Luis Enrique makes 'suffer' prediction for Anfield after Liverpool's PSG woes

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Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, with goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia giving Luis Enrique's team control of the tie

Luis Enrique is expecting a tough return leg at Anfield(Image: Getty Images)

Luis Enrique anticipates his Paris Saint-Germain team will be forced to "suffer" at Anfield after seizing control of the Champions League quarterfinal.

Goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia secured PSG a 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. PSG could have virtually wrapped up the tie had it not wasted numerous opportunities in the second half.

However, Enrique believes the scoreline didn't accurately represent the respective qualities of both sides and expects a challenging day in next Tuesday's Anfield return. "I don't think there's such a big gap between the two teams," said the PSG manager.

"We are sure about we can do. We know it'll be really hard to play at Anfield, I've done it as a player and a coach now.

"We will suffer, we know that, and right now it's time for recovery and to prepare the match the best way we can.

"It's going to be a complicated match, but our mentality is always the same no matter the stadium or the team."

Paris Saint-Germain eased to victory on Wednesday(Image: Getty Images)

Enrique added: "I believe we played very well tonight with really high level opponents, it was really difficult.

"They were strong physically, they changed their formation during the match. It was really different in the second half.

"We are used to this, when we play against different teams they usually change their tactics.

"We deserved this result and maybe it's too bad as in the second half we created a lot of opportunities for ourselves that we couldn't finish.

"No, no frustration. This is football, it's what it is about. Sometimes you deserve more, but that's how it is. You have to accept it."

Enrique also lauded the influence of a capacity home support in helping PSG seize control of the tie.

"We know we played a really great match against a great team in Liverpool, they showed technically and physically they were really strong," he said. "However, we were really patient.

"We played at the right level for our fans and tonight we've been able to see what kind of fans we have, this connection we have between the teams and the fans is amazing and really worked out tonight, it's important for what we did today."