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Dead-eye Firmino saves Liverpool after Salah’s mistake against PSG

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Firmino covers his damaged eye as he celebrates coming off the bench to score Liverpool’s 91st-minute winning goal
Firmino covers his damaged eye as he celebrates coming off the bench to score Liverpool’s 91st-minute winning goal
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An eye-catching moment for Liverpool, Roberto Firmino’s injury-time winner felt so much more than a moment that settled one game. It could be one of those moments that sets the tempo and the mood for an entire season. It could be the win that ensures Liverpool take permanent control of an awkward-looking Champions League group also containing Red Star Belgrade and Napoli. It could be the reminder that Liverpool never give up, something to inspire them in difficult moments to come.

A draw would have been deflating, not least because Paris Saint-Germain cannot be this poor again, with Neymar comfortably controlled by Trent Alexander-Arnold. It would have afforded PSG the initiative in group C. It would have prompted a lengthy debate about the mistakes inhibiting