Champions league 2018/19 is back on Tuesday, after 115 days of Gareth Bale's double for Real Madrid in the final against Liverpool at Kiev which helped Real Madrid to win three consecutive champions league. The champions league season 2018/19 starts with some big matches this week and the Liverpool vs PSG might is one of them. 5 times Champions League winner and last year champions league finalist Liverpool will take on another heavyweight Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield in a Group C clash at 8 P.M (BST). They both are in Group C of UEFA champions league along with last year Serie A runner-up Napoli and last year Serbian Superliga winner Red Star Belgrade. Let's have a quick preview of Liverpool vs PSG
This game will be the clash of two former Borussia Dortmund Managers Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel. Both of them known for the identical style of playing. Last time Thomas Tuchel went to Anfield, he was in charge of a Borussia Dortmund side which was dumped out of the Europa League after a stunning Liverpool comeback. Since last year, Liverpool has added some players in the summer transfer window and strength their squad.
Match Facts:
PSG are winless in their last four Champions League matches against English sides(3 draws and 1 lose).
Last season, Liverpool's James Milner equalized the most assists in a single season record with 8 assists set by Neymar in 2016/17 season.
Last season Liverpool becomes the first team to have three players with 10 or more goals in single Champions League Season.
Liverpool manager Klopp has won eight games and lost just one in 12 previous meetings with Tuchel.
Players to Watch
Neymar da Silva
Neymar, the most expensive transfer in the world (€222 M, from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017). The last year Ligue one player of the year has already found four times this season and will lead the attacking line for PSG along with Mbappe and Cavani. Last year, Neymar scored 19 league goals and set up another 13 in only 20 games for French champion PSG. due to metatarsal in his right foot against Marseille on February 25 he had to be apart from the football for 3-4 months and returned with Brazil squad in 2018 FIFA World Cup. After being heavily criticised for his performance in 2018 World Cup, Champions League is the right place for Neymar to show his worth.
Mohammad Salah
Top 3 contender for both 2017-18 UEFA Player of the year and FIFA's Best Player of the year, Mohamed Salah will be the main player for Liverpool on Tuesday along with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. The last year PFA player of the year winner had scored 44 goals including 10 in the Champions League last season he has already found the net twice this term. With Firmino in doubt, Salah and Mane will lead the attacking line for Liverpool.
Team Prediction
Liverpool
Formation: 4-3-3
PSG
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Match Prediction
Both Liverpool and PSG have started their season in the best possible manner, Liverpool has 100 percent win record in their opening 5 Premier League matches with Sadio Mane being the top scorer with 4 goals for them. Similarly, the French side PSG has also 100 percent win record in their opening five Ligue 1 matches this season. Both teams are filled with world's best player in their squad. Since both managers are known for attacking tactics the game surely will produce some goals. So I predict the Scoreline will be a 2-2 draw.
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