For them to lose to us despite putting their best 11 out?
Yes.
Hermaphrodite!
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Their defence and Donnarumma did go missing for our goal
Where’s our summary ? 
You’re all idiots.
Happy?
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This match will be tough, but our lads whave what it gets to go through to the next round. Fingers crossed that they’ll fulfil their potential for this one!
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Gakkers is back
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Anyhow it’s Arne’s biggest test, he even said so himself 
Good to see Gomez walking down the stairs unaided could be important considering this….You’d expect he would be good to go in a month which is when the Quarter would be if we got through.
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This is going to be difficult to Navigate. Our two main CBs are on yellows. Yikes! 
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Erm they don’t start on yellow cards.
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All yellow cards expire on completion of the quarter-finals. They are not carried forward to the semi-finals.
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So more games to be played but they didn’t increase the threshold for suspensions? Genius, why am I not surprised.
Wish we had Connor available for this, would love to see one of his reducing tackles on either or both of Dembele and Kravatshelia
Dang it. I don’t like that fella, but fair play.
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With one eye on Sunday will we want to go out and put the tie to bed early doors? If so, I would expect us to come out with intensity. But the Southampton game wasn’t a walk in the park so we might suffer later on if that happened.
Enrique backs winners to reach Champions League final
Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique says whoever wins Tuesday’s last-16 tie at Anfield will “go through to the final” in the Champions League.
Despite dominating the first leg, PSG travel to Liverpool seeking to overhaul a1-0 deficit from the first leg.
“Even though we’re trailing, we will be playing our own game from the outset,” Enrique said. "Regardless of the result (in Paris) we wouldn’t do anything different.
"At the moment we are out so our only option is to go out and win and that is what is driving us.
“I’m not going to give away who we are going to play or how we are going to play. But over the course of two games, we will see two of the best teams in Europe, two contenders for the final and whoever goes through will go through to the final.”
The PSG boss is also confident his team will be able to handle the pressure of playing at a “historic stadium”.
“We know what Liverpool means with a historic stadium and a wonderful history,” he said. "It’s a huge source of motivation for the players and we want to show we are capable of putting in a performance.
"It is difficult to manage one’s emotions and feelings. These are not easy games to prepare for and it is not easy to be at 100 per cent.
“But you don’t want to be at 105 or 110 per cent because you could get carried away so you have to manage your emotions in the best possible way.”
Slot on PSG, motivation and playing to winpublished at 18:39
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Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris St-Germain (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Slot confirmed Cody Gakpo “will be fit to be in the squad” having trained for the first time on Monday.
- On comments made by PSG boss Luis Enrique about his Ligue 1 side having nothing to lose: “They have a game of football to lose. We do as well. I do think they have been at this stage of tournament for many years. Last season they reached the semi-finals - we were not even in this competition last year! The season before, this was the round we were knocked out. These teams [like PSG] are normally going quite far into Europe.”
- On what Liverpool need to improve after their first-leg performance: “Some said we played poorly – I don’t agree. I think they [PSG] played tremendously well. I don’t think we have played a team this season that has combined that much quality with that much intensity, but I do think we can do better. I’m not saying we played poorly but we are a better team than we were last week. We need to prove that tomorrow with the help of our fans.”
- Slot does not believe that suggestions PSG were surprised by Liverpool’s level last week will give his players extra motivation: “I don’t think anyone needs more motivation. Not our players or theirs. If you play in knockout stages at Anfield with one of best teams in Europe - them and us - no-one needs any kind of motivation.”
- Asked if this kind of week with big games is what made him want to be Reds boss, he said: “There are many reasons why I wanted to be Liverpool manager. First of all, because of the history; second, because of the quality of players and third, because you expect us to be in these kind of moments. You want to compete for every trophy and at this club you expect to do so.”
- The head coach said “you don’t dream at all” in a week like this and his only focus is to “prepare the team in the best way”.
- He added: “When you have games like last week you wonder: ‘Do I even go to sleep or do I have to watch more?’”
- On having a lead to defend: “Is it different? No. We play every game to try and win. We tried to do that last week. It wasn’t our intention to be low all the time. We tried to play a different game to over there, but sometimes teams, with the help of fans, that [performance] happens. Our intention is always the same - we are not going to go for a draw. We want to win every single game.”
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It’s not like we have the choice. We can’t just say “let’s put this to bed early so we can give everyone a rest”. This game will be incredibly intense from start to finish and we will need to be at our absolute best to progress.
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