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Champions League Power Rankings: PSG shine in matchweek 1

By James Dudko

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Kylian Mbappe of PSG during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic Glasgow and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at Celtic Park on September 12, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Kylian Mbappe of PSG during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic Glasgow and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at Celtic Park on September 12, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool reacts to missing a penalty during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC at Anfield on September 13, 2017 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool reacts to missing a penalty during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC at Anfield on September 13, 2017 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

22. Benfica

Liverpool just can’t get this defending thing right. A team breached three times by Watford and five by City in the Premier League started their European campaign by blowing a 2-1 lead against Sevilla.

Familiar failings at the back were obvious from the start at Anfield. In fact, Sevilla needed only five minutes to take the lead courtesy of Wissam Ben Yedder, after poor marking and a missed clearance in the box doomed the hosts.

Yet Liverpool soon clicked into gear in attack. Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah both found the net, but the former’s missed penalty would prove crucial.

Sevilla got their equaliser 18 minutes from time via Joaquin Correa. It was yet another reminder of the defensive frailties set to ultimately doom a brilliantly free-flowing Liverpool side, both domestically and in Europe.

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