**Team**
Jeremie Frimpong and Alexis Mac Allister returned in place of Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah as Arne Slot made two changes to Liverpool’s starting XI.
**Liverpool:** Mamardashvili, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez (Robertson, 78), Wirtz (Gakpo, 78), Szoboszlai (Jones, 78), Mac Allister, Ekitike (Isak, 78), Frimpong (Nyoni, 90), Gravenberch.
**Unused subs:** Woodman, Misciur, Salah, Chiesa, Ngumoha.
**First half**
PSG enjoyed plenty of early possession but Liverpool – who lined up with three centre-backs – were comfortable until their early defensive efforts were undone by misfortune in minute 11.
The ball found its way to Doue from a Ryan Gravenberch tackle and the forward stepped inside to shoot. His attempt then took a huge deflection off Gravenberch and looped over Giorgi Mamardashvili.
The Reds responded to that setback positively and fashioned a few openings, with Frimpong speeding down the outside and delivering a cutback to the edge of the area, which Dominik Szoboszlai was unable to reach.
PSG’s attacking menace was always bubbling under, though, and a Kvaratskhelia pot-shot was batted away by Mamardashvili, before Liverpool’s goalkeeper made an outstanding save to deny Doue after the hosts had sprung up the pitch rapidly.
Mamardashvili was then required to make a regulation stop from Ousmane Dembele, who shot tamely, at the end of the first half.