Kvaratskhelia caps victory for dominant PSG but Liverpool have hope for return

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Ousmane Dembélé missed a hat-trick of openings, his final effort striking the outside of a post, while Nuno Mendes and Doué were also guilty of failing to punish vulnerable opponents.There was no collapse from Liverpool in the manner of Saturday’s FA Cup exit at Manchester City and a resolve that was painfully absent from recent matches, but they were a distant second best throughout.Slot had to try something different following the collapse at the Etihad and a damaging sequence of one win in five games. Further ominous signs included Achraf Hakimi, the PSG right-back, popping up unmarked on the opposite side of the pitch, dragging Virgil van Dijk out of position, and Liverpool being carved open by a throw-in taken deep inside the home half.Liverpool manager Arne Slot deployed a back five at the Parc des Princes but they could not keep PSG out.

The Liverpool goalkeeper was stationed close to his line but could do nothing to prevent the deflection sailing in.It was the worst possible start for a Liverpool team that went down without a fight at City on Saturday and had lost 14 of the previous 18 games in which they have conceded first.Yet they managed to make it to half-time without suffering further damage. He also denied Doué from close range inside the area after PSG broke through Liverpool’s right flank once again.

Joe Gomez taking an age over his long throw-ins also managed to disrupt the hosts’s dangerous rhythm, much to Luis Enrique’s annoyance.Dembele should have doubled PSG’s lead early in the second half when Kvaratskhelia and Mendes again combined down the left. The misses and the long wait for a second goal did not disturb PSG’s composure and they extended their advantage in superb style through Kvaratskhelia.