Enrique praises PSG, as Reds pay penalty

PSG earned huge praise from pundits for its hard-fought victory.

"You've seen four perfect penalties under extreme pressure, you've got to give PSG big credit," former England striker Alan Shearer said on the Amazon Prime broadcast.

"The disappointment of losing that first game and playing really, really well. Then coming to Anfield, soaking up pressure and taking it to extra time and penalties — and then seeing those four perfect penalties — they've really put in a magnificent effort over the two games, and they'll say they deserve to go through."

Aston Villa or Club Brugge await in the last eight, with Kylian Mbappe's Madrid among the possible semifinal opponents.

"Good luck to whoever comes up against PSG," said Samir Nasri, the ex-France midfielder, now working as a pundit for Canal Plus, as he weighed up the possible winners of the competition.

"Barcelona can be magic in spells, but today, in terms of collective, as a team, for me it is PSG who have the best team."

It is also a young team — the average age of its starting lineup on Tuesday was under 25, compared to almost 28 for Liverpool.

Five of its starters were aged 24 or below, while substitutes Desire Doue and Warren Zaire-Emery are just 19.

"This is just the beginning," Enrique replied when asked if his side was now at its best.

Agencies