Dembélé Says PSG Had To Suffer To Reach UCL Semi-Finals

‎Ousmane Dembélé, who struck twice on the night, praised his Paris Saint-Germain teammates for staying composed under pressure and battling through difficult conditions at Anfield.

‎Their resilience paid off as PSG beat Liverpool 2–0 in the second leg to secure a 4–0 aggregate victory and advance to the Champions League semi-finals.

‎”It is the quarter-finals of the Champions League, in a stadium like this. And even though we won 2-0 in the first leg we knew it was going to be difficult,” said Dembele.

‎”In any case, there are no easy matches in the Champions League. You have to suffer if you are going to go all the way in this competition.”

‎PSG dominated Liverpool

‎Reigning champions PSG carried a 2–0 lead from the first leg. But were forced to endure heavy second-half pressure.

Liverpool launched wave after wave of attacks on a wet, windy night.

‎The hosts produced 21 attempts on goal but could not find a breakthrough. Dembélé struck in the 72nd minute. And then added a stoppage-time finish to seal PSG’s victory and their place in the semi-finals.

‎They will play either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the last four, with a first leg in Paris on April 28th or 29th.

‎”We had chances in the first half. I thought we controlled the game in the first half but it was more complicated in the second half.

‎”Albeit that’s normal because this is the Champions League,” said last year’s Ballon d’Or winner Dembele.

‎”There are only good teams in this competition but we have come away from this tie with two wins so that’s great.”

‎Dembele missed much of the first half of the season due to injury. But his double against Liverpool leaves him on 16 goals for the campaign in all competitions, including 12 in 2026.

‎”I want to help the team in every match. Whether that be by scoring a goal, setting up a goal or just pressing the goalkeeper,” he added.

‎”I try to give my maximum for Paris Saint-Germain and I hope to have a very, very good end to the season because there are big games to come.”