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Liverpool Manager Admits PSG Was the Better Team in Champions League Game
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted that Paris Saint-Germain was the better side in their Champions League Round of 16 first-leg clash on Wednesday.
Slot wasn’t surprised by PSG’s dominance, acknowledging the quality in their squad. The French giants created more scoring chances, but Liverpool managed to escape with a 1-0 win thanks to Harvey Elliott’s late goal.
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker was the hero for the Reds, making nine crucial saves and earning the Man of the Match award. Speaking after the game, Slot admitted Liverpool was fortunate to come away with the victory.
“Even if we had drawn, we would still have been the lucky ones. They were the better team today,” he said.
“It’s a great result for us, but we could feel the quality of Paris. Every stat shows they’ve been the best side in the Champions League, so I wasn’t surprised by how good they were.
“We weren’t below our level—it was just their quality. They showed it today. Luis Enrique has built an incredible team here.”
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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