Social Media Reacts as Liverpool Crash Out of the UEFA Champions League

Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League journey came to a dramatic end as Paris Saint-Germain emerged victorious on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate draw. In a tense night at Anfield, Ousmane Dembélé’s early strike leveled the tie, and despite Liverpool pushing for a response, they couldn’t find a way past PSG’s resilience.

The match ultimately went to penalties, where Gianluigi Donnarumma emerged as the hero, saving from Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones. PSG, clinical from the spot, sealed their place in the quarter-finals with Désiré Doué netting the decisive penalty in front of their traveling supporters.

As expected, social media was ablaze with reactions to the game, with fans, pundits, and players weighing in on the drama. Here’s how Twitter reacted to Liverpool’s exit:

Anfield’s famous atmosphere? Not everyone was convinced…

Anfield atmosphere hype when I'm only hearing the PSG fans pic.twitter.com/e1SA33c5wm
— ??#TripleHOut (@_ashisogijizo) March 11, 2025

But maybe they just couldn’t compete with the noise from the travelling PSG fans?

Liverpool’s famous “Anfield atmosphere” ?

How embarrassing ???pic.twitter.com/hD7GDilsi8
— Lea (@Lea_EFC) March 11, 2025

Despite the low scoreline, fans were in awe of the sheer quality on display…

I swear this Liverpool VS PSG tie has only 2 goals in 2 games but it’s still one of the best champions League knockout faceoffs I’ve seen in a long time
— Trey (@UTDTrey) March 11, 2025

Particularly from the French side, who are used to bottling it on the big occasions…

Are PSG the best team to watch in Europe right now? And has that… ever been the case before?
— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) March 11, 2025

Fans couldn’t get enough of the sheer randomness in the PSG away end – an Everton star and a former UFC champion watching on together…

Khabib Nurmagomedov watched Paris Saint-Germain knock Liverpool out of the Champions League on penalties at Anfield tonight — alongside Everton’s Idrissa Gueye ?? pic.twitter.com/ZSyii4MzE2
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) March 11, 2025

There were no goals or assists for Mo Salah across both legs, as PSG’s left-back Nuno Mendes kept him firmly in his pocket…

Nuno Menshhhh to Salah these past two games pic.twitter.com/yTtRLF2X1P
— 21 ? (@karimmcfc) March 11, 2025

With Salah’s Ballon d’Or credentials taking a major hit, fans were quick to rule him out of the running…

No ballon d’Or for Salah. You can’t drop a stinker in the Champions league back to back like that.
— Conn (@ConnCFC) March 11, 2025

donnarumma the streets will never forget you saving football from a mo salah ballon d'or pic.twitter.com/J2c9ebqWK1
— ? (@UTDCJ_) March 11, 2025

Instead it was the goalscorer’s name on everyones lips after this one…

Ousmane Dembele has become a serious footballer. It took a decade, but it actually happened pic.twitter.com/O64xn0FXWa
— Ant (@Godbinna) March 11, 2025

???? No player in top 5 leagues has scored more goals than Ousmane Dembélé in 2025…

…making it 2??1?? goals (!) since January 1st. pic.twitter.com/oS3NQmOiCz
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 11, 2025

In the penalty shootout, one PSG fan made himself heard loud and clear…

Monsieur Megaphone is guaranteed to be hailed a patron saint for PSG. pic.twitter.com/ocNqersYDJ
— Ollie. T (@OllieTurnbull) March 11, 2025

Sksjdnfnfnjgjdjf one of the PSG ultras got a crazy megaphone right behind the goal and it’s killlllling me ???
— ???? (@FuadCadani) March 11, 2025

As Dembele’s penalty technique had people talking…

Dembélé is rude. He ligned up left footed and took the penalty with his right ?
— Aaron (@aaroncikaya) March 11, 2025

…and reminiscing back to this viral video from his Rennes days.

Ousmane Dembele taking the penalty with his right foot.

pic.twitter.com/d4XWrSaz92
— TC (@totalcristiano) March 11, 2025

But in the end, it was PSG’s goalkeeper who stole the show…

?? Clean sheet
?? Two saves in the penalty shootout

Of course Donnarumma is the MOTM ? pic.twitter.com/V9lxpCMLvH
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 11, 2025

Though one of Liverpool’s missed penalties didn’t come as a surprise to some…