Liverpool host Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield in the Champions League last-16 second leg on Tuesday night.
PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi paid tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster by laying flowers at the memorial at Anfield on Monday night. Al-Khelaifi was at Anfield ahead of PSG's Champions League round-of-16 second-leg tie against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
After the Ligue 1 giants had carried out their final preparations for Tuesday night's meeting, the 51-year-old made time to pay his respects to the 97 victims who lost their lives in at Hillsborough on April 15, 1989. Al-Khelaifi took a bouquet of flowers to lay at the site of the memorial before pasuing for a moment on reflecting.
Writing on X, PSG shared pictures of Al-Khelaifi, and wrote: "Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi paid tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy at Anfield on the eve of our match against Liverpool." Liverpool head into Tuesday night's second leg with a 1-0 aggregate lead after Harvey Elliott's 87th-minute winner sealed an unlikely victory for Arne Slot's side at the Parc des Princes last Wednesday night.
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Previewing his Tuesday night's tie at Anfield, Slot said that his side needed to improve on their performance in the French capital last week. "Some said we played poorly - I don't agree," said Slot.
"I think they [PSG] played tremendously well. I don't think we have played a team this season which has combined that much quality with that much intensity, but I do think we can do better.
"I'm not saying we played poorly but we are a better team than we were last week. We need to prove that."
Slot added: "I don't think anyone needs more motivation. Not our players or theirs.
"If you play in knockout stages at Anfield with one of best teams in Europe - them and us - no-one needs any kind of motivation."