‘We were far superior’ – Enrique insists PSG ‘deserved more’

“We will do it, of course,” the statement read.

Luis Enrique, the manager of Paris St-Germain, ended his interview with a little cheer after their remarkable defeat against Liverpool. However, he had the impression that he wasn’t taking things seriously.

In the Champions League first leg, PSG fought back for 87 minutes against the Reds. The only goal was then scored by Liverpool.

In a Champions League knockout game where they didn’t score and lost, Enrique’s team had 27 shots, which is the second-most on record (from 2003-2004).

Unfortunately, Enrique and PSG also set the record for that with 30 shots in last year’s semifinal defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

The man of the match was named the man of the match after Alisson made nine saves for Liverpool.

With three minutes left, PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma failed to save Liverpool’s only shot from Harvey Elliott, who had already made it 2-0.

It ended PSG’s 22-game winning streak and unbeaten start with a 10-game winning streak overall.

Enrique stated, “I don’t think the game tonight is too difficult to analyze.” We were far more superior to Liverpool.

We had more chances and performed flawlessly against one of Europe’s best sides. Sometimes football can be unfair.

They can go through, they say without a doubt. The first leg was the only match we had. We have nothing to lose on our side. We can qualify if we can do the same for tonight’s performance.

In the first half, PSG forwards Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele were sensational, allowing 13 shots, six of them on target, to pass.

Enrique remarked, “We deserved more.”

Their greatest player was their goalkeeper, who was fantastic today. Today’s game didn’t depend on the details or the stats.

We were far superior, they said. Liverpool couldn’t play because we prevented it. The first five minutes were better than they were, but other than that, we were in control.

Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, said: “We would still have been the lucky ones if we had got a draw.” Today’s team was much better.

“We thought the quality of Paris was good, but we weren’t.”

They were the best team in the Champions League, according to the underlying statistic. The quality of their work wasn’t surprising me.

Kvaratskhelia, 24, made a sensational ninth appearance for the club, Georgia.

He had been contemplating moving to Liverpool, but in January he chose to join PSG from Napoli for £59 million.

Following a £9 million move from Dinamo Batumi, Kvaratskhelia helped Napoli win the Serie A title in 107 games, scoring and contributing 54 goals and assists.

On BBC Radio 5 Live, former Reds defender Stephen Warnock described Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as “the worst nightmare of a defender because he can go both ways.”

He appears effortless at times and is breathtaking at times. I was taken aback when Liverpool turned down his offer in January.

Liverpool was left without a single issue as a result of Kvaratskhelia’s running, which saw him receive a goal disallowed for offside by the video assistant referee as well as being denied four times by Alisson.

Before coming off in the 78th minute with his team leading, he played on both wings and through the middle at various points throughout the game.

Rory Smith, a journalist for football, described Croatia as “a nightmare to play against tonight,” during a broadcast of the BBC Champions League Match of the Day program.

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