'We were far superior' - Enrique insists PSG 'deserved more'

"Of course, we are going to do it."

Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique ended his post-match interview after their remarkable defeat by Liverpool with a bit of positivity. But the feeling was he was not being entirely serious.

PSG pummelled the Reds for 87 minutes in the Champions League last 16 first leg. Then Liverpool netted the only goal.

Enrique's side had 27 shots - the second-most on record (from 2003-04) by a side in a Champions League knockout match in which they failed to score and lost.

Unfortunately for Enrique and PSG, they also hold the record for that with 30 shots in their semi-final defeat by Borussia Dortmund last season.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, named the man of the match, had made nine saves.

PSG's Gianluigi Donnarumma made none, conceding Liverpool's only shot on target from Harvey Elliott with three minutes to go.

It ended PSG's 22-game unbeaten run and 10-game winning streak in all competitions.

Enrique said: "I don't think it's too difficult to analyse tonight's game. We were far superior to Liverpool.

"We created more chances and produced a complete performance against one of Europe's top sides. Football can be unfair at times.

"Without a doubt [they can go through]. We've only played the first leg. We're a side with nothing to lose. If we can replicate tonight's performance, we can qualify."

PSG forwards Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, especially in the first half, were electric - and managed 13 shots, six on target, between them.

"We deserved more," said Enrique.

"Their best player was their goalkeeper - he was magnificent today. Today wasn't a game based on the stats or the details.

"We were far superior. We didn't allow Liverpool to play. They were better than us for the first five minutes but, apart from that, it was us on top."

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said: "Had we got a draw, we would still have been the lucky ones. They were much the better team today.

"It's a good result for us, but we felt the quality of Paris.

"Every underlying stat shows you they were the best side in the Champions League. I wasn't surprised at how good they were.

"We were not under-par, it was just down to the quality of the opposition. They showed it today. Luis Enrique has created an incredible team here."

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Kvaratskhelia 'breathtaking' in defeat

Georgia winger Kvaratskhelia, 24, was sensational on his ninth appearance for the club.

He had been linked with a move to Liverpool, but instead moved to PSG from Napoli for £59m in January.

Kvaratskhelia had a combined 54 goals and assists in 107 games for Napoli and helped them to win the Serie A title in 2022-23 - after a £9m move from Dinamo Batumi.

"Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a defender's worst nightmares as he can go both ways," said ex-Reds defender Stephen Warnock on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"He is breathtaking at times and he looks effortless at times. I was surprised Liverpool didn't go in for him in January."

Kvaratskhelia's running caused Liverpool no end of problems - and he had a goal disallowed by the video assistant referee for offside, as well as being denied by Alisson four times.

He played on both wings and through the middle at various stages of the game, before coming off in the 78th minute with his team still level.

Football writer Rory Smith, speaking on the BBC's Champions League Match of the Day show, said: "Kvaratskhelia looked like a nightmare to play against tonight.

"The thing that makes him so different is you don't know what he's going to do."

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