Prolific PSG Appear A Formidable Prospect Ahead Of Liverpool Showdown

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A stunning run of form that prepares Paris Saint-Germain for their mouthwatering last-16 showdown with Liverpool has overshadowed the doubts about Paris Saint-Germain’s ability to remain a force in the Champions League.

At the end of last year, coach Luis Enrique said, “We will need to replace him with the team as a whole, and with four, five, or six new signings.” He then said, “We will need to replace him with the team as a whole, and with four, five, or six new signings.”

In Luis Enrique’s first season in charge, the Qatar-owned club had just doubled its French league and cup winning total with Mbappe scoring 44 goals in its first season.

With the departure of the France captain, PSG made significant financial investments in signing Matvey Safonov, Desire Doue, Desire Doue, Willian Pacho, and Joao Neves.

However, they struggled in Europe while Randal Kolo Muani fell out of favor, so the decision to not employ a proven goal-scorer appeared to be backfiring.

In their first five Champions League games this year, PSG found the net just three times as a result of defeats against Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal in the knockout phase.

The statistics speak for themselves, but their performance over the past three months has been sensational.

PSG has won 22 games in all competitions since their 1-0 defeat to Bayern on November 26.

In the run-up to their fifth Champions League game, they have won 21 goals, 10 of which came against Brest in the play-off round.

Their 10th straight victory at home to Lille on Saturday marked their 10th straight victory in all competitions and kept them domestically unbeaten this year.

When faced with France’s other remaining Champions League representatives, L’Equipe described that display as “absolutely ruthless, at times magnificent.”

People who have followed the club’s development over the years since the transformative Qatari takeover of 2011 are now questioning whether the current PSG team is the best they have ever seen. Paris were outstanding in the first half of that game, particularly.

Given the players who have represented the club during that time, from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mbappe to Lionel Messi and Neymar, that would be a strong claim.

Marquinhos, the club’s captain since 2013, said, “We are in great form, it’s all systems go.

“The collective is what we really rely on,” he said. It has been a long time. We’ve made significant progress. However, there are still areas that need improvement.

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On February 11, 2025, Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring his team’s third goal at the Roudourou Stadium in Guingamp, western France, during the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off first leg football match between Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in a play-off match. (FRED TANNEAU/AFP photo)

Ousmane Dembele has evolved from a thrilling winger but a sluggish finisher to one of the most technically advanced forwards in the world.

Since mid-December, he has made 26 starts in the middle, with 21 of those goals coming in 16 games.

He only scored six goals last season while assisting Mbappe. Bradley Barcola, on the other hand, has now scored 17 goals overall this season compared to five last year.

Who will finish the front three at kick-off in Wednesday’s first leg at the Parc des Princes is the only thing that can hold back a settled side and a fully-fit squad.

So Doue might get the nod because Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is still settling in after arriving from Napoli in January.

The 19-year-old winger, who can play midfield, possesses a Neymar-like quality and has scored or set up 16 goals overall since mid-December.

Luis Enrique, who described the team as having a “good spell,” is as cautious as any other Liverpool fan. They represent a significant improvement over any other team PSG has faced in recent months.

PSG has frequently failed in significant Champions League contests over the past ten years, but might change this time when they face a team that finished first in the league phase?

It’s not in our minds to try to defend ourselves, or be defensive, Luis Enrique said, “We are going to be playing against the best team in Europe, who qualified brilliantly.”

“We will attack and try to make our way,” the player declares.