Liverpool’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after a disappointing defeat to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Reds’ 16th loss in a dismal season.
The French league leaders opened the scoring with a deflected shot from Desiree Douet that looped over goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, before Khvisha Kvaratskhelia doubled the lead with a superb finish.
Liverpool’s situation could have been even worse when Warren Zaire Emery went down under a challenge from Ibrahima Konaté, but the referee overturned his penalty appeal after a VAR review.
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The match saw Alexander Isak make his first appearance since December after returning from injury, but the Reds now face a daunting task to overturn the deficit against PSG in just six days.
Mohamed Salah remained on the bench for the entire 90 minutes, seemingly as a reaction from Arne Slott to the Egyptian’s missed opportunity and penalty in the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City.
With this result, the Reds – who failed to register a single shot on target – face a daunting task to stay in the competition. They will meet Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final tie at Anfield next Tuesday and need to win by three goals to advance to the semi-finals.
