Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool are set to face off in the Champions League quarter-final, first leg.
Team Lineups and Changes
The PSG side sees the return of Nuno Mendes and Kvaratskhelia. Liverpool’s squad includes Van Dijk, Gravenberch, and Jones.
TNT Sports suggest Liverpool may start with five at the back.
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Chevalier, Marin, Beraldo, Zabarnyi, Goncalo Ramos, Lee Kang-in, L Hernandez, Mayulu, D Fernandez, Mbaye.
Liverpool (possible 4-1-4-1): Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch; Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz; Ekitike.
Subs: Isak, Salah, Woodman, Chiesa, Jones, Misciur, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha.
Liverpool’s Starting XI
Mo Salah has been left out of the Liverpool starting XI. Jeremie Frimpong and Alexis Mac Allister are coming into the team, with Curtis Jones also omitted. Alexander Isak is back in the matchday squad.
The formidable quartet of Nuno Mendes, Marquinhos, Joao Neves and Vitinha return to the PSG side in place of Lucas Hernandez, Illia Zabarnyi, Lucas Beraldo and Lee Kang-in. Nine of the ten outfield players started the demolition of Internazionale in last year’s final; Warren Zaire-Emery is covering for the injured* Fabian Ruiz.
* There are reports that PSG regard Fabian Ruiz’s pain threshold as sub-optimal.
Other Champions League Action
Barcelona v Atletico Madrid is tonight’s other Champions League match.
One source suggests that Liverpool could sack Slot if they lose today.
While Arsenal were busy Arsenaling their way to a worthy but dull Bigger Cup quarter-final first leg win at Sporting on Tuesday, the players of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich released the collective handbrake and performed many high-speed donuts, wheel spins and Rockfords as a pleasing counterpoint to the careful mirror-signal-manoeuvring on display at Lisbon’s Estádio José Alvalade.
“When I see the chances we had, that has to give us confidence that we can score more goals,” whooped Vincent Kompany following a hi-octane Bernabéu white-knuckle ride from which his team emerged deserving winners, even if it was their 40-year-old goalkeeper who took home the gong for player of the match.
This tie could not have come at a better time.