Liverpool face a tough game against PSG in the Champions League round of 16

This Wednesday, PSG and Liverpool will face each other in a high-voltage duel at the Parc des Princes for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. With Argentine Alexis Mac Allister as one of the great figures of the match, Arne Slot 's team arrives at the match with a performance advantage in the group stage, where they were the best with 7 wins and 1 loss , accumulating 21 points .

In addition, in the Premier League they do not know what defeat is and lead the English league with 67 points , taking a difference of 13 points over their closest pursuer, Arsenal .

In contrast, PSG have a bittersweet history in the Champions League , having never managed to lift the trophy, their best performance being the 2020 final in which they fell to Bayern Munich 1-0. In this edition, Luis Enrique 's team did not have it easy in the group stage, finishing in fifteenth place with 13 points , the product of 4 wins , 1 draw and 3 losses .

Due to this complicated phase, they had to play the playoffs against their compatriots from Stade Brestois , whom they beat convincingly: 3-0 in the first leg and 7-0 in the second leg in Paris . Currently, the French team arrives with an impressive streak of 10 consecutive victories , with 39 goals scored and only 7 goals conceded .

For his part, Alexis Mac Allister, world champion with the Argentine national team , remains a key piece in Liverpool 's machinery. The midfielder has shown his great ability and contributed to the Reds ' last victory against Newcastle , where he scored a goal in the 2-0.

The Argentine player will be fundamental for the English team in this first clash against the Parisians, where he is expected to make the difference in the midfield and be a reference in the attack.

The match will be directed by Davide Massa , a renowned Italian referee, while the VAR will be supervised by his compatriot Aleandro Di Paolo . The broadcast can be followed on the Fox Sports screen.

The return leg of this tie between the English and French teams will be played next Tuesday, March 11 at the home of the Reds, located on Anfield Road, from 17:00 (Argentine time).

Possible PSG line-up

Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola. DT: Luis Enrique.

Possible Liverpool line-up

Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Luis Díaz and Curtis Jones. Coach: Arne Slot.

Time: 17:00.

TV: Fox Sports.