Liverpool snatched a late winner to beat Paris Saint-Germain away 1-0 in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 series on Wednesday.
French league leader PSG dominated at the Parc des Princes but couldn’t make its superiority count and Harvey Elliott struck three minutes from time after replacing Mohamed Salah with Liverpool’s only shot on target.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half but Arne Slot’s side defended resolutely to keep PSG at bay and are in a strong position to advance to the quarter-finals going into next week’s second leg at Anfield.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker made several crucial saves as PSG had 28 attempts on goal but could not replicate the finishing that had allowed them to score 21 goals in their last five Champions League outings.
“It was probably the performance of my life,” Alisson told TNT Sports. “To go away with a win over here was probably a bit more than we deserved,” added Slot.
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