Liverpool vs Paris Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news, form and coaches' views ahead of the round of 16 second leg.
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Paris travel to Anfield for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Liverpool.
Match at a glance
When: 11 March (21:00 CET)
Where: Anfield, Liverpool
What: Champions League round of 16 second leg
Who: The six-time winners against the French champions
First leg result: Paris 0-1 Liverpool
Next: Winners face Club Brugge/Aston Villa in quarter-finals
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Where to watch the game on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
The term 'smash and grab victory' could have been coined specifically for the first leg of this heavyweight tie, a match in which Paris had 28 attempts to Liverpool's two yet fell to defeat thanks to some inspired Alisson Becker goalkeeping and a late Harvey Elliott winner off the bench for the Reds. "Today wasn’t a game based on the stats or the details. We were far superior," insisted Paris coach Luis Enrique, while Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted "had we got a draw, we would still have been the lucky ones." Can Paris finally take their chances in the second leg, or are Liverpool set for a fifth quarter-final in the last eight seasons?
Possible line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Elliott, Luis Díaz; Núñez
Paris: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola
Form guide
Form: WWWWDW
Latest: Liverpool 3-1 Southampton, Premier League, 08/03
Form: WLWWWW
Latest: Rennes 1-4 Paris, Ligue 1, 08/03
What the coaches say
Arne Slot, Liverpool manager: "This is the most complete team we've faced so far [this season]. Of course, we have played Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man City but the quality Paris have [is amazing]. They have so much quality with a great coach, he let's them play in a way that is not easy to play against, with an incredible work-rate. That is why we have to be at our best tomorrow."
Luis Enrique, Paris coach: "We followed the course of the week as usual [after the first leg]. We did the Liverpool debrief, then we prepared for the match against Rennes. We will have training, then the match on Tuesday. My approach does not change, but what is true is that as things stand we are eliminated. We only have one option, to go on the pitch to win but that is what we would have done anyway."