Liverpool undertakes a formidable journey to confront PSG in the Champions League this evening. Stay updated on the events through our real-time commentary…
Liverpool will need to demonstrate a significantly improved showing in Paris this evening compared to their display against Manchester City over the weekend.
The crushing 4-0 defeat at the Etihad, where Liverpool delivered a dismal performance, particularly in the second half, dealt another blow to Arne Slot’s position’s long-term stability.
Should they replicate that performance, it will probably lead to an identical result when facing a Paris Saint-Germain squad keen on corroborating their inaugural Champions League triumph from the previous season.
Though Luis Enrique’s squad has found it difficult to reproduce their dazzling form from the previous season, they appear to be hitting their stride at the opportune moment, having secured a quartet of consecutive victories, encompassing triumphs both at home and away against Chelsea in the preceding round.
Viewing options for PSG v Liverpool: Television channel, digital broadcasts
The match commences on Wednesday at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the United Kingdom, direct television broadcasting is provided by TNT Sports 1.
Digital streaming can be accessed via the HBO Max application. TNT Sports is priced at £30.99 monthly and is accessible across a wide array of devices, encompassing intelligent televisions and entertainment consoles.
Statistical insights: PSG versus Liverpool
- The two sides have faced each other on six occasions in European contests, with each club securing three victories. Paris emerged victorious in both two-legged encounters between the outfits: with a 3-2 aggregate score in the 1996/97 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals and via a penalty shootout in the previous season’s Champions League round of 16.
- PSG has secured triumph in their most recent four Champions League quarter-final matchups, along with their preceding six two-leg contests within the tournament.
- Warren Zaire-Emery, at merely 20 years and 31 days of age, stands to become the youngest competitor ever to achieve 40 Champions League caps, eclipsing the milestone established by Jude Bellingham (21 years 164 days).
- Kvaratskhelia has found the net in three consecutive Champions League elimination phase fixtures for PSG, registering a total of four goals over those encounters.
- Not one of PSG’s sixty elimination stage matches in this competition has concluded without goals; similarly, none of Liverpool’s thirty-six European encounters against French opposition have ended in a scoreless draw.
- Liverpool has emerged victorious in seven out of their previous eleven European fixtures when facing French opponents (D1 L3).
- Only Manchester United (19 participations) has participated in a greater number of quarter-final rounds within the tournament compared to Liverpool (18 participations).
- The Reds’ midfielder, Dominik Szoboszlai, has found the net in five out of his recent eight Champions League outings.
- Subsequent to their goalless draw against Real Madrid during the Champions League quarter-finals in April 2021, Liverpool has completed fifty-one successive European fixtures without a single scoreless result.