Match Report
In the standings it was Liverpool 3rd on 18 points, Paris Saint Germain 11th on 14 — separated by 4. The last five rounds placed Paris Saint Germain no better than 26th for form, against 11th in the standings. Per game in the league, Liverpool were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.63 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Paris Saint Germain entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Liverpool 6/15, Paris Saint Germain 15/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Liverpool wins, 3 for Paris Saint Germain, 0 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
Anfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,276. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Paris Saint Germain: Ousmane Dembélé (72'), Ousmane Dembélé (90')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool 53% · Paris Saint Germain 47% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 8-2