Defending champions PSG are off to Merseyside this evening to take on Premier League champions Liverpool in a crunch Champions League tie tonight, MySportDab reports.
The Parisians breezed past Liverpool with a deserved 2–0 victory in the first leg and will look to complete the job to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Liverpool have clearly fallen off the pecking order after their title-winning run last season and tonight’s contest offers the Reds another chance to atone for their dismal results this season and prove naysayers wrong.
Teetering on the brink of a second successive UEFA Champions quarterfinal exit and a possible absence from the competition next season, Arne Slot’s charges have a lot to fight for heading into this game.
However, they are clearly at a disadvantage after conceding two unanswered goals in the first leg in France. They defeated Fulham 2–0 in domestic league action at the weekend to move into the Champions League spot in the Premier League, but will need at least a stronger performance to restore fans’ confidence.
PSG enter this clash on five straight wins across all competitions, including three Champions League victories. The Parisians have proven a nightmare for Premier League clubs in their recent surge in Europe since last season.
They eliminated Liverpool and Arsenal en route to their subsequent triumph last season and are now on track to knock out two Premier League clubs – Chelsea and Liverpool – en route to the semi-final.
In the form of their lives, the Luis Enrique-led side are miles above Liverpool this season and will look to recreate their dominant first-leg showing at Anfield tonight.
They edged out the Merseyside club 2–0 on their last visit to the venue last season, overturning their 1–0 first-leg deficit and have won three of their last four UCL meetings with the Reds.
Curtis Jones is back in the Liverpool squad after being hauled off at halftime in the 2–0 win over Fulham at the weekend with an injury scare.
First-choice goalkeeper for the Reds’ Alisson Becker is still sidelined, including Wataru Endo and Conor Bradly.
PSG have been handed an attacking boost with Bradly Barcola back in the team, but Fabian Ruiz is still sidelined and will miss the clash.
