'English robbery' read the head on the front page of L'Equipe on Thursday morning and even the most miserable fan of Liverpool could not claim it.
Paris Saint-Germain was a good prize for a victory of two or three goals in the Last-16-stage of the Champions League, but ended with nothing after Harvey Elliott had put on his first touch after he had entered as a replacement.
Luis Enrique, for his part, described the defeat as 'unfair' and claimed that football 'is often a game of injustice'. The feeling of the Spanish coach was undoubtedly reflected by his troops and in various neighborhoods of the French media.
Surprise and disbelief prevail among British publications, while the tone on the continent was more a shock. That mood was best shown in L'Equipe.
The publication known for its unreasonably hard players' reviews brought it into the assessment of the stars in the Parc des Princes. Seven Liverpool star was closed, including Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson who both received a score of 3/10.
The Brazilian stop Alisson Becker was the hero for the Reds, with a series of excellent rescues to deny PSG all night. He was recognized as the player of the game through the exhaust and received a 9/10.
“PSG was also not yet contracted against a keeper as exceptional as Alisson in 2025,” the report said. 'Ten saves in total, that is statistically colossal.
'What is even more surprising is the reality of these judgments: for a good half of them they were exceptional. With a normal goalkeeper, the Luis Enrique team would certainly have won with different goals. '
RMC Sport called on the death of Jesus Christ in their assessment of Elliott's deceased winner, so the gravity of the finish in the corner of the Net van Gigi Donnarumma.
“Dominating during the game without being able to find the breakthrough,” wrote the outlet. 'Paris Saint-Germain was crucified in the last minutes. On his first ball, Harvey Elliott scored with a left shot. '
On Alisson they added: “It is still to be seen whether the Brazilian keeper left his super hero costume in Paris.”
In the meantime, Foot Mercato stated that it was difficult for a party to perform better against Liverpool and claimed that Enrique's men 'crushed' the Premier League leaders.
“A clearly frustrating game for the Parisians who had played the perfect game, or almost,” they wrote. 'On paper it was difficult to do better, because PSG crushed one of the best teams in Europe. But this defeat at the end of the competition has a bitter taste. '
Elsewhere, Le Parisian went so far that he claimed that the French champions gave the six -fold winners a 'football lesson' and it remained certain that Enrique's side not only went on to the quarterfinals but the last four of the competition.
“Paris seemed Liverpool straight in the eyes,” they wrote. “It gave them a football lesson and claimed himself as a large of Europe, only brought back to reason and frustration due to their lack of realism.
“No opponent has tormented the men of Arne Slot so far in Europe or recently in England.”
'Paris delivered a first half of a candidate for the last four [semi-finals]. '
In total, PSG had 27 shots on the two and three major chances of Liverpool for the Reds. Despite the defeat, their performance will grow the confidence that they can destroy their shortage when they meet in Anfield in the second stage next week.
The Portuguese midfielder Vitinha supported the side to do this and insisted that it is time for the youthful team to show their courage against one of the European elite.
'This is the time to show what a team we are. We are going to show what a team we are, we are going to show our character, “he said after the game.
'We're going to win there [at Liverpool]. With the game we played, the victory was more than deserved. We had many chances like at the start of the season, but we did not succeed in scoring. '
As far as Liverpool is concerned, they continued their remarkable record against European giants since the Jurgen Klopp lock replaced last summer.
In his first season at the helm, Slot's Liverpool played the ruling competition champions of England, Germany, Spain and France a total of five times and they won every game without giving a single goal.
They achieved consecutive 2-0 victories over Manchester City in the Premier League, while they hit Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the competition phase of the Champions League in November.
Only three weeks after beating Leverkusen, Liverpool passed Real Madrid 2-0 on Anfield on the way to sealing the top position in the classification of the Champions League.
If Liverpool continues their brilliant run against Europe's best in the return bone of next Tuesday, they will continue to the quarterfinals and remain hunting for a Treble.
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