Speaking in an interview with [**L’Équipe**](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Mamadou-sakho-ancien-joueur-du-psg-et-liverpool-cette-equipe-de-paris-elle-est-belle-je-la-kiffe/1543748), former Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho spoke about a young PSG side’s capacity to manage an away leg at Anfield, just before _Les Parisiens_ fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Parc des Princes last night. If Luis Enrique’s side are to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they will have to overcome the 1-0 aggregate away at what should be a roaring Anfield next week.
_“Anfield is not a game. It’s special, it’s like a gladiatorial arena. You have a Liverpool team there who, when they enter the field, are the equivalent of Popeye opening his can of spinach (laughter)_,_”_ said the current FC Torpedo Kutaisi defender, who played for Liverpool between 2013 and 2017.
_“90 minutes there is something to remember. Whatever the scenario on the way back, Parisians will remember it. They will realise how special this stadium is,”_ finished Sakho on Anfield. The former PSG man did however believe that the Rouge et Bleu have the right characters in the squad to deal with the potential pressure. _“There are players like Marquinhos and Dembélé who have the ability to handle this type of match and this type of atmosphere and to look after the less experienced players.”_
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