How the French champions made their own slice of history at Anfield in a thrilling display of nerve - and some outside factors

Liverpool had gone into the shoot-out with cause for confidence. Alisson Becker had looked unbeatable over two games, undone only by the mix-up with Ibrahima Konate which led to PSG’s first-half goal. He was hugged by his team-mates before readying himself as if fate was on his side. It was not to be.

Jamie Carragher confessed he couldn’t understand why last night’s dramatic Champions League penalty shootout between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain wasn’t held in front of Anfield’s Kop End. The former Reds defender watched the entirety of the second leg from the famous stand as the French champions bounced back from last week’s defeat which