Jamie Carragher’s beloved Liverpool could face Chelsea or PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and the pundit has given his prediction on which side will be there.
Liam Rosenior has experience beating PSG before, however to do so with Chelsea would be a massive step forwards in establishing himself as a top manager.
The holders look to be getting a number of their key players recovering in time for the Chelsea tie. Ousmane Dembele is expected to feature.
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Carragher watched his Liverpool side lose against Galatasaray in the Round of 16 first leg on Tuesday night, and told CBS Sports Golazo that he thinks they will turn it around, only to be defeated by PSG in the next round.
He said: “I still think Liverpool will go through, but this is a worry. This team is just a million miles off where it is supposed to be this season.
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“We’re now talking about a team who have now got to change a deficit against Galatasaray which I think they will, but I don’t have any hope for Liverpool going any further if it’s PSG in the next round, as I think it may be.”
This would see Chelsea defeated at the next hurdle of the Champions League, although it is not the first time the former Liverpool player has predicted shortcomings for the Blues in this competition.
Carragher’s ‘hot take’ for the season was Chelsea wouldn’t even make it out of the group stage. They ended up finishing sixth out of 36 sides.
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The Blues will also take confidence from their most recent meeting with PSG in the Club World Cup final.
Chelsea were absolutely dominant in the first half, winning the final 3-0 in Enzo Maresca’s crowning moment at the club.
The key on that day was Cole Palmer showing the world that he truly was a superstar, and the aim for Rosenior will be getting the best out of his star man again as he gets towards the end of his recovery.
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