This is going to be a high-voltage contest as both sides are in good form. This UEFA Champions League 2024-25 round of 16 first leg is likely to end in a draw. You can add goal-goal and/or over 2.5 to your ticket.
Match info: Champions League
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
Date: Wednesday, 5th March 2025
Time: 9 pm Nigerian time
Seasoned Champions League winners meet the perennial also-rans in Wednesday's last-16 first leg, as Paris Saint-Germain welcome Liverpool to their Parc des Princes base for a heavyweight encounter.
Arne Slot's men more or less swept aside the competition to top the league phase table, while the Ligue 1 champions annihilated Brest 10-0 on aggregate during a playoff pummelling.
Head-to-head:
- PSG won 1 of the 2 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.
- Liverpool won the other match.
- Both of them scored 4 goals each in their previous encounters.
- The Reds haven’t won any of their last five away games against French sides in Europe.
- Liverpool and PSG will face each other in the knockout stages of UCL for the first time.
Form:
- PSG in the Champions League: W-W-W-W-W
- PSG in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W
- Liverpool in the Champions League: W-W-W-W-L
- Liverpool in all competitions: D-W-D-W-W
Team News:
- The hosts Paris Saint-Germain have all of their players ready to battle in their upcoming UCL clash.
- Tyler Morton, Conor Bradley, and Joseph Gomez have injuries and will be out of action. Amara Nallo is suspended as he received a red card in the last UCL game for Liverpool.
Player(s) to watch:
- Ousmane Dembele will be the main man upfront. Alongside other teammates, he will have many chances to score some goals and put his side in some advantage. The Frenchman is the top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 and as well as the UEFA Champions League this season.
- Mohamed Salah is in great form this season and has led the Reds to a win many times by scoring some goals. Mohamed Salah also knows how to build the linkup plays with his fellow teammates. With being the top goal scorer for Liverpool this season, Salah is also the assists leader.