A Paris smash and grab, a Munich howler and a goal in Lisbon from the Champions League’s most in-form forward — it was another night of high drama in Europe’s blue-ribbon cup competition. It took a while to catch fire,
Harvey Elliott’s late goal 47 seconds after coming on helped Liverpool to a stunning smash-and-grab win as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.
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.
Harvey Elliott scored less than a minute after coming on as a late substitute to fire Liverpool to a 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday. Runaway Premier League leader Liverpool had survived a barrage of attacks in Paris to keep the score at 0-0 going into the final minutes.