Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has hailed Liverpool and admitted both teams could have qualified but his side were the stronger side.
PSG beat Liverpool 1-0 in normal time. After 120 minutes of extra time, there was no more score and it had to be decided by penalties. Enrique’s team scored all 4 goals without fail. For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah scored alone, while Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones missed. PSG won 4-1 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
“It’s clear that I’m really happy and satisfied with our performance,” the Spanish coach said after the game. “And It’s difficult to analyze the game today because I still have a lot of emotions running through my head.”
“It’s a big moment for us and the 3,000-4,000 players and supporters who are here,”
“Both teams can qualify. We both deserve to qualify. Maybe we deserved to qualify a little bit more, especially in the first game.”
“Today we showed what kind of team we are. We have a very strong personality and character. A team that plays its own football no matter where we play.”
“There were times when Liverpool were the better side and played a little bit better than us, but we kept attacking them.”
“We performed exceptionally well, which is exactly what we needed to do.”
Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones both had penalties saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the shootout, ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี with the keeper’s unique defensive technique frustrating Liverpool in normal time.
“The first game was Alisson Becker’s and the second game was Donnarumma’s. It ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, after extra time, but the penalty shootout showed who we are. Donnarumma played brilliantly.
“Liverpool are one of the best teams in Europe, especially when it comes to passing into the box, and Donnarumma is good at that.”
“We had to win tonight and we did. When we lost in the semi-finals last year, we hit the bar six times. In the Champions League, being consistent is not enough. You still have two games to play. One mistake can knock you out.”
“Liverpool are one of the best teams in Europe and probably deserved to score tonight. People often say penalties are like a lottery, but most of the time they’re not. Your mindset is involved.”