Arne Slot admitted last week that PSG's action against Liverpool left him with a few sleepless nights when he kept an eye on the game.
So there is little time to dream. That means that the Reds boss does not fantasize what a special week this could prove to be for his side while he snoozes.
Liverpool takes on the Ligue 1 Giants in the second stage of their Champions League Last-16 draw at Anfield. They have a 1-0 lead prior to the Blockbuster struggle on Tuesday, which only comes a few days before they are confronted in the Carabao Cup final in Wembley on Sunday opposite Newcastle.
With a lead of 15 points at the top of the Premier League and title no. 20 on the way to Anfield, this is already a remarkable debut campaign for the Dutchman in England. Nevertheless, this week it could bring it to a whole new level with a first trophy in mid -March and eliminating one of the best teams on the continent who will only shorten the chances of the Merseysiders who win a seventh European cup.
“No, in a week like this I will not dream at all,” said Slot. “I just know that I really have to work very hard to prepare the team in the best possible way.
“That's what I try to do in every game. If you have a game like we did last week, you have the feeling: 'Can I even go to sleep completely? Or do I have to look even more? '
“So no, I am not dreaming about this week at the moment. We just look forward to tomorrow [tonight]Everyone is looking forward to a kind of football like this. Two great teams play against each other in Anfield. '
The draw promises to be a water teeth. Last week in Parc des Princes the hosts dominated the game and Liverpool keeper Alisson was forced to make nine saves of 27 shots.
But let Liverpool broke away in the game and Harvey Elliott scored to give them control of the draw and to leave the Paris side stunned. Slot brought the suggestion that his team was poor in the first stage, but admitted that they should be better in the return change.
Their display has led to rumors around Paris that Luis Enrique's side has the feeling that they have had to deal with stiffer tests in Europe this season, including against Bayern Munich and Arsenal. But lock said: “I think what you mean is that some of them said that Arsenal and Bayern Munich were better than we do.
“That is what I have heard. I think what that should do, PSG has improved a lot in the two months and they played in Arsenal and Bayern. I saw both games and they have improved and they have changed.
“At Arsenal they were lower, they waited much more and now they just press over the entire field and they constantly take the risk one-about-one. They have improved, they have changed and they are how they felt. I cannot influence what they felt and I don't even know if it is true or not. I hope they have a different opinion after this game. “
PSG has the red -hot attack of Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia that must be suppressed by the defense of Liverpool. But if Liverpool has to make progress, you think they should score again in this draw at least once.
Diogo Jota is suitable again, but without a goal in the Champions League since November 2021. They can do it with the Portuguese Forward Finding Form.
“Statistics are part of the game, but they don't say everything,” said Jota. “I want to score clearly. If I don't score and we continue and it adds a few days to the stat, then I don't mind. “
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