Preview for Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool
Liverpool have seemed untouchable for the majority of this season however they should be at their best possible in the event that they need to progress within the Champions League.
Of their path lies Paris Saint-Germain, who’ve swatted apart all challengers in current months. Luis Enrique’s males have gained 18 of their final 20 video games, drawing the opposite two, and seem to have discovered their attacking mojo with out the departed Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe’s transfer to Actual Madrid in the summertime has allowed the likes of Bradley Barcola and Want Doue to flourish with each establishing themselves as key cogs within the PSG machine.
It has additionally seen a better accountability positioned on the shoulders of Ousmane Dembele and he has risen to the problem.
The France ahead has managed 26 objectives and 6 assists in 33 appearances in all competitions, with 17 of these objectives coming in January and February alone.
Add within the intelligent probing of Vitinha in midfield and the presence of Marquinhos on the again, and PSG look a extra compelling proposition now than they did when Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi lined up collectively.
Liverpool, in fact, can counter Dembele’s brilliance with their very own magician, Mohamed Salah.
The Egyptian is having fun with a profession season with 52 purpose involvements in simply 39 video games.
It’s too simplistic to say the tie will come all the way down to who performs higher of the 2 however there isn’t a doubt the contributions of Salah and Dembele can be key to the result.
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Luis Enrique has a full squad to select from. His solely choice dilemma is whether or not to stay with spectacular teenager Doue or flip to the expertise of January signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. It might be a courageous transfer to pay £59 for the Georgia winger after which depart him out of the membership’s greatest recreation of the season.
Liverpool even have few points. Solely defenders Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley will miss the journey to the French capital.
The guests may also be effectively rested with their shock FA Cup exit to Plymouth Argyle in spherical 4 giving them the weekend off.
Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool Predicted Line-ups
Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Barcola, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Gakpo, Salah, Diaz