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Arne Slot is back on the touchline for Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Arne Slot is on the touchline for Liverpool's Champions League round of 16 first leg tie away to Paris Saint-Germain this evening.

This is despite the head coach being in the middle of a two-match ban.

The Reds resume their European duties on Wednesday having finished top of the league phase in January, thus evading the extra play-off round.



Their prize was a difficult double-header against French champions PSG, who did take part in the play-offs and won 10-0 on aggregate to boost their confidence tenfold.

After serving the first of a two-match suspension during the Premier League victory over Newcastle United from the stands last time out, Liverpool will benefit from having Slot back on the touchline.

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After February's Merseyside derby draw at Goodison Park, the Dutchman had accepted charges from the Football Association of having 'acted in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards both the match referee and an assistant referee'.

It would come to be that the Independent Regulatory Commission imposed a two-match touchline ban and a £70,000 fine on Slot.

Similarly apprehended, his assistant Sipke Hulshoff was banned for the same two games and fined £7,000.

In an updated report filed on Tuesday, the head coach allegedly claimed referee Michael Oliver had "f***ing give them everything", hoped he was "was proud of that performance" and stated: "If we don’t win the league, I’ll f***ing blame you."

As stated, they served the first of their two suspended fixtures last Wednesday when Newcastle visited Anfield.

Because of the fact that this is an FA punishment not extended by European governing body UEFA or global governing body FIFA, the ban only covers domestic matches.

Therefore, Slot is eligible to lead his team from the dugout at Parc des Princes tonight but then must return to the stands for Saturday's league fixture against Southampton at Anfield.

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His suspension will have been served once PSG come to Merseyside for next Tuesday's second leg of the last-16 tie, and importantly for the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium on March 16 Slot will be back for domestic duties too.


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