Paris Saint Germain ousted Liverpool from the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night in post-match penalties after an aggregate 1-1 score in regular time.
The visitors, needing to claw back a 1-0 deficit from the first leg at home, and an Ousmane Dembele’s early goal provided the platform for the turnaround.
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Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma emerged as their hero in the shootout, saving from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones before Desire Doue hammered home the winning spot-kick in front of joyous fans.
In other games on Tuesday, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal starred as Barcelona beat Benfica 3-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. The pair combined for the 11th-minute opener, the Spanish youngster providing a fine cross for the Brazilian international to coolly volley in. Nicolás Otamendi replied almost instantly for Benfica with a header.
Yamal netted the pick of the goals with a sublime curling strike on 27 minutes, and Raphinha then fired in his 11th of the campaign to become the overall top scorer this season and end the contest before half-time.
Inter 2-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-1)
Inter are through to the quarter-finals for just the second time since 2010/11 after wrapping up a comfortable aggregate triumph over Feyenoord.
Leverkusen 0-2 Bayern München (agg: 0-5)
Harry Kane’s tap-in and Alphonso Davies’ first-time finish sealed a convincing victory for Bayern.
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