Liverpool v PSG preview: Team news, head-to-head, prediction
Liverpool welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Anfield on Tuesday looking to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Reds secured a 1-0 win in the round of 16 first-leg clash in the French capital on 5 March with a late Harvey Elliott strike.
However, Arne Slot’s side were dominated for the majority of the contest and will need to perform much better when the Parisians travel to Merseyside (11 March).
Liverpool v PSG preview
Liverpool have not lost since the FA Cup fourth-round exit to Plymouth (9 February) and extended their nearly flawless record in Europe under Slot.
Their only loss in the competition was on the final matchday of the league-phase against PSV, which was a heavily rotated side with progress already secured.
The Reds fought back to a 3-1 win over Southampton in their last match to record their fourth victory in a row and extend their lead in the Premier League title race but the performance will give the visitors hope.
The Parisians were on a 22-match unbeaten streak before the first-leg defeat and picked up where they left off domestically with a 4-1 hammering against Rennes on Saturday.
However, none of the last 15 French sides to play an English team away from home in Europe have won, so the omens are not on Luis Enrique’s side.
| Stats | PSG | Liverpool |
| Possession | 70% | 30% |
| Shots | 27 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 1 |
Form Guide (all competitions)
Liverpool: WWWWDW
PSG: WLWWWW
Head-to-head
PSG 0-1 Liverpool (March 2025)
PSG 2-1 Liverpool (November 2018)
Liverpool 3-2 PSG (September 2018)
Liverpool 2-0 PSG (April 1997)
PSG 3-0 Liverpool (April 1997)
Team News
Arne Slot is expected to be without Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez, and Tyler Morton for the return fixture against PSG.
However, Cody Gakpo was back in training before the clash after missing the win against the Saints and could return to play a role.
The Reds could return to a 4-2-2-2 system with Curtis Jones or Dominik Szoboszlai featuring in a false left-wing role like in the 2-0 win over Manchester City (23 February) to counter the threat posed by the French outfit’s potent attacking options.
Meanwhile, Luis Enrique has no fresh concerns and could pick the exact same line-up that started the first encounter.
Predicted lineups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Nunez.
PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola.
Prediction: Liverpool 2-1 PSG
The Reds should not make the same mistakes as last week, they allowed the hosts to have too much control and were lucky to come away with a positive result.
Slot’s side are under the lights at Anfield on a European night, they should be able to up their game and secure the result that they need to progress.
The Parisians will come into the contest overconfident after what happened last week and that may come back to haunt them.