Liverpool – PSG

Liverpool have an excellent chance of progressing to the next round

The first match of the main confrontation of the 1/8 finals turned out to be a real tragedy for the French champion. PSG confidently dominated the home meeting with Liverpool, created chances, constantly threatened the goal of the English club. The next day the statistics of shots on goal which emphasised the advantage of the Parisians - 27:2, became popular on the Internet. Another thing is that Luis Enrique's wards did not extract anything from the mass of their shots, and Slot's team turned their second and last shot on goal into a goal in the 87th minute. A one goal victory for the Reds does not guarantee them progression to the quarter-finals, but it gives them both a mathematical advantage ahead of the meeting at Anfield and a psychological one. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.25 on their victory. Both rivals have played national championship matches after the Paris clash with their main squads and won convincingly. Liverpool hosted the departing Southampton at their arena, lost the first half, but quickly rectified the situation in the second half - 3:1. PSG travelled to Rennes. Despite a huge points advantage over their nearest pursuer in Ligue 1, Luis Enrique only gave a couple of players a rest. As a result, the Parisians defeated Rennes 4-1, scoring the last two goals in stoppage time. The main problem for PSG in the return leg will not be a lack of class or confidence. First of all, the problem will be Anfield, where Liverpool feels every inch of the football field. In the current season, the Reds managed to play at home stadium 21 matches, of which they won 18. In two more meetings opponents took home one point each, and the victory was celebrated only by the underestimated Nottingham Forest. And that defeat happened exactly six months ago. If we take into account the matches of PSG in the Champions League, the Parisians beat Salzburg and Stuttgart away, losing to the more serious Bayern and Arsenal. The last time the rivals played in Liverpool was in 2018 - the hosts celebrated a 3-2 victory. Despite the huge potential of PSG, let's bet in favour of Slot's team.