'English Heist' read the headline on the cover of L'Equipe on Thursday morning and not even the most deceived Liverpool fan could argue with that.
Paris Saint-Germain had a good value for a two or three goals victory in the last match of the Champions League the last 16-year-old match, but ended with nothing after Harvey Elliott hit his first touch after arriving as a substitute.
Luis Enrique described the defeat of his team as “unfair” and said that football is “often a game of injustice.” Without a doubt, the feeling of the Spanish coach echoed his troops, as well as in several sectors of the French media.
The amazement and disbelief reigned among the British publications, while the tone in the continent was more shock. That mood was better in The team.
The publication known for his unreasonably hard players did it well in his evaluation of the stars in the Parc des princes. Seven Liverpool stars were criticized, including Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, who were given a 3/10 score.
The Brazilian cap Alisson Becker was the hero of the Reds, with a series of excellent salvages to deny the PSG throughout the night. He was recognized as the game player for the departure and gave him a 9/10.
Liverpool raised the fate of claiming a famous 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Parc Des Princes
The French champions dominated the tie on Wednesday night before the reds snatched late
The French departure L'Equipe ran with the head of the 'English robbery' on its cover on Thursday morning
“The PSG had not yet faced a goalkeeper as exceptional as Alisson in 2025,” said the report. 'Ten salvages in total, that is statistically colossal speaking.
'What is even more surprising is the reality of these judgments: for a good half of them, they were exceptional. With a normal goalkeeper, Luis Enrique's team would certainly have won by several goals.
RMC Sport He evoked the death of Jesus Christ in his evaluation of the late winner of Elliott, such was the seriousness of the end in the corner of the Gigi Donnarumma network.
“Mastering throughout the game without being able to find the progress,” the exit wrote. 'Paris Saint-Germain was crucified in the last minutes. In his first ball, Harvey Elliott scored with a left -wing shot.
In Alisson, they added: “It remains to be seen if the Brazilian goalkeeper will have left his superhero costume in Paris.”
Meanwhile, Market Soccer He declared that it was difficult for a team to perform better against Liverpool and said that Enrique's men “crushed” the leaders of the Premier League.
“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 since the PSG crushed one of the best teams in Europe. But this defeat at the end of the party has a bitter taste.
Elsewhere, The Parisian It was so far as to affirm that the French champions gave the winners a 'football lesson' and they were still sure that Enrique's team progressed not only to the quarterfinals but to the last four of the competition.
Harvey Elliott left the bank and scored with his first touch to give the advantage to the visitors
Alisson Becker was the Liverpool hero after making nine salvages. L'Equipe gave him a 9/10
The head of the PSG, Luis Enrique, said that the result was “unfair” and said that football is “often a game of injustice”
“Paris more than liverpool seemed directly to the eyes,” they wrote. 'He gave them a football lesson, affirming himself as a great in Europe, only returned to reason and frustration for his lack of realism.
“No opponent has tormented Arne Slot's men to this point in Europe or recently in England.”
'Paris delivered a first half of a candidate for the last four (semifinals).
In total, the PSG had 27 shots at two and three great opportunities of Liverpool for those of the Reds. Despite the defeat, their performance will generate confidence that they can cancel their deficit when they are next week in Anfield in the second leg.
The Portuguese midfielder Vitinha supported the side to do so, insisting that it is time for the youth team to show their temper against one of the European people.
'Now is the time to show what team we are. Let's show what team we are, let's show our character, “he said after the game.
'We are going to win there (in Liverpool). With the game we played, the victory was more than deserved. We had many opportunities such as at the beginning of the season, but we couldn't score. '
As for Liverpool, they continued their remarkable record against European giants since sloting replaced Jurgen Klopp last summer.
The Portuguese midfielder Vitinha (left) supported PSG to cancel the deficit in the second leg in Anield next week
The victory continued the remarkable Liverpool record against the best European teams this season
In his first season to the helm, Liverpool de Slot has played the reigning champions of the League of England, Germany, Spain and France a combined total of five times and they have won all the games without granting a single goal.
They have obtained successive 2-0 victories over Manchester City in the Premier League, while they hit Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the phase of the Champions League League in November.
Only three weeks after beating Leverkusen, Liverpool went through Real Madrid 2-0 in Anfield on his way to seal in the first place in the classification of the Champions League.
If Liverpool continues its brilliant career against the best in Europe in the return section next Tuesday, they will progress to the quarterfinals and will remain in search of an acute.