“It was the performance of my life,” hailed Alisson Becker after he starred for Liverpool of their smash-and-grab 1-0 win over PSG.
How Arne Slot’s aspect got here by way of their Champions League last-16 first leg will take some analysing but it surely got here all the way down to an impressive efficiency from goalkeeper Alisson, who was given a not often seen 10/10 participant ranking in Sky Sports activities’ match report.
With out their player-of-the-match Brazil worldwide, Liverpool’s possibilities on this competitors might have been over however he saved them within the recreation lengthy sufficient for Harvey Elliott to slip an angled shot previous Gianluigi Donnarumma along with his first contact late within the second half.
Alisson confronted 27 photographs and saved 9 of them, however at instances was the one factor standing in the way in which of full annihilation towards completely dominant opponents.
When requested if that was his finest efficiency of the season, Alisson replied: “Most likely of my life.
“The supervisor instructed us how onerous it might be and we needed to be able to undergo. They’ve a lot high quality. We gave away so many possibilities however ultimately with Harvey coming in and scoring the purpose, it is unbelievable. An amazing story. An amazing evening.
“They’re a really good team. Hopefully we can play a better game in the second game at home. We have to recognise the quality in the PSG team, having the ball, creating chances. It was a tough night but a happy end.”
Slot mentioned: “I don’t think I’ve worked with a goalkeeper at this level – he is the best in the world. He showed that today.”
In the meantime, Elliott, who had solely been on the sector for 47 seconds when he scored, mentioned: “He’s [Alisson] the best in the world. He shows it every game, keeping us in so many games. Tonight was my opportunity to repay him. Without him, I don’t know where we’d be. Hopefully he can keep keeping them out and we can keep finishing chances.”
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Paul Merson reacts to Harvey Elliott’s late winner for Liverpool of their Champions League conflict with Paris St-Germain
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Carra: Alisson’s biggest ever efficiency
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher talking to CBS Sports activities:
“Got away with it? That’s one of the biggest robberies you will ever see in football, that.
“I can not consider what I’ve simply seen. PSG have been completely excellent and battered Liverpool.
“The last time Liverpool won this competition, Alisson Becker made a save against Napoli in the last group game of the group stage. Liverpool could have gone out had Napoli had scored. That is always looked back on as a defining moment.
“That wasn’t a save tonight. That was arguably the best efficiency of his profession, actually in a Liverpool shirt. And if Liverpool go on to win this competitors – which they’ve a superb probability of, they’re loads higher than what we noticed tonight – then that efficiency can be remembered for years to return.”
Vinny’s verdict from Paris
Sky Sports News’ Vinny O’Connor in the Parc des Princes:
“All the pieces Alisson did tonight was exemplary. The distinction tonight was that when Donnarumma wanted to make his one significant save he could not get sufficient on it.
“Smash and grab, name on the cup, trot out all the cliches you like but it doesn’t take away what a moment that was for Harvey Elliott in a season where he’s struggled for game time…replacing Mo Salah with just minutes to go and he snatches the first leg winning goal.
“However this was a win constructed on Alisson’s brilliance.”
