It was the most anticipated match of the knockout stages of the Champions League. 15th of the league phase, but on a ascending slope, Paris had delivered a double confrontation of very high level against Liverpool, leader of C1 and Premier League, to eliminate the Reds in the first round of the final stages after a shooting session. 210 minutes of football who had captivated the Dutch defender, Virgil Van Dijk, questioned by the daily The team.
“I had been very impressed by the PSG play style, by the individual quality of its players and by the efforts they had made. It was quite surprising that we win when they had dominated us, but these are things that happen in football ”says the former defender of Southampton by evoking the first leg, won by Liverpool at the Parc des Princes. “In the return match, we could have scored in the first twenty minutes, which would have changed the physiognomy of the meeting. In the end, the match had been quite balanced and he played on penalties. “
