PSG boss Luis Enrique credits team’s belief for Champions League success

Dailydispatch · Apr 15, 2026 · 691 words · By Reuters Agency

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Paris St Germain showed why they are the reigning champions of Europe, coach Luis Enrique said, after his side completed a commanding 4-0 aggregate victory over Liverpool on Tuesday to reach the Champions League semifinals.

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PSG were pushed for spells at Anfield, particularly in the second half, but Ousmane Dembele struck twice after the break as Luis Enrique’s men won 2-0 to again demonstrate the belief and resilience that are hallmarks of their European campaign.

Common ground

Luis Enrique said defending the trophy remained one of football’s toughest challenges, but his team had earned the right to compete among Europe’s elite once more.

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Claim 1: “Liverpool’s need to chase the tie after trailing 2-0 from the first leg”

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Two independent sources (YouTube highlights and BBC Sport) confirm a 2-0 first-leg victory for PSG over Liverpool.

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web search NEUTRAL — Paris Saint-Germain's Ángel Di María finished the tournament as the joint top assist provider, having assisted 6 goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_UEFA_Champions_League

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch key moments from Liverpool's 2-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg.Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Gome...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGnfVloUHU

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web search NEUTRAL — FT: Paris St-Germain 2-0 Liverpool. Stephen Warnock Former Liverpool defender on MOTD: Uefa Champions League. It feels like there is a huge gulf between the two teams.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cq8wv7lqjwlt

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Claim 2: “his side completed a commanding 4-0 aggregate victory over Liverpool on Tuesday to reach the Champions League semifinals”

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While there is evidence of PSG and Liverpool playing in the Champions League, the provided evidence for this specific claim contains general information about the city of Paris or the 2025-26 season without confirming a 4-0 aggregate victory in a specific match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 56th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the French top flight. The club is participating in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League is the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_UEFA_Champions_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UEFA Champions League final will be the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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Claim 3: “Slot handed a first start to Alexander Isak since the Sweden international suffered a broken leg in December”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Alexander Isak's start or a broken leg in December.

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Claim 4: “PSG will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, who meet on Wednesday with the Germans leading 2-1, in the semifinals”

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Multiple web sources confirm PSG's progression to the semifinals and their matchup against Bayern Munich, with reports of the 2026 semifinals taking place.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 114th season in existence and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_Real_Madrid_CF_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of FC Bayern Munich and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Bayern Mun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_FC_Bayern_Munich_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FC Bayern Munich are a football club based in the city of Munich in Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1900, they have been competing in UEFA competitions since the 1960s and have become one of the most suc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich_in_internatio…

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Claim 5: “Paris St Germain showed why they are the reigning champions of Europe”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and a UEFA roll of honour, confirm that Paris Saint-Germain won the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League and are the reigning champions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 UEFA Champions League was the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_UEFA_Champions_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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Claim 6: “a contentious VAR decision that saw a penalty given for a foul on Alexis Mac Allister overturned”

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Three independent web sources confirm that a penalty for Alexis Mac Allister was overturned by VAR during the match against PSG.

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web search NEUTRAL — UEFA release statement after VAR overturned Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty vs PSG. 15 hours ago. By Josh Barker.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — VAR overturned the referee's call of penalty for a foul on Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister.
https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/48491790/var-rev…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexis Mac Allister went down in the area under a challenge from Willian Pacho that was ultimately decided not to be a foul. Maurizio Mariani pointed to the spot immediately after the Argentina intern…
https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/Headline/Liverpool-told-VA…

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Claim 7: “a potentially serious injury to France forward Hugo Ekitike”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an injury to Hugo Ekitike.

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Claim 8: “expected goals of 1.94”

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The evidence mentions an xG of 1.94 for a match between Leicester and Liverpool from the 2017/18 season, not the match against PSG.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highlights: Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace | Isak, Robertson & Wirtz Goals! Liverpool FC. 1.3M views • 2 weeks ago.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9LQwHZoucFT94I2h6JOcjw

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web search NEUTRAL — Expected goals (xG) has sparked controversy ever since it hit the mainstream on Match of the Day at the beginning of the 2017/18 season, but the debate on social media was kicked up a notch this week.…
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/6-interesting-things-we…

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web search NEUTRAL — Expected goals (xG).This match is part of the Premier League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Liverpool and Crystal Palace have far…
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/matches/liverpool-vs-crystal-pa…

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Claim 9: “Despite enjoying 53% possession and having 21 attempts to PSG’s 12 and eight corners to the visitors’ two”

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The evidence provided for this claim is irrelevant, discussing 'Match Group' (dating apps) and general player bios rather than match statistics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matvey Yevgenyevich Safonov (also spelled Matvei Safonov; Russian: Матвей Евгеньевич Сафонов; born 25 February 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvey_Safonov

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain (French: [paʁi sɛ̃ʒɛʁmɛ̃], ult. ref. "Saint Germanus"), PSG, Paris, or Paris SG, is a French professional football club b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC

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Claim 10: “Ousmane Dembele struck twice after the break as Luis Enrique’s men won 2-0”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general biographies of Ousmane Dembele and other players, but does not contain match reports confirming he scored twice in a 2-0 win over Liverpool.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Achraf Hakimi Mouh (Arabic: أشرف حكيمي موح, pronounced [ˈʔaʃraf ħaˈkiːmiː ˈmuːħ]; born 4 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achraf_Hakimi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Désiré Nonka-Maho Doué (French pronunciation: [deziʁe dwe, -due]; born 3 June 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Désiré_Doué

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masour Ousmane Dembélé (French pronunciation: [us.man dɛm.be.le]; born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Dembélé

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