BIG MATCH FACTS

LIVERPOOL have faced Paris Saint-Germain only twice before – over two legs in the semi-final of the 1996/97 Cup Winners’ Cup. Both have one win, but PSG went through on aggregate (3-2).

ROBBIE FOWLER and Mark Wright were on the scoresheet in Liverpool’s most recent clash with Paris Saint-Germain (2-0), the only time the French champions have visited Anfield.

Liverpool have won seven of their 12 previous European Cup/Champions League matches against French opposition (D1 L4) but have lost two of the last three such games at home (W1).

PSG are winless in their last four Champions League matches against English sides (D3 L1) and have only kept one clean sheet in their previous 12 such games, a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge during the

2004/05 group stages.

Last season, Liverpool’s James Milner (8) equalled the record set by current PSG star Neymar (8 in 2016/17) for the most assists by a player in a single Champions League campaign since 2003/04.

PSG striker Edinson Cavani has scored eight goals in 14 appearances in the Champions League against teams from England, including a goal in his last two such games (both versus Arsenal).

Last season, Liverpool became the first team to have three players who claimed 10 or more goals in a single European Cup/Champions League campaign (Salah, Firmino and Mane, all with 10 goals each).

LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has reached the knockout stages in four of his previous five Champions League campaigns as manager, losing two finals – in 2013 with Borussia Dortmund and 2018 with Liverpool.