Liverpool rode their luck on Wednesday night at the Parc des Princes to beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League.
Harvey Elliott scored the winner in the 86th minute, just 40 seconds after replacing a spectral Mohamed Salah on the right wing.
It was a goal that contrasted ghoulishly with PSG's delicacy and finesse.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who had kept his side in the tie with half a dozen spectacular saves, hoofed the ball in the direction of Darwin Nunez. The Liverpool centre forward jumped up with PSG skipper Marquinhos for control and Nunez, the fresher of the pair, gained control on the edge of the box as Marquinhos slipped to the turf. Rather than shooting, the Uruguayan sidefooted the ball over to the right for the on-rushing Elliot to slide the ball past the PSG goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma.
"If you have seen the game, it's a very good result for us," said Liverpool boss Arne Slot.
Quality
"I knew the quality of PSG before the game. They won 10 times in a row, scored goal after goal after goal. The have incredible pace with the wingers. Every underlying stat shows you that they were the best team in the Champions League so I wasn't surprised that they were so good."
Few sides have mastered Liverpool during their surge into a 13-point lead at the top of the English Premier League and the League Cup final.
But from the outset Luis Enrique's men stated their intent to dominate.
It was Dembélé's wizardry though that set up the first big chance of the night.
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