{"id":29338,"date":"2026-04-08T12:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/defending-champions-psg-host-six-time-champions-liverpool-in-the-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:44:33","slug":"defending-champions-psg-host-six-time-champions-liverpool-in-the-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/defending-champions-psg-host-six-time-champions-liverpool-in-the-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending champions PSG host six-time champions Liverpool in the Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain<\/span> host <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Liverpool in bad shape<\/span> Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final first leg.<\/p>\n<p>Withstanding PSG&#8217;s early onslaught will be key to Liverpool&#8217;s chances of holding onto a draw heading into next week&#8217;s return leg at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slott said: &#8220;PSG, led by Luis Enrique, don&#8217;t give us time to put the ball at our feet.&#8221; \u201cEvery second of the game it\u2019s press, press, press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last season, when the two teams met in the round of 16, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">PSG advanced to victory against six-time champions Liverpool in penalty shootout<\/span> After a fierce battle. PSG carried the momentum from that victory to their first Champions League title.<\/p>\n<p>Last year there was no doubt that Liverpool were favorites before the game, but it&#8217;s a different story now. The slot team is reeling from the crushing defeat. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Lost in FA Cup<\/span> And you won&#8217;t get a trophy unless you win the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has yet to find his best form <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">his last season<\/span> He has only scored 10 goals in 35 games for the club.<\/p>\n<p>P.S.G. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Ballon d&#8217;Or winner<\/span> Ousmane Dembele, midfielder Vicinha, flying winger <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Hvitya Kvaratskheria<\/span> In the best form. Dembele scored <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">sparkling volley<\/span> They appear to be peaking at just the right time, with a French league game against Toulouse on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>However, PSG are without midfielder Fabian Ruiz due to a knee injury, and winger Bradley Barcola is also absent. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">injured my ankle<\/span> in the best 16 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Chelsea&#8217;s defeat<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>liverpool striker <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">alexander isak<\/span> \u2014 British record signing <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">\u00a3125m<\/span> ($170 million) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">recovered from injury<\/span> And Slott said he would be on the bench at the Parc des Princes. <\/p>\n<p>Isaac underwent surgery in December. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">ankle and fibula fractures<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/champions-league-psg-liverpool-f1652ffd4f0761b665d8d0d124add839\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain host Liverpool in bad shape Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final first leg. Withstanding PSG&#8217;s early onslaught will be key to Liverpool&#8217;s chances of holding onto a draw heading into next week&#8217;s return leg at Anfield. Liverpool manager Arne Slott said: &#8220;PSG, led by Luis Enrique, don&#8217;t give us time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Defending champions PSG host six-time champions Liverpool in the Champions League - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/defending-champions-psg-host-six-time-champions-liverpool-in-the-champions-league\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Defending champions PSG host six-time champions Liverpool in the Champions League - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PARIS (AP) \u2014 Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain host Liverpool in bad shape Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final first leg. 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