Champions League: England is blassed from the PSG draw for Liverpool

One in two chance. Liverpool knew that he would face Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica in 1/8th finals of the UEFA Champions League. And without offense to the Portuguese, the Reds hoped to avoid crossing the Champions de France route, which could also fall on FC Barcelona. But Giovane Elber had a heavy hand during the draw organized in Nyon in Switzerland this Friday. The Mersey club will therefore cross the iron with the residents of the Parc des Princes during a double confrontation (March 4 or 5 for the first leg, March 11 for the return). It will be the fifth time all competitions that the two European giants will play one in front of the other. But in England, we would have done well with this new confrontation.

The English press is disappointed

Once the identity of Liverpool is known, the English media were not at the party, like the Telegraph. “It is an extremely hard result for the Red Devils who finished at the top of the group stage. But they will face the Bruges or Villa club if they manage to qualify. ” Ditto for the Daily Mailwhich believes that the Reds are not rewarded for their pretty course in the championship phase. “Liverpool finds himself in a nightmarish battle against PSG (…) Liverpool could not have had a more difficult draw since he will face PSG in the round of 16. A quarter-final with Aston Villa could follow, before a potential semi-final against Real Madrid or Arsenal and a final against Barcelona (…) PSG is a very difficult draw for the Reds. ”

The Athletic Go in the same direction. “Liverpool, who finished at the top of the group stage of the Champions League, will be rewarded in the round of 16 by a match against Paris Saint-Germain. A very difficult draw is the least we can say (…) It is unlikely that Liverpool fans are watching beyond a difficult match against Paris Saint-Germain, but it should not Not to escape them that the two Madrid clubs – which were also twinned by each in the round of 16 – are potential adversaries in the semi -finals. ” THE Liverpool Echo And also jaded by this draw.

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“This is not really good news for Liverpool, it must be said. Paris Saint-Germain is a difficult team and is hardly a “reward” for having crossed the group phase at 36 teams with seven victories and an unimportant defeat against the PSV. But hey, it will really open if the Arne Slot team manages to beat PSG. It was a bit vague at the start, but we really see the point of finishing hard in the group phase of the Champions League that has been changing now. A trip to PSG does not seem really fair, but that says a lot about how the Champions of Ligue 1 managed their own group phase, by doing so. For Liverpool, this avoids him two additional matches to reach this stage and if he beats PSG, he will not meet one of the heavyweights of the competition for a place in the semi-finals, notably Aston Villa and the Bruges club by Simon Mignolet. “

On the side of LFC supporters, it is rather the grimace soup. “We had the most difficult match”dropped one of them on X. “It couldn't have been worse”launched another. A third Reds fan said: “A nightmare. We finish first and we still receive PSG during the return match. We will have to be at our best level. ” On the side of the residents of Anfield, there has not yet been an official reaction. But there is no doubt that we preferred to avoid the Parisian scarecrow. You will still have to go with it to make your way to the final, which will take place on May 31 in Munich.