PSG boss Luis Enrique compared Liverpool with a Ligue 1-side that the French champions hit 4-1 on Saturday, prior to their Champions League collision with the Reds in the middle of the week.
The side of Arne Slot traveling to the Parc des Princes to combat PSG in the first stage of their draw on Wednesday, and it is undoubtedly the biggest name Matchup of the last-16 games.
Liverpool was at the top of the Champions League table and looked immortal in the competition until their 3-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven on Matchday eight.
Enrique is aware of the danger that his opponents bear and greet them the 'best team in Europe', since Liverpool has only lost four games in all competitions, and his runners in the Premier League.
Yet the Spanish coach stated that he knows the style of Liverpool 'very well' after he compared them to colleague Ligue 1 Side Lille after PSG's unbridled victory over them at the weekend.
“We're not going to change much, today was a test, Liverpool and Lille have similar things, we put them under so busy that they could no longer play from behind, they had to play for a long time,” said Enrique.
“It will be different, it will of course be very complicated, but we are in the best period of the season.”
Liverpool has won more competition matches this season than any team in Europe's top five competitions (20), and Enrique is well aware of the size of this collision.
In the meantime, PSG remains invincible in their domestic companies this period, but they have had a defeat by Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in the largest stage in Europe.
They reached the last 16 of the Champions League after a 10-0 win over aggregated at Stade Bretois in the Play-Off Round.
Enrique added: 'We will play against the best team in Europe, qualified brilliantly, but it is not in our mentality to speculate, to protect ourselves, to remain defensive. We will attack and we will try to change that to our advantage.
'I know Liverpool very well, without a doubt they are the team in the best form in Europe, both in terms of results and play.
“It could have been a Champions League final, we are going to try to do it with our weapons.”
In the red corner, Slot stated that his Liverpool -side no team fears, but retained a professional respect for their opponents.
'Are you afraid of PSG? We are no one afraid. But I am impressed by their quality, they are on an upward curve that is a bit like ours at the moment, “he said.
'I don't think Liverpool, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Real Madrid, these types of clubs are not afraid of opponents.
'But we certainly respect them and there is a reason for that, and that is what you just said – that they have won so many games in a row and they have so many quality players.
'I think it will be a very interesting game for everyone who loves football. It would surprise me if people who are neutral, watch a different game than those because I think everyone-inclusive Paris Saint-Germain and we look at the game. '
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