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PSG v Liverpool preview: Team news, head-to-head, prediction

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02 Mar 2025, 4:30 pm

Liverpool travel to Paris Saint-Germain as the knockout stages of the Champions League begin this week.

The Reds will be hoping the continue their momentum in Europe in the French capital (5 March) and put one foot into the quarter-finals.

The fact that the second leg is at Anfield is a huge factor for Arne Slot's side and if they can secure a positive result, they will be heavy favourites to progress.

Slot is looking to guide Liverpool to a treble. (Credit: Imago)

Preview

Liverpool have not lost since since the FA Cup defeat to Plymouth (9 February) but that was a heavily rotated side as was the team that lost on the final league-phase matchday to PSV (29 January).

The Reds have secured a 13-point gap at the summit of the Premier League with an impressive string of results including wins over Manchester City and Newcastle.

Focus now switches to Europe, with Slot's charges looking to maintain their near-flawless record in the competition.

Meanwhile, the hosts have not lost in 22 matches since a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich (26 November) and thrashed Lille, who the Merseysiders only just edged a victory against, with a 4-1 win.

Form Guide (all competitions)

PSG: WWWWWW

Liverpool: WWDWDL

Head to Head

Result	Date
PSG 2-1 Liverpool	November 2018
Liverpool 3-2 PSG	September 2018
Liverpool 2-0 PSG	April 1997
PSG 3-0 Liverpool	April 1997

Liverpool head-to-head with PSG.

Team News

Arne Slot is without Joe Gomez, Conor Bradley, and Tyler Morton through injury and Amara Nallo is suspended, although he would not have featured anyway.

Andy Robertson and Darwin Nunez might replace Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota after the latter duo underwhelmed against Newcastle.

Cody Gakpo is expected to return against the French outfit after featuring from the bench against the Magpies.

Luis Enrique is expected to have a full squad at his disposal and as a result could go unchanged from the side that dominated Lille.

Predicted line-ups

PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes, Ruiz, Neves, Doue, Dembele, Ramos, Barcola

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez, Gakpo

Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Arne Slot, Diogo Jota, Champions League

Liverpool predicted XI v PSG

Prediction: PSG 1-2 Liverpool

Slot's side have an almost impeccable away record in the competition so far this season with their only dropped points coming in the dead-rubber loss to PSV.

They could secure a vital lead for the second leg at Anfield, they have the quality to dismantle the Parisians.

Liverpool

Champions League

Arne Slot

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