Neymar moves up the gears to leave Liverpool in peril

PARIS - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hit out at the referee and Neymar as his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday that leaves last season's runner-up dangerously close to an early Champions League exit.

Juan Bernat and Neymar scored to put PSG in control in the first half in the French capital, before a James Milner penalty for the Reds on the stroke of halftime ensured this pivotal game remained in the balance until the death.

PSG knew a defeat here coupled with an unfavorable result in the night's other Group C game could see the ambitious Qatar-owned club eliminated already.