Today Soccer Prediction Wednesday 5th March 2025

PSG vs Liverpool, UEFA – Champions League, Parc des Princes, 21:00

Seasoned Champions League winners meet the perennial also-rans in Wednesday’s last-16 first leg, as Paris Saint-Germain welcomes 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.

Showing no mercy to European novices, Brest, PSG followed up a 3-0 first-leg success with a 7-0 second-leg slaughter to make it five wins on the spin in Europe’s top tournament; not since the 1994-95 season have they won more successive Champions League matches.

PSG could do worse than copy Liverpool’s approach to conquering the continent. A dead-rubber defeat against PSV Eindhoven aside, the Reds swept aside their other continental foes with minimal difficulty during the league phase.

Like PSG, the Merseyside mammoths also hold a 13-point lead atop the Premier League rankings courtesy of back-to-back 2-0 wins over Manchester City and Newcastle United in their last two games.

PSG may be breezing past their fellow Ligue 1 foes with consummate ease. Still, Enrique’s men now face a significant step-up in quality against a Liverpool side boasting enviable resources in all thirds of the pitch.

Slot’s men will not have it their way by any stretch, especially given their patchy away form, but they are well-rested following a weekend off and have our backing to eke out a potentially critical win before they endeavour to finish the job at Anfield.

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