53 m. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique sends message to Liverpool after 'unfair' first leg defeat

Liverpool claimed a 1-0 win in their Champions League last 16 showdown with PSG in Paris, with Harvey Elliott's late goal giving them a scarcely deserved victory after an excellent display from the hosts met an inspired Alisson Becker

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9 h. ago Cinematic, triumphant, unbeatable: Alisson seizes his moment for Liverpool | Barney Ronay

Liverpool took a huge step towards the season’s end, thanks to one of the deep spirit animals of this teamLiverpool are fluid. Liverpool are polyvalent. Liverpool press and sit, then strike like jet fighters. Maybe they really are, as Luis Enrique enthused before this game, “a perfect team”. But sometimes, well, sometimes you just need a really good goalkeeper too.Alisson wasn’t just good here in the conventional sense, bullocking around his area like a giant, yolk-coloured blur making game-saving blocks and dives. He was, as Liverpool defended desperately at times, triumphantly good. This was goalkeeping as an act of performance, goalkeeping as counter-aggression. You really believe you’re going to win this? How much, would you say? Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘The best goalkeeper in the world’: Arne Slot hails Alisson’s Paris masterclass

Liverpool manager thrilled with Brazilian’s performanceAlisson: ‘It was probably the performance of my life’Arne Slot hailed Alisson as the best goalkeeper in the world after the Liverpool No 1 produced a magnificent one-man show to thwart Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Alisson described his display as arguably the finest of his career having made nine saves against Luis Enrique’s dominant team and played a part in Harvey Elliott’s late winner. The Liverpool head coach conceded his team would have been lucky to escape with a draw from Parc des Princes, such was PSG’s superiority, but had no doubt who was responsible for an unlikely victory. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Luis Enrique reacts to Champions League 'injustice' as PSG manager reflects on brutal Liverpool defeat

Harvey Elliott strikes late to grab unlikely victory

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10 h. ago Luis Enrique's Champions League prediction speaks volumes after heartbreaking Liverpool defeat

Paris Saint-Germain dominated at home to Liverpool in the Champions League, with 27 shots to their opponents' two, but Harvey Elliott struck late to give the visitors the win

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10 h. ago Liverpool players react as Alisson produces 'performance of my life' in Champions League win over PSG

The Reds number one was in sensational form against PSG

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10 h. ago PSG vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Harvey Elliott snatches late winner

PSG 0-1 Liverpool: Elliott scores late on to give Liverpool a vital first-leg victory

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10 h. ago PSG vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after Reds survive onslaught

Liverpool secure massive first-leg result

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11 h. ago Benfica vs Barcelona LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction

Hansi Flick’s side have eyes on the quarter-finals

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11 h. ago Elliott stuns PSG as Liverpool weather storm to snatch remarkable victory

Liverpool are alive and well in the Champions League when they should have been buried in Paris. Arne Slot’s team did not simply secure a precious first-leg lead against Paris Saint-Germain, they committed grand larceny on a night that belonged to Alisson.Harvey Elliott grabbed a late winner entirely against the run of play and within a minute of replacing Mohamed Salah. Fittingly, Liverpool’s goal was constructed by their goalkeeper. Alisson was unbeatable all night, driving PSG to despair with a string of superb saves, although Luis Enrique’s side also squandered plenty of chances of their own accord. A goalless draw would have been a fine outcome for Liverpool in the circumstances but they emerged victorious when Alisson launched a clearance in the 87th minute. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Harvey Elliott stuns PSG as Liverpool weather storm to snatch dramatic win

Alisson had rarely been mentioned in the story of Liverpool’s old guard rediscovering peak form and propelling Arne Slot’s team towards glory this season. One night in Paris changed that. The Liverpool goalkeeper gave the performance of a lifetime, by his own admission, to ensure Paris Saint-Germain’s dominance came to nothing. Harvey Elliott applied the écraser et attraper. That’s smash and grab, to you and me.Liverpool could have been buried in the first half of the first leg alone. Luis Enrique’s young, fast and vibrant team squandered several clear chances and bemoaned the decision not to dismiss Ibrahima Konaté for denying Bradley Barcola a clear goalscoring opportunity. Even Slot admitted that was a close call. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago PSV vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after Gunners score seven

Gunners secure emphatic first leg result in Eindhoven

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34 h. ago PSV vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Gunners make history with huge win

PSV 1-7 Arsenal: An extraordinary night saw the Gunners became the first away team in Champions League history to score seven goals in a knockout stage match

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36 h. ago Liverpool must give ‘best performance of the season’ at PSG, warns Arne Slot

‘We would have preferred to play Benfica,’ admits coachPSG’s Luis Enrique fears Liverpool’s ‘three fighter jets’Arne Slot has said Liverpool must present the best possible version of themselves to advance beyond Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, although Luis Enrique fears “the three fighter jets” in the Premier League leaders’ attack.The Liverpool head coach admitted he would have preferred to have avoided the French champions in the draw for the last 16 as, on recent form, they are “one of the strongest teams in Europe”. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique admits Liverpool fear as he makes incredible Arne Slot statement

Liverpool head to the Parc des Princes in their Champions League last 16 first leg as they face French champions Paris Saint-Germain, with Luis Enrique's men in outstanding form

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45 h. ago PSG thrash Lille as they gear up for Champions League battle of the titans

The two French clubs still in the Champions League met in Paris at the weekend. It went a lot better for PSG than LilleBy Get French Football NewsFootball fans will associate André Villas-Boas with racing, the former Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham and Marseille manager having made waves as a driver at the Dakar Rally, but if any manager is shifting through the gears at present, it must surely be Luis Enrique. PSG squared off against Lille on Saturday, a game that was circled on the calendars of French football fans for two reasons: not only could it be a real test for both sides before their last-16 ties in the Champions League but it was also a game where PSG could lose in the league for the first time this season.With Lille playing a rotated lineup at the Parc des Princes, it was barely a contest. Ethan Mbappé’s impressive cameo was the only bright spot for the visitors as PSG ran out easy 4-1 winners. They scored all four of their goals in a first half that Enrique called “our best of...

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3 d. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique compares Liverpool to Ligue 1 team ahead of Champions League clash

Luis Enrique is preparing his PSG side to face Liverpool in the Champions League next week and he's compared the Reds to Lille - whom the Paris outfit smashed 4-1 on Saturday night

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4 d. ago South Africa beat England by seven wickets: Champions Trophy cricket – live reaction

Champions Trophy updates, 9am GMT start in KarachiHussain’s truth-bomb fights back against AI robotsHow to keep 50-over cricket relevant | Email Daniel2nd over: England 18-1 (Duckett 9, Smith 0) England have two players who have held their heads high throughout this troubled tour – Ben Duckett and Joe Root. Duckett, facing Lungi Ngidi, plays two serene clips for four, as if he hadn’t even noticed that he’d lost his opening partner.1st over: England 9-1 (Duckett 0, Smith 0) Marco Jansen’s left-arm angle was a foreign language to poor Salt, who hadn’t even been able to face it in the nets as England left all their lefties at home. He managed a spank over cover for four but played and missed twice, almost gave a catch in the ring with a shovel to leg, and then got that top edge. One of the worst run-a-ball innings you will ever see. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Garnacho to pay for team’s dinner, Rosicky linked with Arsenal role: football news – live

All the latest football news before the weekend’s actionFA Cup fifth round: 10 things | Email MichaelAndy Hunter: Liverpool made a loss of £57m last season after missing out on the Champions League while wages and overhead costs increased, the club’s latest accounts have revealed Newcastle United v Brighton: With their team already in the Carabao Cup final, due to face Brighton in the last 16 of the FA Cup on Sunday and hopeful of securing qualification for the Champions League with a strong league finish, the fitness – or lack therof – of their striker Alexander Isak is uppermost in the thoughts of most Newcastle fans after he missed his side’s midweek defeat at Liverpool with a groin injury. Over to you, Eddie Howe Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Guardiola on Plymouth, Rosicky linked with Arsenal role: football news – live

All the latest football news before the weekend’s actionFA Cup fifth round: 10 things to look out for | Email TahaAndy Hunter: Liverpool made a loss of £57m last season after missing out on the Champions League while wages and overhead costs increased, the club’s latest accounts have revealed Newcastle United v Brighton: With their team already in the Carabao Cup final, due to face Brighton in the last 16 of the FA Cup on Sunday and hopeful of securing qualification for the Champions League with a strong league finish, the fitness – or lack therof – of their striker Alexander Isak is uppermost in the thoughts of most Newcastle fans after he missed his side’s midweek defeat at Liverpool with a groin injury. Over to you, Eddie Howe Continue reading...

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