When Legends Collide: Goalies Go Giddy…
Peter Schmeichel left Liverpool’s Alisson Becker as bewildered as a deer caught in headlights after the Brazilian’s acrobatics helped down Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League. Sure, Harvey Elliott might have busied himself scoring the lonely goal of the match, but Alisson was the real wizard of the night, keeping PSG at bay with saves that seemed plucked from a video game.
Post-match, Alisson stared wide-eyed at Schmeichel in the Parc des Princes tunnel, as if they’d just announced free tacos for life. Unbeknownst to our Brazilian hero, he’d performed nine gravity-defying saves! Schmeichel, giggling like a kid with a secret stash of candy, told him, “No Liverpool goalie has ever done that. What say you, O Wall of Anfield?”
In typical Alisson style, he deflected the praise with more than just his gloves, pointing to teamwork as the key. Meanwhile, Liverpool head honcho Arne Slot was grinning like he’d just found a golden ticket, declaring Alisson as the greatest thing since sliced bread. If Liverpool sail into the quarter-finals, they’ll have their Brazilian savior to thank. A round of applause for Alisson—now someone give him a cape!
