“In fact, we’re going to do it.”
Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique ended his post-match interview after their exceptional defeat by Liverpool with a little bit of positivity. However the feeling was he was not being solely critical.
PSG pummelled the Reds for 87 minutes within the Champions League final 16 first leg. Then Liverpool netted the one aim.
Enrique’s aspect had 27 photographs – the second-most on document (from 2003-04) by a aspect in a Champions League knockout match wherein they failed to attain and misplaced.
Sadly for Enrique and PSG, in addition they maintain the document for that with 30 photographs of their semi-final defeat by Borussia Dortmund final season.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, named the person of the match, had made 9 saves.
PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma made none, conceding Liverpool’s solely shot on course from Harvey Elliott with three minutes to go.
It ended PSG’s 22-game unbeaten run and 10-game successful streak in all competitions.
Enrique mentioned: “I do not suppose it is too tough to analyse tonight’s recreation. We had been far superior to Liverpool.
“We created extra probabilities and produced an entire efficiency towards considered one of Europe’s high sides. Soccer will be unfair at occasions.
“For sure [they can go through]. We have solely performed the primary leg. We’re a aspect with nothing to lose. If we are able to replicate tonight’s efficiency, we are able to qualify.”
PSG forwards Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, particularly within the first half, had been electrical – and managed 13 photographs, six on course, between them.
“We deserved extra,” mentioned Enrique.
“Their finest participant was their goalkeeper – he was magnificent in the present day. Immediately wasn’t a recreation primarily based on the stats or the main points.
“We had been far superior. We did not permit Liverpool to play. They had been higher than us for the primary 5 minutes however, other than that, it was us on high.”
Liverpool boss Arne Slot mentioned: “Had we acquired a draw, we might nonetheless have been the fortunate ones. They had been a lot the higher group in the present day.
“It is a good consequence for us, however we felt the standard of Paris.
“Each underlying stat exhibits you they had been the very best aspect within the Champions League. I wasn’t stunned at how good they had been.
“We weren’t under-par, it was simply all the way down to the standard of the opposition. They confirmed it in the present day. Luis Enrique has created an unbelievable group right here.”
