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On April 10, 1997, PSG was largely beaten Liverpool (3-0), during the semi-final first leg of the European Cup winners.
Wednesday evening,
Paris Saint-Germain welcomes Liverpool to the Parc des Princes For one of the posters of the round of 16 go to the Champions League. Almost 28 years ago, on April 10, 1997, these two clubs clashed in the semi-finals go to the deceased cut of the Cup winners.
The capital's club was then trained by a pair formed by Ricardo Gomes and Joёl Bats. In front of a little more than 35,000 spectators, the Red and Blue had largely imposed themselves (3-0) thanks to goals from Leonardo (11th), Benoît Cauet (43rd) and Jérôme Leroy (84th). At the time, the Reds team notably owned David James, Harry Redknapp, Steve McManaman or Robbie Fowler in his workforce.
“It was a full match as we imagine them,
remembered the second scorer of this memorable evening, quoted by Eurosport. It was magic. Opposite, there was a major opponent. We too had an excellent team. In fact, the match was very well played from PSG. We were effective in the highlights of the meeting. I remember extreme intensity and great speed in the game. For me, it was the perfect match. »» PSG will qualify for the final, after losing (2-0) the return match.
The composition of PSG against Liverpool on April 10, 1997
Bernard Lama – Laurent Fournier, Bruno Ngotty, Paul Le Guen, Didier Domi (Jimmy Algerino, 39 ′) – Jérôme Leroy (Bernard Allou, 86 ′), Benoît Cauet, Vincent Guérin – Patrice Loko (Cyrille Pouget, 83 ′), Raí Oliveira, Léonardo Araújo.
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