Enjoying within the pleasant confines of Anfield with a one-goal cushion, Liverpool look like effectively on their strategy to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Once you add to that the truth that they boast a 100% document at dwelling within the competitors this season, whereas supervisor Arne Slot is unbeaten in opposition to French golf equipment, it feels as if the Reds are on target to securing a spot within the final eight.
Whereas merely avoiding defeat is all they require to get previous Paris Saint-Germain, one other victory for his or her Dutch boss would see him obtain one thing nobody in England has ever performed earlier than.
In Champions League historical past no supervisor of an English aspect has ever gained their first 5 dwelling fixtures on this match. Slot may be the primary to try this in leg two of their Spherical of 16 conflict with PSG at Anfield.
Liverpool gained all 4 of their League Part dwelling matches within the competitors by a mixed margin of 10-1. That solely purpose conceded got here in opposition to French aspect Lille OSC on matchday seven.
The final time the Reds performed a Spherical of 16 match at Anfield was in February 2023 after they squandered an early 2-0 result in Actual Madrid, dropping 5-2 with Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema notching a brace on the day.
Slot’s males have gained seven consecutive matches throughout all competitions at Anfield, dropping factors in just one dwelling fixture all 12 months (2-2 draw versus Manchester United).
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