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Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain arrives to the stadium before the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool FC at Parc des Princes(Image: Photo by Aurelien Meunier - PSG/PSG via Getty Images)

Liverpool stunned Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, surviving a dominant display from the Ligue 1 giants before substitute Harvey Elliott snatched victory late on with his very first touch.

The Reds will now have a 1-0 lead to protect at Anfield next week as they look to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Arne Slot’s men were left celebrating a famous European victory in the Parc des Princes, well aware that they had ridden their luck for the majority of the tie against Luis Enrique’s impressive side.



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‘Braquage à L'Anglaise’ (‘English Heist’) read the front page of L’Equipe on Thursday morning, perfectly summing up the feeling over in France after Liverpool’s smash and grab win.

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While the English media were left praising an astonishing performance from goalkeeper Alisson Becker, their French counterparts were left in disbelief.

Notoriously harsh when it comes to dishing out player ratings, L’Equipe gave Alisson Becker a 9/10, but Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson were both savaged as they were only given 3/10s.

Of the Brazilian’s performance, they wrote: "In a duel from a distance, Alisson, the Brazilian goalkeeper of Liverpool, delivered an immense performance during the Reds' victory at the Parc des Princes (1-0) on Wednesday.

Conversely, Gianluigi Donnarumma missed the opponent's only shot on target."

Meanwhile, in L’Equipe’s match report, they bemoaned a ‘Cruel scenario’ as ‘PSG stunned by Liverpool in the Champions League after dominating the entire match’.

They wrote: “Opportunities galore, a goal disallowed for offside and in front, a euphoric goalkeeper: PSG, who had not known defeat in all competitions since their setback against Bayern Munich (0-1) on November 26.

That would be even crazier.

“Apart from a start spent finding their marks, PSG -Liverpool was a one-sided match for a long time, with a Parisian team mixing fury with possession (68% at half-time), in an exciting demonstration of offensive play, in set attacks, in transitions, in reversals, in combinations within the game, in small perimeters.

“Paris did more than look Liverpool straight in the eye, it gave them a football lesson, asserting itself as a European great, only brought back to reason and frustration by its lack of realism.

It is condemned to perfection.”

Alexandre Lemarie of Le Monde also rued how PSG’s hopes of Champions League progression are dangling by a thread.

He wrote: “The Parc des Princes crowd is finally waiting for the liberating goal, in a one-sided Champions League match.

A Paris Saint-Germain that answered the call by riding on the best in Europe, the future champion of England (Premier League ranking here) and the team that finished top of the standings in the first phase of the Champions League.

“Reds who are more experienced, more solid and led by the gas factory Mohamed Salah, author of 30 goals and 22 assists since the start of the season.