Can PSG Beat the Odds and Eliminate Liverpool?

It has been exactly eight years and three days since Paris Saint-Germain found themselves on the wrong end of one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. Having won the first leg 4-0 at the Parc de Princes, PSG looked all but confirmed to reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Barcelona mounted an early storm and scored three goals within the first 50 minutes, but Edinson Cavani would add some extra cushion to PSG's lead at the Camp Nou. It meant that, in order to qualify for the next round, Barcelona needed to score three more goals and not concede any.

They did just that; Neymar would pull one back in the 88th minute before scoring from the penalty spot shortly after, whilst Sergi Roberto's 95th-minute winner saw Barcelona pull off one of the most unlikely remontadas ever. PSG would nevertheless avenge their defeat seven years later, erasing a 2-3 first-leg deficit and winning 4-1 in Barcelona to confirm their spot in the semifinals, where they lost to Borussia Dortmund.

This week, however, Paris Saint-Germain have a new challenge: beating a Liverpool side that seems to be allergic to losing. The odds on UK gambling sites at FIRST are in Liverpool's favor, and it's not hard to see why. Under the watchful eye of Arne Slot, Liverpool have lost just four matches this season: they lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in September and 1-0 at Tottenham in January, but they would nevertheless erase that first-leg deficit and book their ticket for the EFL Cup Final, where they will take on Newcastle. And in February, they exited the FA Cup after losing to second-tier Plymouth Argyle.

Out of the nine Champions League matches that they've played this season, Liverpool have won all but one: a 3-2 defeat to PSV. It was an effectively meaningless match for the Reds, who had already secured the top spot in the league phase and chose to rotate heavily. Liverpool responded to their defeat to Plymouth by drawing 2-2 at Everton, beating Wolves 2-1, and sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw vs. Aston Villa.