There is no such thing as a denying getting previous Liverpool within the UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16 can be a tall job, even for an in-form Paris Saint-Germain.
Luis Enrique’s males received’t simply be going through the main candidate for the Ballon d’Or in Mohamed Salah (32), but in addition a supervisor who all the time appears to get his ways proper towards French groups.
Arne Slot stepped into the sneakers of Jürgen Klopp final summer time and has been successful story as supervisor this season.
The Dutchman has them 13 factors away from Arsenal atop the Premier League desk, whereas they’ve received seven of their eight Champions League contests this season.
Within the League Part of this match, Slot’s facet confronted Lille OSC, claiming a 2-1 victory at Anfield on that day. Slot has by no means misplaced to a French facet in a serious European competitors, successful two of his three encounters towards them.
He solely did not win within the second leg of their 2022 Europa Convention League semi-final tie with Olympique de Marseille. On that event, his Feyenoord staff performed to a 0-0 draw at Stade Vélodrome however superior to the ultimate 3-2 on combination.
This tie would be the first time Slot faces PSG, whereas he has but to defeat a Ligue 1 facet on French soil. He’ll get that chance on Wednesday when his facet go to the Parc des Princes for leg one in every of that tie.
The one time these groups beforehand confronted one another in a knockout tie was within the 1996-97 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final when Les Parisiens superior 3-2 on combination.
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