Liverpool will be returning to Merseyside with the advantage at the midway point of their Champions League last-16 contest against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arne Slot’s Reds managed to leave the Parc des Princes with a 1-0 win against all odds, considering how dominant PSG were in Tuesday’s last 16 first leg.
Liverpool survived 27 efforts from PSG, 10 of which were on target, and had only 29.5% possession compared to the hosts’ 70.5%.
However, PSG had the misfortune of facing Alisson Becker in peak condition.
On the other end, their defense failed to deal with Darwin Nunez, the ‘agent of mayhem’ who set up Harvey Elliott for the win.
After the Champions League game, Jamie Carragher made a brutally honest statement about Liverpool while also providing his opinion on Alisson’s performance.
Jamie Carragher calls Liverpool’s victory over PSG ‘one of the biggest robberies you will ever see in football’.
Carragher called Liverpool’s victory over PSG “one of the biggest robberies you will ever see in football”.
He also described Alisson’s performance as “arguably the greatest performance of his career” and stated that the Reds “have a good chance” of winning the Champions League.
“Did you get away with it?” “That’s one of the biggest robberies you’ll ever see in football,” Carragher told CBS Sports.
“I cannot believe what I have just witnessed. PSG were superb and dominated Liverpool.
“The previous time Liverpool won this championship, Alisson Becker saved against Napoli in the last group game in the group stage.
“Liverpool may have been eliminated had Napoli scored. That is usually remembered as a landmark event.
“That was not a save tonight.” That was undoubtedly the best performance of his career, especially in a Liverpool shirt.
“And if Liverpool go on to win this competition – which they have a good chance of, they’re a lot better than what we saw tonight – then that performance will be remembered for years to come.”
Arne Slot makes a major Alisson post-match claim
After the game, Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted he had never worked with a goalkeeper like Alisson in his career.
Slot was quoted as saying: “No, I don’t think I’ve ever worked with a goalkeeper that has played at this level, which is normal because he’s the best in the world.”
“So, I had some very good players as a manager but never the best goalkeeper in the world and that I think he is, he showed that today.”
Meanwhile, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock described Alisson as “exceptional” against PSG, and said he’s the kind of player who wins teams trophies.
Liverpool are very lucky to have a goalkeeper of Alisson’s ability in their ranks.
