Rewarded
Now this is Liverpool’s first knockout stage game since they topped the league phase of the Champions League.
So quite the reward for doing so, being handed a tricky draw with the French giants.
On the fact that they didn’t land a so-called ‘easier’ tie, Slot said: “No, that’s clear because I see Paris Saint-Germain as one of the strongest teams in Europe. I think everyone agrees with me, if you’ve seen them playing in the last few weeks or last few months already.
“But that could happen in the former format as well; so, if you ended up No.1, there was always one team that ended up No.2 that you felt like, ‘We’re hoping not to get that team…’
“It can happen in this format as well. I think it is a great fixture to look forward to for everyone who loves football. Both teams scored so many goals this season, quite similar playing styles maybe – not completely but the ideas are quite similar.
“Both teams like to have the ball, both teams work really hard without the ball. I can come up [with] six, seven or eight similar things that both teams are doing. So, yes, an interesting fixture to look forward to.”
