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Liverpool vs PSG LIVE - Ousmane Dembele goal, score, Hugo Ekitike injury, commentary stream

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And they have not been helped by a serious-looking injury to former PSG striker Hugo Ekitike, who was stretchered off in the 31st minute after slipping on the turf.Ekitike has been replaced by Mohamed Salah, who had to settle for a place on the bench with Arne Slot instead preferring to hand the fit-again Alexander Isak his first start since December.PSG have also lost two players to injury, with Nuno Mendes and Desire Doue being forced off, and the holders are being pegged back in the second half by the Reds, who have had a penalty awarded for a foul on Alexis Mac Allister in the box controversially overturned after VAR advised the referee to go to the screen.Details on how you can watch the game can be found HERE.Today21:36 BSTGOAL! Szoboszlai at right-back it seems.Today21:29 BSTCheckingReferee is checking with the monitor.Today21:27 BSTPenalty!Liverpool have a penalty, Mac Allister goes down inside the area.Today21:27 BSTAnfield in full voiceLiverpool have been good this second half - and they're being given great backing by the Anfield faithful.Today21:20 BSTChanceKerkez fires wide, great pass by Salah, difficult for Kerkez to take first time though on his right foot.Today21:19 BSTBarcelona level the tieBarcelona are now 3-1 up at Atletico Madrid, meaning the quarter-final tie is level at 3-3.Today21:18 BSTGood spellGravenberch smashes one into the Kop after carrying it a fair few yards.This is a good spell for Liverpool, can they make it count?Today21:16 BSTPSG subDoue is forced off for Barcola.Today21:13 BSTTest the keeperLiverpool really need to test Safonov more, he looks like an accident waiting to happen in the PSG goal.The keeper did manage to deny Gakpo, though, with Gomez heading an opportunity over from the resultant corner.Today21:12 BSTDoue downDecent enough start to the half from the hosts, who are pushing forward.Doue is down off the ball and off the pitch after a tangle with Szoboszlai.The Kop are furious with the PSG man who has been down for quite some time now but the game goes on.Today21:09 BSTUnderwaySecond half is underway.Today21:07 BSTSubsGakpo and Gomez are on for Isak and Frimpong.Today21:05 BSTReally bad weather at AnfieldCannot overstate just how bad the conditions are now.It's that windy that the rain is belting down on to our laptops and we are sat halfway up the lower tier of the Main Stand and have a partial cover over the laptops.Today20:58 BSTHalf-time ratingsGiorgi Mamardashvili 6Punched away cheeky long-range lob from Dembele in otherwise quiet first half.Jeremie Frimpong 5Really struggled with simple passes and the swirly conditions and hesitant with the bouncing ball before break.Ibrahima Konate 6Went walkabout on one occasion but otherwise stuck to defensive task and one good interception before interval.Virgil van Dijk 6Denied certain by superb Marquinhos interception and decent enough defending first half.Milos Kerkez 7The one Liverpool player to show proper fight from the off even if his passing wasn’t always on point.Ryan Gravenberch 6Bit tentative at first before a decent spell made way for one where he kept giving ball away.Dominik Szoboszlai 6Put in a good shift early on but among the many to lose possession a little too easily.Florian Wirtz 6Looked like he could create problems with neat passing but didn’t see enough of ball and too far away from the PSG goal.Alexis Mac Allister 5Tried to impose himself early on to little reward and often found the game going on around him.



Subbed.Alexander Isak 6Early header saved and had offside effort saved by Safonov during understandably fitful showing on his first start since December.Mohamed Salah (for Ekitike 31) 6Cross caused problems immediately and almost capitalised on one of many slips from all involved.Today20:57 BSTHALF-TIME Liverpool 0 PSG 0Level at the break.Today20:49 BSTMac Allister bookedAlexis Mac Allister is booked. Fouled Neves and can have no complaints.He will miss the first leg of the semi-final if Liverpool progress.Today20:48 BSTPSG on the front footAfter a fine piece of defending from Ibrahima Konate, Ousmane Dembele shins a shot into the side-netting.Today20:41 BSTPSG subNuno Mendes is forced off with an injury.

He's going to have to come off.Today20:26 BSTAll square in tonight's other quarter-final second leg.Atletico Madrid 0 Barcelona 2. Better from Liverpool, Isak just a shade too quick with his timing.Today20:21 BSTScrappy LiverpoolIt's not a very good game at the moment and the wind maybe is playing a part.Certainly, Liverpool seem unable to control the ball in midfield and PSG are lacking composure up front.Today20:20 BSTPSG chanceBig chance for PSG as Dembele swivels inside the area and fires into the Kop off balance.