LIVERPOOL. Paris Saint Germain defeats Liverpool 1-0 after O. Dembélé scored just 1 goal (12′).
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the help of Mihai Marius Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi. The 4th official was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.57 degrees Celsius or 43.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 19 Total 21
- 3 On Target 8
- 10 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 8
- 185 Attack 113
- 98 Dangerous attack 56
- 130 Ball safe 151
- 7 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Paris Saint Germain that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more aggressive with 98 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Paris Saint Germain found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Liverpool shot 19 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 21 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Alexis Mac Allister and Alexis Mac Allister). Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (Marquinhos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool stays with 21 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain has 13 points like Benfica, Monaco, Brest and Feyenoord to sit in the 15th place.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
111'
90'
Liverpool started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Ryan Gravenberch , Alexis Mac Allister , Mohamed Salah , Dominik Szoboszlai , Luis Díaz and Diogo Jota .
The home team had on the bench: Wataru Endo , Darwin Núñez , Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones , Cody Gakpo , Harvey Elliott , Konstantinos Tsimikas, James McConnell, Vítězslav Jaroš, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah .
Substitutions
Liverpool made 6 changes: Dominik Szoboszlai for Harvey Elliott (106′), Ibrahima Konaté for Wataru Endo (111′), Trent Alexander-Arnold for Jarell Quansah (73′), Alexis Mac Allister for Curtis Jones (91′), Luis Díaz for Cody Gakpo (102′) and Diogo Jota for Darwin Núñez (73′).
Player of the match: Alisson
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was the goalkeeper: Alisson. His rating is 8.17. He performed 7 saves.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
12'
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Enrique Martínez García played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , William Pacho , Nuno Mendes , Joao Neves , Vitinha , Fabián Ruiz , Bradley Barcola , Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Presnel Kimpembe, Gonçalo Ramos, Désiré Doué , Kang-in Lee , Lucas Hernández, Senny Mayulu, Warren Zaïre-Emery , Lucas Beraldo , Matvey Safonov, Ibrahim Mbaye and Arnau Tenas.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Fabián Ruiz for Warren Zaïre-Emery (91′), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Kang-in Lee (101′), Marquinhos for Lucas Beraldo (90′), Joao Neves for Gonçalo Ramos (120′) and Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doué (67′).
Player of the match: Vitinha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Vitinha even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 111 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
