Paris Saint-Germain will take on Premier League leaders Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. PSG advanced with a dominant 10-0 aggregate victory over Stade Brestois in the knockout play-off round, setting up a tough challenge ahead.
After the second-leg win, manager Luis Enrique gave a lighthearted response when asked which matchup he preferred: Barcelona or Liverpool.
Now that PSG knows they’ll face Liverpool over two legs, the Spanish coach will need to come up with a strategy to guide his young team to a surprise win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals.
After Friday’s draw, Marquinhos, who played against Liverpool with PSG in the 2018 group stage, shared his thoughts on facing the English side in an interview with PSG TV.
The Parisians should be worried about Liverpool’s defense
PSG are flying offensively in their last five Champions League fixtures, including scoring four goals in a comeback win over Manchester City and 10 goals over two legs against Stade Brestois.
Nonetheless, there’s one stat regarding Liverpool that should be concerning to PSG. WhoScored.com highlighted the teams with the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season.
Nottingham Forest and Liverpool lead the way with 10 clean sheets each, followed by Arsenal and Everton with nine. Newcastle rounds out the list with eight clean sheets.
Most clean sheets in the Premier League this season:
◎ 10 – Nottingham Forest
◎ 10 – Liverpool
◎ 9 – Arsenal
◎ 9 – Everton
◎ 8 – Newcastle pic.twitter.com/F9AEsRaVM6— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) February 21, 2025
The first leg will be on March 4 at the Parc des Princes and the return leg will be on March 11 at Anfield.
