Harvey Elliott struck a late winner and Alisson produced a heroic goalkeeping display as Liverpool secured a resilient 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain to edge the first leg of their blockbuster UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.
Luis Enrique’s in-form Ligue 1 leaders lay siege to the visiting goal in a one-sided first half, with Alisson brilliantly denying Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, while the latter also had a sumptuous effort ruled out by VAR for offside.
Liverpool defended their penalty area with real resilience but needed Alisson to continue to make saves following the break, with the Brazilian shot-stopper tipping away substitute Desire Doue’s wonderful curler 10 minutes from time.
Arne Slot replaced Mo Salah with Elliott four minutes from the end and within seconds the substitute was the match-winner as he fired home Darwin Nunez’s fine pass.
Next up, PSG visit Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Liverpool host Southampton in the Premier League on the same day before welcoming Enrique’s men to Anfield for the second leg of this tie on Tuesday night.