Overview
- PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 in Paris on Wednesday, with goals from Désiré Doué in the 11th minute and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after the break.
- Paris controlled possession and territory, held Liverpool to zero shots on target, and still left chances unused after a VAR-overturned penalty and late misses.
- Liverpool manager Arne Slot benched Mohamed Salah and used a back five, a cautious setup that drew heavy criticism after the team failed to threaten.
- Injuries shaped selections, with PSG without Fabian Ruiz and Bradley Barcola and Liverpool starting Giorgi Mamardashvili in place of injured goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
- The second leg is Tuesday, April 14, at Anfield under UEFA’s new ordering rule that gives higher league finishers the home return, and Luis Enrique said PSG will look to score rather than sit on the lead.