Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool will go head-to-head in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night.
Luis Enrique's side come into the game in excellent form, winning each of their last four games in all competitions, including wins home and away against Chelsea in the last round to claim an 8-2 aggregate win to reach the quarter-finals. Arne Slot's team, on the other hand, have struggled recently and have just one win in their last five in all competitions.
Both sides also have some injury problems heading into the game, and this is how GIVEMESPORT expects the teams to line up.
PSG Team News
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The French champions will be without winger Bradley Barcola for the first-round clash at the Parc des Princes, although the France international has returned to first-team training having not played since the 3-0 win over Chelsea.
Fabian Ruiz, Senny Mayulu, and Quentin Ndjantou are all also ruled out of the clash. Goalkeeper Matvey Safonov is also set to keep his place ahead of summer signing Lucas Chevalier.
PSG Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Fabian Ruiz
Quentin Ndjantou
Senny Mayulu
Bradley Barcola
Enrique Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Enrique shared his thoughts ahead of the game.
"On Wednesday, it'll be important to show that desire to play football, to enjoy the Parc, the fans, the atmosphere. It's the most important thing for us and our fans: to give 100%. What will the result be? We'll see. Last season, we put in one of our best performances, but we lost. Liverpool were favourites, and PSG qualified.
"There's no favourite at this stage of the competition. It's important to look to control what we can control. Liverpool are a very high level team and to think you're the favourites is the best way to make a mess of things. It's not important to know who's the favourite in this competition, in this kind of game. It's impossible that there's a favourite. For me, there isn't one."
PSG Predicted XI
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PSG Predicted XI: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Neves; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG Predicted Substitutes: Chevalier (GK), Marin (GK), Zabarnyi (DEF), Hernandez (DEF), Beraldo (DEF), Lee (MID), Dro (MID), Ramos (FWD), Mbaye (FWD).
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Liverpool Team News
Alisson
Liverpool head into the game with a number of injury issues once again, including first-choice goalkeeper Alisson, who is out until the end of April. Alexander Isak is still recovering from a broken leg, although he has returned to training.
Conor Bradley (knee), Wataru Endo (ankle), and Giovanni Leoni (knee) are all long-term absentees.
Liverpool Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Giovanni Leoni
Conor Bradley
Wataru Endo
Alisson Becker
Alexander Isak
Slot Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Slot shared an update on his squad heading into the game.
"Close to a week of team sessions now [Isak] so he can play a part otherwise I wouldn't take him. We had talks with the player, the staff, so we thought we couldn't get a performance out of him now, but not to start. Let's be clear."
Liverpool Predicted XI
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their second goal with Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool Predicted XI: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike.
Liverpool Predicted Substitutes: Woodman (GK), Miscuir (GK), Gomez (DEF), Robertson (DEF), Nyoni (MID), Jones (MID), Chiesa (FWD), Gakpo (FWD), Ngumoha (FWD), Isak (FWD).
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