PSG star Vitinha insisted that his side Liverpool would beat in Anfield to make their Champions League Last-16 draw.
The Reds claimed the Ultimate Smash-and-Grab victory in the Parc des Princes in the first stage on Wednesday. PSG had 70 percent of the possession and an amazing 27 shots, which means that more than 600 passes.
In the meantime, Liverpool had only 30 percent and only two attempts on goal, while only 220 passes completed. An inspired performance of Alisson kept the game on goal until Harvey Elliott came off the bank to score the winner three minutes of the time.
It means that Liverpool will go to the lead of one goal next Tuesday. But Vitinha is Adamant Les Parisiens will turn the draw on by winning in Anfield, an achievement that the French giants have never achieved.
“It's hard to play such a game, against a team like this, with one chances of goal, just one shot. We will show the team that we are, we will show our character: “He told Canal+.
“We'll win there. With the game we played, the victory was more than deserved. As at the start of the season, we had many opportunities, but we did not score. “
It is remarkable that the loss on Wednesday was PSG's first defeat since November 26, when they were 1-0 away from Bayern Munich in the competition phase of the Champions League. They hope to get a better one than last year, when they reached the semi -final.
Baas Luis Enrique echoed Star Vitinha's thoughts by supporting his side to turn the draw in the second stage. He insisted that his side had delivered a good performance and had been 'much better' than Liverpool.
“It's hard to talk about such a game. We have completely dominated the game, against one of the best teams in Europe. We have to think about being positive and analyze the game tomorrow,” complained Enrique to Canal+.
“But I am happy with the performance of the team and we have to think about reversing this result. It's not the time to see things negative. It's time to be proud of our colors. Today I think we have shown that we can play against every opponent.
“We are going to do the same in the coming weeks. Their best player was the keeper. We were much better than Liverpool. Much better! But they won that game. That is very unfair.
“I don't see any negative aspects. I am very proud of my team, very proud of my players. There is a second stage to play in Liverpool. We will not give up. “
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