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PSG broke Liverpool's historic run by eliminating them from the Champions League.

Luis Enrique's team managed to break Anfield's unbeaten run.

By Martin Fernandez

Luis Enrique's team managed to break Anfield's unbeaten run.
Luis Enrique's team managed to break Anfield's unbeaten run.
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Paris Saint-Germain were already considered dead . They arrived at Anfield—with all that entails—knowing they would be facing the current Premier League leader and Champions League winner . On top of that, they had to overturn the 1-0 result they suffered at the Parc des Princes the previous week.

However, against all odds, Luis Enrique's team pulled it off. Although they ended up on the ropes, they leveled the tie thanks to a goal from Ousmane Dembélé and secured a place in the Champions League quarterfinals by being more efficient at taking penalty kicks.

This result also marks a turning point for Liverpool in its history in European competition. It turns out they've never before been eliminated from a continental tournament at home after winning the first match .

And not only that, at the same time it was also the first time that a French team qualified for the legendary venue , so Paris Saint-Germain's victory will be etched in the Champions League and, in the same way, strengthens them for the next stage in which they will have to face Aston Villa or Bruges.

Luis Enrique remained hopeful ahead of the match because of what the first leg had left him.

One of the few who expressed confidence in Liverpool's ability to overcome the hurdle despite the defeat in Paris was Luis Enrique. The manager highlighted his charges' performance in the first leg to maintain his confidence. "We still have one more game left. Am I optimistic? Of course . During the first leg, they only played five minutes; the rest of the time, PSG controlled the game completely. So we'll go to Liverpool to play against them, take the ball away from them, and make the fans proud ," said the Spaniard ahead of the clash at Anfield.

Likewise, after the feat, he recalled, " Last year we were at the top of our game, getting eliminated in the semifinals with six shots hitting the posts. We could have been in the final last year, and this year we're already in the quarterfinals. Obviously, this is a competition that doesn't reward consistency, because if it did, we'd have more options, because we're a stable team that plays the same way away from home as we do. These are games that make you grow."


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