In a tightly contested first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie, Liverpool triumphed over Paris Saint-Germain 1-0, thanks to a late goal from Harvey Elliott. Captain Virgil van Dijk praised the team's unity and defensive performance, despite acknowledging that it wasn't their usual dominating style of play. Alisson Becker's outstanding goalkeeping played a pivotal role in maintaining a clean sheet. Van Dijk stressed the importance of preparation for the upcoming second leg, highlighting their need to fight hard at home to secure qualification for the quarterfinals.
"I think you could see, it was not a usual game we like to play because we obviously like to dominate as well... but we found a way and we have to try to finish it off next week."
"What I really liked was the togetherness, everyone put a shift in, and we know everyone can be better... we played against a team with a lot of quality, world-class quality and they made it very difficult for everyone in the world so far."
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