Liverpool head coach Arne Slot acknowledged that his team was lucky to beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first stage of their Champions League Last-16 draw.
Replacement Harvey Elliott scored the winners in the 87th minute, only 47 seconds after the couch came, with the first shot of Liverpool on Doel and second attempt compared to PSGs 28.
“To leave with a victory from here was probably a bit more than we deserved,” said Slot.
The Premier League leaders were grateful to goalkeeper Alisson Becker, whose nine Saves were the most that he had ever made in one match for the club.
The first chance of PSG came when Joao Neves skied from the cuts of Ousmane Dembelel, while the impressive Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had excluded a curly effort for offside after 20 minutes.
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From that moment on it was an attack and Alisson was eventually called husband of the competition, his contribution was.
“We had to be ready to suffer … It was a tough night for us with a happy ending,” said the Brazilian keeper.
“We have worked hard. We have given away so many opportunities … and at the end Harvey came in and the goal scored. It is incredible. A great story. A great evening for us.”
In the meantime, PSG had won 18 and signed two of their previous 20 games and was left to process missed opportunities. Midfielder Vitinha, however, was bullish about their chances in the return bone at Anfield next week.
“We are going to show the team that we are, we are going to show our character. We're going to win there,” said their midfielder Vitinha. “With the game we played, the victory was more than deserved. We had many opportunities … we just couldn't score.”
The winner of the draw will be confronted with Aston Villa or Club Brugge in the Champions League last eight, the first to take a 3-1 lead to Villa Park in the second stage.
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