- Liverpool beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in his champions League clash
- Vitinha, 25, insisted that the PSG was the best side despite its defeat
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Paris Saint-Germain players believe they deserved to overcome Liverpool in the first leg of their 16th Champions Champions Round of 16 and are determined to cancel their 1-0 deficit in Anfield next week.
The Portuguese midfielder Vitinha insisted that the PSG was the best side despite his defeat in the Parc des princes and promised that they would put things directly on the leg back.
'It's hard to play a game like that, against a team like that. Just a goal opportunity, just one shot. 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 as at the beginning of the season, but we couldn't write down. '
The PSG dominated great parts of the game, but the defensive discipline of Liverpool frustrated them before the substitute Harvey Elliott was late to snatch the victory for the Premier League team.
When reflecting on the game, Achraf Hakimi admitted that the result left the PSG squad frustrated, but said they had a complete belief in their ability to change the tie on Tuesday next week.
The Portuguese midfielder Vitinha (in the photo above) insisted that the PSG was better than Liverpool despite its defeat in the Parc Des Princes
They beat PSG 1-0 in their champions League clash thanks to a late goal by Harvey Elliott
Despite the disappointment, Achraf Hakimi (in the photo above) saw enough in PSG's performance to convince him that they could complete the return on March 11 in Anfield
'We left frustrated. Frustrated by losing the game like this. We have seen that this type of game has happened before this season, especially against Atlético. It hurts to finish the game like that, but we are happy with the work we did, happy with our efforts, and we are ready to go out and win the game we deserve to win. '
Despite the disappointment, the Moroccan defender saw enough in PSG's performance to convince him that they could complete the return on March 11 in Anfield.
'With what I saw, there is hope. I saw desire, personality of the entire team. I didn't think it was going to happen like this. If we have this personality and the same desire, we will pass it.
Hakimi also said that Liverpool approached the game with caution, knowing the quality of PSG attack. 'They know our qualities, they respected us. They also know the atmosphere here and came with the desire to maintain the result to finish work at home. They didn't want to attack as usual.
With a second crucial stage in Anfield Looming, the PSG will need to support your words with action. They have a week to prepare, and Hakimi made it clear that they intend to make him count.
'We are going to go there and try to win. We have to raise our heads, that's what we told ourselves, and we have a week to prepare for the return game.