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Frantic First Half Of Attacking Football
With the finest attacking players in world football on display, the first half was full of exciting offensive football with both teams going at it with explosive pace. Liverpool dominated the first 20 mins but PSG slowly settled in with Neymar having some good moments in the attacking third. Liverpool finally broke the deadlock at the half-hour mark as Sturridge scored a header to take the lead.
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Kylian Mbappe - the best young player in world football - had a chance to make it 1-1 but couldn't find the target. Wijnaldum earned a penalty in the 36th minute of the game after being tripped by Bernat and Liverpool's penalty specialist - James Milner - stepped up to drive the ball past Areola into the bottom right corner to make it 2-0. Liverpool looked in total control but PSG pulled one back in the 40th minute through Meunier, who clinically clipped the ball home in the far corner.
With three goals between the two teams in the opening 45 mins, the game lived up to all the pre-match hype as Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe, Salah, and Mane all showed their class at Anfield.
