Liverpool were sent tumbling out of the Champions League in disappointing fashion when they were beaten on penalties at home by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday evening. Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game early on in the first half to level the aggregate score at 1-1 before Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones missed their spot kicks as the French side scored all theirs to win 4-1. The results means Arne Slot's must lift themselves for Sunday's League Cup final against Newcastle United while standing 15 points clear at the Premier League summit.
Here the ECHO rates the Liverpool players after a forgettable European night at Anfield. Trent Alexander-Arnold hands Liverpool major injury scare before Carabao Cup final Liverpool vs PSG LIVE - Nunez, Jones misses, Donnarumma saves, Dembele goal, highlights Alisson Becker 8 Smothering stops to deny Barcola and Dembele first half and couldn’t do much about the visitors’ opener. Confident claiming corners but beaten for all four penalties in shoot-out.
Trent Alexander-Arnold 8 One overly-confident run aside, decent opening period particularly in attack. Dealt well with Kvarataskhelia on the whole and became huge threat going forward after break. Injury a massive concern.
Subbed. Ibrahima Konate 6 A touch unfortunate that attempt to cut out Barcola cross teed up the PSG opener. Runs out of defence brought mixed reward.
Virgil van Dijk 7 Some defending was necessarily last-ditch as PSG countered before break. Threat at set-piec.
