Liverpool are heading into the final after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday and Reds boss Arne Slot believes it is the "perfect game" for his side.

"It's maybe the perfect game but I think our nine games in the league are going to be finals as well so if we had to play for the league on Sunday I think we would have been up for it also," Slot said in his pre-match press conference.



"But yeah, it's always nice to play for a trophy, it's always nice to win something.

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"Although it is nine finals in the Premier League the upcoming [next league] game will not be the one where we can win something, so now this is the last game of the tournament and it's against Newcastle.

So, it's going to be an interesting occasion and something to look forward to."

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, meanwhile, is feeling confident about his side's chances of victory.

"I want the players to attack the game and give a good representation of us," Howe said.

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