Paris Saint-Germain secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, overcoming Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a thrilling last-16 clash at Anfield.
Having trailed 1-0 from the first leg in Paris, PSG equalized on aggregate early in the second leg, thanks to an Ousmane Dembele goal.
Despite numerous chances from both sides, neither team could break the deadlock during regular or extra time, pushing the match into a dramatic penalty shootout.
In the shootout, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma emerged as the hero, saving penalties from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones.
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Meanwhile, Vitinha, Goncalo Ramos, Dembele, and Desire Doue all confidently converted for PSG.
The victory sees the French club, who have yet to win the Champions League, progress to the quarter-finals, where they will face either Aston Villa or Club Brugge next month.
Villa, who lead 3-1 from the first leg, will host the Belgian side today.
Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan also reached the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The other four last 16 return legs are on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have joined Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Harry Kane scored and set up Alphonso Davies as six-time winners Bayern won 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen to take the all-German tie 5-0 from both games.
The Bavarians remain on course towards the final in their home stadium.
Bayern next meet Inter who completed a 4-1 aggregate success over Dutch side Feyenoord with a 2-1 home victory from Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty.
Barcelona earlier beat Benfica 3-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate as 17-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score and assist in one Champions League match, while Raphinha got a brace.
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