“You Have to Suffer” — Dembele Praises PSG Grit in Aggregate Win

Dembele stars as PSG Weather Anfield storm to reach last four

Ousmane Dembele scored twice as PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield to reach UCL semis 4-0 on aggregate. Dembele hails PSG resilience under pressure.

Ousmane Dembele full of praise for PSG resilience in victory over Liverpool...

Two-goal hero Ousmane Dembele praised his Paris Saint-Germain teammates for standing firm under pressure and in difficult conditions to beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield on Tuesday. The second-leg win in their Champions League quarter-final secured a 4-0 aggregate victory and a place in the last four.

“It's 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,” Dembele told broadcaster Canal Plus.

“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.”

Reigning champions PSG carried a 2-0 lead from last week's first leg and had to soak up long spells of pressure in the second half. Liverpool registered 21 total attempts on goal on a wet and windy night.

Dembele opened the scoring in the 72nd minute before sealing PSG's win on the night and passage to the semis in stoppage time.

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

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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 14, 2026

“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 through injury, but his double against Liverpool takes him to 16 goals for the campaign in all competitions, including 12 in 2026.

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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 14, 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,” added the 28-year-old France forward.

“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.”