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A win against Fulham is massive for many reasons, but it’s what it means for the Champions League clash with PSG that we want to focus in on.
Liverpool have a two-goal deficit to overcome at Anfield on Tuesday — a hefty task against the current Champions League holders. Stringing together good performances has been a real struggle for Arne Slot’s side this season, but there’s an encouraging trend we found that gives hope.
On just two occasions this season, the Reds have secured a league win ahead of a European night. Those nights gave us two of our best performances this season.
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The two occasions in question came matchweeks 1 and 4 of the league phase, against Atletico and Real Madrid.
In the Atletico case, it was coming off the back of a last-gasp win against Burnley. Liverpool would come away 3-2 winners to kick off their European campaign. A few weeks later, they beat Aston Villa 2-0 before hosting Los Blancos at Anfield, grabbing a 1-0 win courtesy of an Alexis Mac Allister goal.
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These are the only times this season where the Reds strung together a Premier League and Champions League win.
Well, the first part is done. Liverpool’s comfortable 2-0 win over Fulham positions them to carry on this trend when they host the Parisians in two days’ time.
It’s not just the results that should encourage. Those two Madrid wins were some of the best performances produced by Liverpool this season, and they will need to be at it against PSG again.
Winning is not enough against PSG
If we’re taking the stance of the realist, PSG are going to score at Anfield. This side is just too lethal going forward to bank on a clean sheet.
What is imperative is that Liverpool don’t concede first. That would kill the atmosphere, cause heads to drop, and make any comeback look an insurmountable task at 3-0.
That doesn’t mean throwing the kitchen sink at Luis Enrique’s side from the whistle, but it will require a more aggressive approach than what we saw at the Parc des Princes.
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Liverpool should feel positive about facing PSG. Sure, it’s going to be a huge challenge, but it’s the players’ last chance to play for silverware this season.
A positive start would get the crowd going, and as we all know, anything can happen at Anfield under the lights.
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