My Block Against Liverpool Was Better Than A Goal – Marquinhos

Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos has said that his heroic goal-saving block against Liverpool was better than a goal. Recall that the Brazilian defenders’ spectacular defensive intervention ensured the French giants sealed a dominant 4-0 aggregate triumph in the Champions League tie.

Expressing immense pride in his decisive intervention when the score was still deadlocked at 0-0, he stated that having a sharp reflex to prevent goals is the moment he enjoys the most as a defender.

Marquinhos added that putting his body on the line was necessary to save PSG because Van Dijk was arriving.

His words, “For a defender, it’s better than a goal! It’s the kind of moments I enjoy the most. Safonov makes a first save, there’s a second ball, I turn around and I see [Virgil] van Dijk arriving. I just have the reflex to throw myself at the ball and try to save it. These are details that change a match.”

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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.

Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.