Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Vitinha remains confident that his team can overturn their Champions League last-16 deficit against Liverpool when they travel to Anfield for the second leg.
The French champions suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat at the Parc des Princes despite dominating possession and creating numerous chances.
PSG controlled 70 percent of the ball, unleashed 27 shots, and completed over 600 passes, yet they failed to find the back of the net.
Liverpool, on the other hand, were clinical despite being on the back foot for most of the game.
The Reds managed only two shots on target and completed just 220 passes, but a series of crucial saves from Alisson kept them in the contest.
With the match seemingly heading for a stalemate, substitute Harvey Elliott broke the deadlock three minutes from time, giving Jurgen Klopp’s side a narrow advantage heading into the return fixture.
Despite the setback, Vitinha is convinced that PSG will rise to the occasion at Anfield, where they have never won before in European competition.
“It’s tough to play a game like this, against a team like this, with one goalscoring opportunity, only one shot. We will show the team we are, we will show our character,” he told Canal+ (via Mirror).
“We’ll win there. With the match we played, the victory was more than deserved. Like at the start of the season, we had lots of opportunities, but we failed to score.”
Wednesday’s defeat was PSG’s first since November 26, when they suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stage.
Having reached the semi-finals last season, they are determined to go even further this time, but first, they must find a way past Liverpool on their home turf.
