutback cross and hit a sharp shot. It deflected off the defense and got a corner kick. In the 39th minute of the first half, Khvicha once again hit the shot. I was held in the goalkeeper's arms. Dembele's left footed shot was deflected off the defense in the 41st minute. McAllister's shot in the 43rd minute of the first half, which was the last shot of the first half, was blocked by a defensive wall.

Unlike the first game, Liverpool tried to attack actively and attempted 10 shots in the first half alone, but it was regrettable that there was only one shot on goal. PSG finished the first half with a 1-0 lead.

Both teams started the second half without a replacement. Hakimi opened the second half with a mid-range shot in the second half. He was blocked by the defense. Liverpool's wave offensive unfolded. In the eighth minute of the second half, he attempted three shots and shook the net after hitting the post once, but the score was canceled when offside was declared during the offensive development. In the 10th minute of the second half, Alexander Arnold hit a shot from a long distance. It went over the net. In the 12th minute of the second half, Sobosli and Díaz tried to shoot one after another in the penalty box. Sobosli's shot was blocked by the defensive wall and Díaz's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 16th minute of the second half, Liverpool's attack continued. This time, Jota and Salah attempted back-to-back shots. Again, he failed to score by being blocked by defensive walls and goalkeepers.

In the 22nd minute of the second half, PSG made a change first. Barcola was removed and dues were added. It was a replacement that put a little more focus on defense. In the 28th minute of the second half, Liverpool also put in Quansawa Nunez without Alexander-Arnold and Jota, who were out of physical strength. More force was added to the attack. Quansa, who came in as a substitute, received a ball from a corner kick in the 30th minute of the second half and attempted a header shot. It was off the goal. By the 30th minute of the second half, Liverpool had attempted 16 shots, twice as many as PSG, but only produced three shots on target, one less than PSG.

The sharpness of Liverpool's attack has become a little dull. In the 40th minute of the second half, Diaz connected the ball cleared by PSG's defense with a non-stop volley. However, the ball that was not hit properly crossed the goal line without strength. In the 42nd minute of the second half, PSG's Hbicha, who attempted a counterattack for the first time in a long time, shot. It was way off the post. In the 45th minute of the second half, PSG coach Enrique put in Veraldo without Marquignos, who had been warned.

The two teams, which failed to produce good solid scoring opportunities for the rest of the day, were the only UCL games to head to overtime.

Before the start of extra time, the two teams replaced one each. Liverpool put Curtis Jones in without McAllister. PSG replaced Lewis with Emery. PSG took the lead in the attack early in the first half of extra time. Veraldo, who was put in as a substitute, attempted a header shot in the second minute of the first half of extra time. It missed the side of the net. Two minutes later, Due hit a sharp shot in the penalty box. Alisson failed to respond to the surprise shot, but it slightly missed the post.

Lee Kang-in stepped on the field as PSG's fourth replacement in the 11th minute of extra time when the game was slowing down. It was placed on the right side. However, the exhausted players no longer created chances to score and finished the first half of extra time, which gave them a minute.

In the second half of extra time, PSG took the lead. In the third minute of the second half of the federation, Dembele attempted to shoot after receiving a ball inside the penalty area. Alisson made a super save. In the fifth minute of the second half of extra time, Liverpool put in Endo without Conate.

The two teams spread their blood clots. Salah fell inside the penalty area in the 9th minute of the second half of extra time. The referee did not call a foul. Lee Kang-in shot in PSG's ensuing attack. Alisson was held in the arms of goalkeeper. In the 12th minute of the second half of extra time, Lee Kang-in also tried to shoot with his left foot after digging in from the right. As expected, he was held in the arms of the goalkeeper.

In the 15th minute of the second half of extra time, PSG took out Neves and put in Ramos. It was a paving stone for the penalty shootout.

The closing whistle blew. The game went into a penalty shootout. PSG was the forerunner. There's a Vitinha. I made it with a goal. Liverpool's number one kicker should buy it. Salado scored a goal. PSG second kicker Ramos also scored. But Liverpool second kicker Núñez was blocked by Donnarumma.

The third kicker for PSG was Dembele. Dembele's kick went perfectly into the goal. Liverpool third kicker Jones was also blocked by Donnarumma. PSG reached the quarterfinals with the last kicker, Doue.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.