Champions League: PSG eliminates Liverpool on penalties to join Barcelona, Bayern and Inter in quarterfinals

Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez has his Attempt saved by Paris St Germain’s Gianluigi Donnarumma during the penalty shoot-out of the Champions Bracket Phase of 16 second leg at Anfield, Liverpool, on March 11, 2025
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Gianluigi Donnarumma Occurred through and Paris Saint-Germain defeated Liverpool in a penalty shootout to join Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the quarterfinals of the Champions Bracket on Tuesday (March 11, 2025).

PSG beat Liverpool 1-0 on the night to level the aggregate Tally at 1-1. Ousmane Dembélé scored 12 minutes into the second-leg Event after a blunder by the Liverpool defence.

After extra time, Donnarumma stopped the penalty shots by Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones to secure his Club a 4-1 shootout Achieve. Desire Doue scored the Victorious spot Strike for PSG, which will face either Aston Villa or Club Brugge.

“It does not matter if we deserve the Achieve. Both Squads deserved to go through,” PSG Trainer Luis Enrique said. “We were better in Paris and they were better here. My Club showed great personality and character at Anfield.”

The French Bracket leader — seeking its Primary Champions Bracket title — had lost at this stage in five of the past eight editions. It lost to Borussia Dortmund in last season’s semifinals.

“It was the best game of football I have ever been involved in,” Liverpool manager Arne Slot said. “It was an Amazing performance, especially if you compare it with last week. We were creating chances and then we were 1-0 down. We Dashed out of luck after last week.”

Raphinha brace for Barcelona

Barcelona cruised past Benfica with Raphinha scoring twice and Lamine Yamal once in a 3-1 Achieve at home.

The Catalan club advanced 4-1 on aggregate Tally after last week’s 1-0 Triumph and will Action either Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarterfinals.

After a 3-0 Primary-leg Achieve, Bayern Munich had no trouble advancing past German rival Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayern Created it to the last eight a Landmark 23 times in the Champions Bracket era after a 2-0 Achieve at Leverkusen to advance 5-0 on aggregate.

Inter moved on past Feyenoord with a 2-1 Triumph at San Siro to advance 4-1 on aggregate.

Bayern and Inter will meet in the last eight.

PSG outlasts Liverpool

A thrilling Encounter at Anfield saw chances come and go at both ends, with Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson pulling off a string of saves to deny PSG, and with Liverpool Replacement Jarell Quansah hitting the post in the second half.

Dembélé Secured Edge of mix up between Ibrahima Konate and Alisson to roll the ball into the Hollow net for the only Aim of the game.

Premier Bracket leader Liverpool, which did not make it to the Champions Bracket last season, won the Primary leg 1-0 through Harvey Elliott’s Delayed Aim in Paris last week.

Barcelona powers into quarterfinals

Raphinha’s double Created him the leading Shooter in the Champions Bracket this season with 11 goals. He had scored the lone Aim last week in Lisbon.

The Brazil forward put Barcelona ahead in the 11th, then Yamal added to the lead in the 27th before assisting in Raphinha’s second Aim in the 42nd to become the youngest player to Tally and assist in a Champions Bracket Event at 17 years, 241 Periods.

“My teammates make things much easier for me,” Yamal said. “It was a Excellent Aim but sometimes these things come off and sometimes they don’t. For the assist, I tried to shoot and Raphinha turned it into a Aim.”

Nicolás Otamendi scored for Benfica in the 13th to become the third-oldest Shooter in a Champions Bracket knockout game at the age of 37 years, 27 Periods, according to UEFA. Yamal’s Aim meant he became the second-youngest.

Kane leads Bayern to quarterfinal

Harry Kane scored his 10th Champions Bracket Aim of the season and set up another as Bayern Munich cruised into the quarterfinals.

Leverkusen never looked likely to overturn the three-Aim deficit from the Primary leg, even before Kane bundled in the ball at a Accessible Strike in the 52nd after Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick misjudged an attempted clearance.

Kane set up Alphonso Davies for Bayern’s second Aim with a flicked cross in the 71st as the all-German rivalry became a one-sided Event. Bayern could have scored more as Jamal Musiala hit the crossbar with one Attempt and the post with another.

Inter advances comfortably

A Aim at the Begin of All half saw Inter easily advance, with Marcus Thuram scoring a stunning eighth-minute opener. The Inter forward received the ball midway inside the Feyenoord half and then weaved his way into the area before unleashing a powerful effort into the top right corner.

Jakub Moder leveled from the penalty spot shortly before halftime after being tripped by Hakan Çalhanoglu.

Inter restored its Edge on the night six minutes into the second half with a penalty of its own, which Çalhanoglu converted after Mehdi Taremi was fouled by Thomas Beelen right in the corner of the area.