Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Stade Brestois within the first leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout play-off on Tuesday night time at Stade de Roudourou, with Ousmane Dembélé scoring twice.
Until Brest pulls off a significant comeback, PSG will face both Barcelona or Liverpool within the Spherical of 16. This dominant efficiency underscores the spectacular type of Luis Enrique’s squad in current matches.
Of their final 4 video games, PSG has outscored opponents 14-3, securing victories over RB Salzburg, Manchester Metropolis, VfB Stuttgart, and now Brest.
Liverpool standout stays out of the squad as a consequence of damage
Because of this, Liverpool might want to guarantee a totally match squad forward of a possible conflict with PSG.
With that looming tie in thoughts, Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot supplied a regarding replace on Cody Gakpo’s health forward of their Sunday match in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield.
“Cody is a little bit of a doubt as properly, so let’s wait [to see] how he’s at the moment,” Slot stated (h/t ). “I needed to take him off [against Everton] due to an damage, as a result of he obtained a knock, so let’s see how he’s at the moment.”
In the meantime, Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton stay sidelined as a consequence of damage, limiting Slot’s choices for the Wolves encounter.
PSG must get previous Brest on Wednesday, however later within the week, the Reds may need to be questioning if their damage points will spill over into a possible tie in opposition to the French giants.