Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain will host defending Premier League champions in one of the biggest clashes of the UEFA Champions League this season in the first leg of the quarter-final tonight at the Parc des Princes. Liverpool, who did not have a great run in the Premier League this season, will hope to ponder the Champions League glory, but going past the defending champions PSG at their home will be a daunting task. From preview, head-to-head stats, team news, streaming details, and possible XIs, here is everything you need to know about PSG vs Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2026 quarter-final, 1st leg match.
Match details
Match: PSG vs Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2026 quarter-final, 1st leg
Date: 9th April, 2026
Time: 12.30 am IST
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
How to watch the PSG vs Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2026 quarter-final, first leg?
Like the other semi-final between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid, football fans in India can watch the PSG vs Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2026 quarter-final first leg match on Sony TEN2 television channel.
Moreover, they can also stream the match online on the Sony LIV app and website.
PSG vs Liverpool: H2H stats in Champions League
In the Champions League, both these European giants have faced each other four times and have shared an equal share of wins so far. In the four games so far, Paris has won twice, while Liverpool has also emerged victorious in the same number of games.
Not only that, even in the overall stats, they also share a 50-50 winning record against each other. In the 6 games between them, both have won 3 each, with no games ending in a draw.
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What happened when these two sides met last time?
In the last encounter between these two clubs, it was a heavy classic win. In the round of 16 of the 2025 edition, Liverpool gained a 1-0 advantage in the first leg in Paris, but at Anfield, it went down to the wire as PSG enjoyed a thrilling 5-1 win in the penalties.
Preview
Let's first talk about the defending champion PSG. The Luis Enrique's team is again leading the point table in League 1, just like most of the years. They have been one of the most lethal sides, having won four out of the last five games across competition.
Their last defeat came against AS Monaco, when they were defeated 1-3 at their home. The defeat not only gets their attention and focus back, but they also become more lethal in the next four games.
They went on to defeat Chelsea in the round of 16 of the Champions League in aggregate 8-2 across two legs. That followed with a 4-0 win over Nice and a 3-1 win over Toulouse in Ligue 1. This means they have now scored 15 goals in their last 4 games, and Liverpool needs to be worried about that.
Liverpool will be facing a side wearing blue for the third time in a row, and surely this time they would love to change their face, change their fate against an opposition wearing a blue jersey.
After a tough defeat against Galatasaray in the first leg of the round of 16, Arne Slot's men came back well to reach the quarter-finals with an emphatic 4-0 win at home in the second leg. But since then, they have faced the ‘Blues.’
Brighton defeated them in the Premier League by 2-1, and then Manchester City thrashed them by 4-0 in the FA Cup.
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Team news
🚨 Tant que Fabian Ruiz 🇪🇸 a des douleurs, il ne jouera PAS !
— MEGA PSG 🇵🇸 (@MegaPSG_) April 7, 2026
Aujourd’hui, sur l’imagerie médicale, il n’y a plus rien, il ne reste que les sensations du joueur qui ne se sent pas de jouer. 🩻
Au club, certains ne sont pas contents. (@Tanziloic) pic.twitter.com/vUBaEJmSc9
The big worry for Enruique would be that he would be without the services of Fabián Ruiz (Knee injury), Bradley Barcola (Ankle sprain), and Quentin Ndjantou (Hamstring injury) in this heavyweight fixture.
For Liverpool, although Alexander Isak was added to the final squad, he is unlikely to feature in this match. Alisson Becker is still sidelined, and thus, goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili is in contention for his sixth Champions League match.
Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni, Jayden Danns and Stefan Bajcetic will miss this match for Liverpool due to injuries.
Along with injuries, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones are just one yellow card away from missing the second leg, while for PSG, Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are on a line of warning to miss the important match as well.
Possible XI
Paris Saint-Germain: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Liverpool: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike
