Liverpool was in strong form this season, but had the weekend, they will therefore go to their first leg match against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, well rested or potentially a little rusty.
Before focusing on the Champions League, Liverpool played his last Premier League match of the week, defeating Newcastle United 2-0 in Anfield on Wednesday. They will seek to bring this momentum to Paris.
PSG, on the other hand, also experienced an impressive performance, beating Losc Lille 4-1, with the four goals in the first half. While Liverpool is a favorite in this tie, an ESPN expert thinks that the Ligue 1 team will take care of the business at home in the first leg.
Could PSG take an advance in Anfield for the return match?
During the ESPN FC on Monday, the program previewed the first leg and Shaka Hislop said that he saw PSG ensuring a home victory to take the lead in the second stage in Anfield next week.
“I just feel in the first leg, they do the job at home,” said Hislop. “But going to Anfield during a European evening is another Liverpool. In one way or another, they overthrow this result. So on both legs, I think Liverpool does it, but only just. And that will take one of their best performance of the season. »»
Arne Slot and her team are heading for this unbeaten match in their last five, with three victories and two draws. On the other hand, Luis Enrique and his team are on a sequence of 10 consecutive victories and have not lost 22 games in all competitions.