PSG Vs Liverpool: League Leader Duel

JAKARTA - Liverpool will be in Paris on Thursday, March 6, 2025, for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

PSG is in brilliant form in recent weeks. The match brought together the leaders of the Premier League against Ligue 1 leaders, with both teams favorite to win their respective domestic titles this season.

Les Parisiens have scored 21 goals in their last four games in all competitions, including a 7-0 win in the second leg over Brest in the knockout play of the Champions League to end a convincing 10-0 aggregate win.

Liverpool, as they finish at the top of the Champions League league phase, don't have to play in the playoffs. However, they have had a busy period in the Premier League for a while after playing five games in 15 days.

However, their FA Cup fourth round defeat to Plymouth Argyle last month meant that they enjoyed a one-week gap between their home game against Newcastle United and the match in Paris.

This will be the first meeting between Liverpool and PSG since they met in the group stage for the 2018/2019 season.

At that time, Liverpool won 3-2 at Anfield and PSG won 2-1 at the Parc des Princes.

The winner of the two leg match will face Aston Villa or Club Brugge in the quarter-finals.

The Reds have found a new mainstay in the figure of Dominik Szoboszlai who has become the heart of the midfield.

Szoboszlai has proven to be a metronomo in midfield, which is the center of attention of their entire team.

Liverpool also have high motivation to pursue trebles this season, the first since the 2000/2001 season.

Arne Slot was not afraid to meet PSG's strong team in the Champions League.

"At this stage of the tournament, the opponent's quality will only be very high standard. At PSG, we have found a team and a club with a real European lineage," said Arne Slot.

Meanwhile, PSG has Ousmane Dembele as a key player at this time.

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Player Composition Forecast

PSG: Gianluigi Donnarumma (K); Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Liverpool: Alisson Becker (K); Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai; Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah