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PSG vs Liverpool Confirmed Lineups for April 8

These are the PSG vs Liverpool confirmed lineups and team news for their UEFA Champions League first leg collision. The Parisiens are on course to retain their European crown after dismantling Premier League side Chelsea 8-2 in the previous round. They now face a Reds unit who have been nothing if not inconsistent for most of the campaign with Arne Slot suffering from a second-season dip after winning the league in his first term in charge.

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PSG vs Liverpool Confirmed Lineups & Team News

Paris Saint-Germain Team News

The SofaScore news has two key absentees named for Luis Enrique. Former Lyon man Bradley Barcola has been stellar across the attack, being a key part of the offensive trio and their fluid movement. The in-form Frenchman is a big miss for this one.

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He is also joined on the sidelines by Fabian Ruiz, part of the midfield trio that helped the Ligue 1 side dominate in the last season. Ruiz has been dealing with injury issues on and off that have prevented the usual names from playing together in the middle of the park.

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The other issues are Quentin Ndjantou being injured and the doubts case over Senny Mayulu with the versatile man able to fill in for a midfielder or attacker if needed.

PSG Confirmed Lineup

Be sure to check back as this will be discussed when the starters are confirmed.

Liverpool Team News

Slot has a deeper list to contend with eight different names injured. The main names are Alexander Isak and Alisson, the goalkeeper has been injury-prone over the past year while Isak has been out for a few months and won’t start right away, instead he’s more likely to be worked in from the bench once fit.

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Conor Bradley is out which is a hit to the full-back depth, the same goes for Geovanni Leoni who could have helped out as cover in the centre of the back line at times but has instead been dealing with an ACL tear.

Harvey Davies, Stefan Bajcetic, Wataru Endo, and Rhys Williams round out the injury issues for the manager to contend with.

Liverpool Confirmed Lineup

Check back as this will be noted when the starting eleven and bench are confirmed.

Paris Saint-Germain Squad

Lucas Chevalier

Matvei Safonov

Renato Marin

Achraf Hakimi

Lucas Beraldo

Marquinhos

Illia Zabarnyi

Lucas Hernandez

Nuno Mendes

Willian Pacho

Fabian Ruiz

Vitinha

Kang-in Lee

Senny Mayulu

Dro

Warren Zaire-Emery

Joao Neves

Kvicha Kvaratskhelia

Goncalo Ramos

Ousmane Dembele

Desire Doue

Bradley Barcola

Quentin Ndjantou

Ibrahim Mbaye

Liverpool Squad

Alisson

Giorgi Mamardashvili

Freddie Woodman

Joe Gomez

Wataru Endo

Virgil van Dijk

Ibrahima Konate

Milos Kerkez

Conor Bradley

Andy Robertson

Jeremie Frimpong

Amara Nallo

Florian Wirtz

Dominik Szoboszlai

Alexis Mac Allister

Curtis Jones

Ryan Gravenberch

Trey Nyoni

Alexander Isak

Mohamed Salah

Federico Chiesa

Cody Gakpo

Hugo Ekitike

Rio Ngumoha

Stay tuned for the PSG vs Liverpool confirmed lineups for the UEFA Champions League.

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