IN a remarkable season for Arne Slot’s Liverpool, this was perhaps the most incredible result of the lot.
2024/2025 UEFA Champions League
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Match Report
Just 46 seconds after coming on, Elliott found the net with his first touch - and what was the Reds' first shot on target - in the 87th minute to give his side the advantage in the tie.
It was a real back-to-the-wall performance by Arne Slot's side, who thought they had fallen behind in the 20th minute.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia neatly curled beyond Alisson, only for his effort to be ruled out for offside following a VAR review.
PSG continued to carry the greater threat throughout the first leg, with Alisson producing smart saves to deny Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele, and keep the hosts at bay.
Yet, there was to be a late twist with just three minutes remaining.
Having absorbed all of their opponents' pressure, Alisson's long kick was won in the air by Darwin Nunez, who laid the ball off for Elliott to beat Donnarumma with a neat first-time finish.
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Data Debrief: Alisson stars before Liverpool's late, late show
Luis Enrique's side suffered their first defeat in 23 matches across all competitions, and they will be wondering how that happened, having registered 27 shots on goal to their opponents' two and enjoyed over 70% of possession.
It was the second-most shots on record (from 2003-04) by a side in a Champions League knockout match in which they both failed to score and lost, behind only PSG, themselves, against Borussia Dortmund last season (30).
Skipper Marquinhos became the fourth Brazilian to start 100 Champions League games - after Roberto Carlos, Dani Alves and Thiago Silva - and the first to do so in the competition with a French club.
However, the hosts could not find a way past Alisson, whose nine saves were the most on record by a Liverpool goalkeeper in a single Champions League match.
Elliott then popped up with the second-fastest goal scored by a substitute in this season's competition, after Ademola Lookman netted just 35 seconds after taking the field against Club Brugge.
It was also the Reds' latest winning goal in a Champions League knockout game.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
6' Dembélé's pass deflected off the referee
8' Beckham was in attendance, watching the game closely
9' Fabián Ruiz’s left footed shot is close but misses to the right
16' Dembélé dribbled past two and crossed, but João Neves missed the target
17' Vitinha struck from outside the box, narrowly missing the target
20' Kvaratskhelia curled it into the far corner, but the offside flag ruled it out
25' Barcola went down after contact with Konaté, but the referee waved play on.
28' Kvaratskhelia’s long-range shot was saved by Alisson
30' Dembélé's one-on-one was saved by Alisson, and Barcola had two quick attempts
37' Kvaratskhelia's breakthrough is denied by a stunning save from Alisson
49' Dembélé dribbles past a defender and fires from outside the box, but shoots high
53' Kvaratskhelia takes a free-kick, but Alisson saves the ball again
56' Kvaratskhelia curls it from outside the box, but Alisson collects the ball
62' Dembélé takes a corner directly on goal, but Szoboszlai clears it off the line
70' Achraf Hakimi pulls back a cutback, but Dembélé shoots high
73' Núñez challenges in the box and collides with the advancing Donnarumma
80' Doucouré cuts in and curls for the far corner, but Alisson saves it again
85' Dembélé curls a left-footed shot from the right, but Alisson saves the ball
87' GOAL! PSG 0-1 Liverpool (Harvey Elliott)
Line-ups
PSG XI: Marquinhos, Dembele, Fabian Ruiz, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Barcola, João Neves
Subs: Kimpembe, Lucas, Safonov, Arnau Tenas, Kang-in Lee, Gonçalo Ramos, Beraldo, Zaire-Emery, Doue, Mayulu, Mbaye
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Jota, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Gravenberch
Subs: Endo, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Chiesa, Nunez, Curtis Jones, Jaros, Elliott, Quansah, James McConnell, Trey Nyoni