Champions League 2018/19: Top 5 results from Matchday 1

#1 Liverpool 3-2 PSG

Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Group C — The game of the tournament thus far!

Liverpool welcomed PSG to Anfield to kick-start their Champions League season after a fabulous start to the Premier League. The Merseyside club had won all 5 of their games in the league and were second in the league only on goal difference.

They had scored 11 goals and conceded just twice. PSG were not lagging behind in Ligue 1 either – they had also won all 5 of their games and were sitting pretty in the top of the table. They had scored 17 goals and conceded only 4. The game promised to be a cracker and it did not disappoint.

Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 30th minute, when he was set up by Andrew Robertson. In the 36th minute, Milner scored from the spot to take Liverpool 2-0 up. PSG looked stunned and Liverpool were dominating on the night.

But in the 42nd minute, Meunier found himself at the end of a fortuitous deflection from a Di Maria cross and the Belgian hit a wonderful first-time left-footed volley to bring PSG back into the game. The first half ended 2-1 with Liverpool still in control of the game.

However, in the 83rd minute, a Salah misplaced pass caused the ball to end up in Neymar’s feet and the Brazilian zigzagged this way through the Liverpool defence before setting up Mbappe to level the scores. It looked like PSG had earned a hard-fought away draw, but there was still some late drama left in the game.

In the 93rd minute, Firmino took the ball from van Dijk and smashed home the winner that sent the Anfield crowd into delirium. PSG had come close but were undone by a fantastic finish from Liverpool’s Brazilian striker.

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