Liverpool face PSG again as Mancini insists he must give his best performance

Liverpool will face French champions Paris Saint-Germain again at Anfield in the second leg of the 2024/25 Champions League last 16. Sloter said his team must give their best performance to beat the strong PSG.

In the first leg, Liverpool, who had been on the defensive, finally beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Parc des Princes with a goal assisted by Nunez and scored by Elliott. This also means that Liverpool must take the initiative in the second leg to have more chances to defeat their opponents.

However, in the earlier Premier League, Liverpool relied on Nunez and Salah to score goals after falling behind, and finally defeated Southampton 3-1 at home, successfully adding some confidence to the players.

Liverpool manager Slot said at a press conference, "In a week like this, I don't have time to dream at all. I just know that I have to work hard to ensure that the team is as fully prepared as possible."

"If you go through last week's game, you ask yourself whether you can sleep or whether you should continue to analyse and watch more games. So I don't have time to fantasize. We started the week well and beat Southampton. Now we are just looking forward to a game like this at Anfield, where two great teams will face off."

"I do think we have to play our best this season because PSG are the most complete team we have faced so far," Sloter said. "I mean, we played against Arsenal and Manchester City and the gap was not that big. But the intensity of PSG, the quality of their players and their financial resources make them one of the top teams. Maybe there is only one team that is better than them."

"They have solid quality and a great manager who always makes his team play in a way that they are not easy to deal with. He gets the best out of every player and brings a very high level."

In addition, Sloter also emphasized, "We have to give our best performance. We can hardly control the ball when we play away against Manchester City, and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are the two richest clubs in the world. But when we play against Manchester City at home, our performance is completely different."