Liverpool manager Arne Slot understood his side were fortunate to come away with a 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday.
“If we had a draw over here we would have already been the lucky one. That is clear for everyone,” Slot said.
The French giants were the dominant party in the clash at Parc des Princes but Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker was in supreme form as substitute Harvey Elliott scored in the 87th minute to steal the victory.
“They were the much better team today, especially in the first half,” Slot said of his opponents who had 28 attempts in total.
“They had three or four open chances in the first half, and it was almost a miracle that it was 0-0 then.
“But we were already in the game three, four or five times, I felt like we could hurt them in transitions, but we didn’t, but we waited until the last moment and then we hurt them.”
Elliott, who replaced Mohamed Salah late on after the Egyptian had failed to make his mark on the contest. The 21-year-old then scored with his first touch after being set up by Darwin Nunez.
“It was a big moment for him. I can understand that he is sometimes frustrated about the playing time he gets,” Slot spoke of Elliott.
“He has to do it with limited playing time but he just keeps on going. I have to give him big compliments for that.
“It wasn’t only Harvey but also the one who assisted him, Darwin Nunez, who came from a difficult two games, but was absolutely there again tonight because from the moment he came on we were more of a threat than before.”
Slot also had words of praise for Luis Enrique and his side.
‘We were not under-par, it was purely the quality of Paris Saint-Germain and the way they have played this whole season,” the Liverpool coach added.
“Luis Enrique made an incredible team here. It was an unbelievable challenge for us to get away with a result and we know it will be a hard one in a week.”
