Late Firmino strike gives Liverpool 3-2 win over PSG

Late Firmino strike gives Liverpool 3-2 win over PSG
Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group C - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 18, 2018 Liverpool's Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Phil Noble Copyright PHIL NOBLE(Reuters)
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By Simon Evans

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Roberto Firmino struck a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool beat Paris St Germain 3-2 at Anfield on Tuesday after Kylian Mbappe looked to have secured a point for the French side in a compelling Champions League Group C clash.

PSG had come back from two goals down with Mbappe equalising in the 83rd minute, but then Firmino, who started on the bench due to an eye injury, drilled home a low shot in the final seconds.

Daniel Sturridge, in for Firmino, had opened the scoring for an impressive Liverpool in the 30th minute with a fine header from an Andy Robertson cross.

Six minutes later last season's Champions League runners-up doubled their lead when PSG defender Juan Bernat tripped Georginio Wijnaldum in the area and James Milner slotted home the penalty.

The Parisians got themselves back into the game though five minutes before the break when Robertson failed to clear and Thomas Meunier drove home a first-time effort.

Then Mbappe stunned the raucous Anfield crowd with a clinical finish only to see Firmino grab the glory.

(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Toby Davis)

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