Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool LIVE - score, Desire Doue goal, commentary stream

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Fortune has very much deserted them, highlighting their many failings.Today20:13 BSTFirst punch in the faceAnd there's the first punch in the face Liverpool are going to get tonight - i's Desire Doue who strikes home, his shot taking deflection as Giorgi Mamardashvili is beaten. PSG dominating the ball in the early going.Today20:06 BSTTotal football from LiverpoolThe formation looks like it is five at the back with Gomez left centre-back, Van Dijk in the middle and Konate on the right, but they keep on changing.Kerkez and Frimpong are the wing-backs but the former has been turned up in some other positions so far, as has Gomez.PSG look as confused as we do at the moment.Today20:02 BSTUnderwayWe are underway at the Parc des Princes.Today19:57 BSTLight show at PSGAs is customary in almost all stadiums these days, there was a light show before the game.It was okay.Today19:48 BSTAtmosphere building at PSG vs LiverpoolLooks like the home fans who are facing the TV cameras have largely been told to wear red or blue, depending on where they are sat.Those in the other stand - the one in which we are sitting - looks like they haven't been told to do so.The VIPs are sat in this stand so that would have been a big ask, to be fair.Today19:46 BSTLiverpool stats vs PSGOnly once have Liverpool knocked the defending champions out of this competition.

In 2006-07 they eliminated Barcelona on the away goals rule in the last-16, winning 2-1 in the Camp Nou.This is the Reds 29th European quarter-final and they are seeking a 21st semi-final appearance.They have won six of their nine Champions League quarter-finals.Today19:44 BSTArne Slot on Liverpool formation and Mohamed Salah decisionArne Slot has been speaking to TNT Sports ahead of kick-off.Asked whether his side will play a back-five, the Liverpool head coach said: "I think one of the main strengths of Paris Saint-Germain is, yes, they play a 4-3-3 system but when they have the ball I see not all of them but most of them running everywhere, but not just running, they are very well organised in that running. That's a completely normal thing for a club like us and unfortunately that hasn't happened a lot this season."Today19:41 BSTTonight's official team sheetToday19:36 BSTxG numbersMore number-crunching from WhoScored, who reveal that Liverpool are the biggest underperformers of xG (-8.96) in the Champions League this season.That, clearly, isn't great but they are here at the quarter-final stage and it does suggest that the Reds are carving out plenty of big chances in these games in the European Cup, so that bodes well at least.They'll need to take whatever comes this way tonight though, that much is for certain.Today19:31 BSTHugo Ekitike returns This is a massive night for Hugo Ekitike and not just because he returns to his former club.These are the sorts of nights he will have dreamed of when Liverpool came to the table for him in the summer and while I have an idea that, long term, he will operate off the left of the front three, he is going to have to be the classic target man tonight, press like a demon and make sure the ball sticks when it goes up to him.

If they are to lose heavily again tonight, I think the fans will voice their opinion."There is a lot of discontent around the manager at the moment."Today19:18 BSTVirgil van Dijk ratedAccording to the chief statsmen over on WhoScored, Virgil van Dijk is the highest-rated centre back (7.19) to have made at least 10 appearances in the Champions League this season.That might come as a shock to those who are writing off the Liverpool captain, particularly on the back of Saturday's dismal 4-0 loss to Manchester City.The Reds skipper, like everyone else really, hasn't been at his elite best this term but he is far from the top of Liverpool's biggest issues right now.He needs a commanding performance tonight, however.Today19:15 BSTLiverpool statsLiverpool are in their 18th European Cup quarter-final, one short of Manchester United's English record. We know we'll be at 100 per cent and one thing is certain: we'll play to win the game, because that's what we want to do every time.Today18:32 BSTA PSG welcomeThe PSG players have arrived in full suits, which is an interesting pre-match call.But Liverpool's players have just been out on the pitch to inspect the pitch before being greeted by boos from those who are already in the home ends.It isn't that many but the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Milos Kerkez and Rio Ngumoha all heard it.Today18:27 BSTWelcome very muchA very warm welcome to the latest game in Liverpool's season.Yes, it's the Champions League and it's Paris Saint-Germain.It has been a lovely day in Paris today and the Reds team went for a stroll in the afternoon.Hopefully it won't be a stroll for PSG later as everyone seems to think it will be.Let's do this!Today18:26 BSTEvening allGood evening and welcome to the Parc des Princes where Liverpool are hosted by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-final of the Champions League.It's a huge night in the season of the Reds and they have just arrived as I am typing.Alexander Isak is with the squad, of course, which could be a huge boost and Hugo Ekitike is back on his old stamping ground.It's a big one this, so you'll want to stick with us throughout the evening.Today18:24 BSTLiverpool travelling squadWe'll know who's made the cut in terms of the starting XI soon enough, but here's a reminder of the 21-man Liverpool squad that has travelled to Paris:Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike, Mamardashvili, Robertson, Woodman, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Ngumoha, Misciur.Today18:17 BSTJust under half-an-hour until team newsWe'll know the Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool line-ups at 6.45pm UK time.Stick with us.Today18:10 BSTJurgen Klopp sends emotional new message to Liverpool fansJurgen Klopp thanked Liverpool fans for their support during his nine years at Anfield as he reflected fondly on his decorated career at the club.The former Reds boss was in charge for close to a decade before leaving in May 2024 and won every top-level trophy available to the club, including a first league title for 30 years, in 2020, and the 2019 Champions League.Klopp forged a bond with the club's worldwide fanbase during his time on Merseyside and recently returned to a hero's ovation when the Liverpool Legends played out a 2-2 draw with their Borussia Dortmund counterparts in a friendly match for the LFC Foundation at Anfield.Klopp, who the Foundation's honorary ambassador, was speaking to former Reds striker Peter Crouch on a podcast that was released on Wednesday morning and the iconic former manager explained what the supporters still mean to him.Read the full story HERE.