PSG continued to pepper the Liverpool goal throughout the second half but were left stunned when Elliott provided the winner in the 87th minute with his first touch of the game. Debate has raged over which of these two European juggernauts were considered favourites for their last 16 scrap but it was the hosts who made the sharper start during the early exchanges here.

Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday by Paris Saint-Germain on penalties. PSG scored the only goal of regulation in through Ousmane Dembele as both sides traded blows all night. The high intensity of the first leg carried through to the second, but both sides struggled to put the ball in the back of the net.

Premier League leaders Liverpool have been knocked out of the Champions League by French side Paris St-Germain on a dramatic night at Anfield.

Redemption is doubly satisfying when you know how football can trick you. Having shackled Mo Salah in Paris, Mendes had to live with not being able to track Harvey Elliott for Liverpool’s smash-and-grab last week.