Liverpool team news v PSG: Isak and Ekitike start together, Salah benched as Slot makes 5 changes

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Liverpool team news v PSG: Isak and Ekitike start together, Salah benched as Slot makes 5 changes

Liverpool team news v PSG: Isak and Ekitike start together, Salah benched as Slot makes 5 changes

Liverpool face the sizeable task of overturning a two-goal deficit from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final when they host Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield tonight.The Reds are objecti...

Liverpool team news v PSG: Isak and Ekitike start together, Salah benched as Slot makes 5 changes

Liverpool face the sizeable task of overturning a two-goal deficit from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final when they host Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield tonight.The Reds are objecti...

The stage is set for a monumental Champions League night at Anfield. Liverpool, trailing by two goals from the first leg, must summon a legendary European performance to overturn the deficit against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain. While the Reds are underdogs, the magic of Anfield on a big occasion is a force all its own, a fact PSG boss Luis Enrique acknowledged by warning his side to expect "moments of hardship."

All eyes were on manager Arne Slot's team sheet, and he has made five bold changes from the weekend's Premier League win. The most striking decisions come in attack, where Alexander Isak makes his first start since returning from injury, partnering with Hugo Ekitike. This shift means iconic forward Mohamed Salah and the in-form Rio Ngumoha begin on a bench packed with game-changing options like Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa.

In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister return to the engine room, while Milos Kerkez gets the nod at left-back. With goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili hoping to replicate his first-leg heroics, Slot has reshuffled his deck, banking on a fresh, aggressive start to launch a famous comeback. The atmosphere will be electric, and the lineup suggests Liverpool are going for it from the first whistle.

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