PSG defeats Liverpool in Champions League shootout, advances further

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Paris St Germain (PSG) won a penalty shootout 4-1 against Liverpool and moved into the Champions League quarter-finals. The game ended 1-1 on aggregate after PSG won 1-0 in the second leg at Anfield.

In the shootout, PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved penalties from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. PSG players scored all of their penalties, making sure they won.

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The only goal of the match came in the 12th minute. Ousmane Dembele took advantage of a mistake by Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate. Konate blocked a shot from PSG’s Bradley Barcola, but the ball went away from the goalkeeper, Alisson. Dembele scored into the empty net, surprising the fans at Anfield.

PSG will now face either Aston Villa or Club Brugge in the quarter-finals. Villa has a 3-1 lead before their second leg on Wednesday.

In other Champions League news, Bayern Munich beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the second leg, winning 5-0 on aggregate. Harry Kane scored one goal and helped set up another. Bayern will play Inter Milan next month.

Barcelona won 3-1 against Benfica, with Raphinha scoring two goals and Lamine Yamal adding another. Barcelona moved to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win on aggregate.

Inter Milan also went through after a 2-1 victory over Feyenoord. Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu scored for Inter, who advanced with a 4-1 aggregate score.