{"id":45606,"date":"2026-04-09T01:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/liverpool-suffered-an-embarrassing-defeat-against-psg-the-first-time-they-did-anything-since-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:41:54","slug":"liverpool-suffered-an-embarrassing-defeat-against-psg-the-first-time-they-did-anything-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/liverpool-suffered-an-embarrassing-defeat-against-psg-the-first-time-they-did-anything-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool suffered an embarrassing defeat against PSG, the first time they did anything since 2020."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/liverpool-suffered-an-embarrassing-defeat-against-psg-the-first-time-they-did-anything-since-2020\/#Liverpool_beat_PSG_in_all_departments\" >Liverpool beat PSG in all departments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/liverpool-suffered-an-embarrassing-defeat-against-psg-the-first-time-they-did-anything-since-2020\/#Can_the_Reds_turn_things_around_in_the_second_leg\" >Can the Reds turn things around in the second leg?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Champions League quarter-final first leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night was billed as a blockbuster showdown between Europe&#8217;s powerhouses.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Instead, it dissolved into a stark display of Parisian superiority and Merseyside powerlessness.<br \/>Arne Slott&#8217;s side suffered a crushing 2-0 defeat in the French capital, but the scoreline only tells the half of the story.<\/p>\n<div aria-setsize=\"-1\" id=\"message-list_1773822614.804109\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div>\n<div aria-roledescription=\"message\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">apple<\/span><\/u><\/b><b>    &#038; <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">Google play<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The really damning headline that came out of this game was the offensive stats that show how completely outclassed the Reds were. Liverpool did not have a single shot on target throughout the entire 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_beat_PSG_in_all_departments\"><\/span>Liverpool beat PSG in all departments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To truly understand the magnitude of this offensive collapse, we need to look deep into the European archives.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist James Pearce reports that the last time Liverpool endured a Champions League match without testing an opposition goalkeeper was almost six years ago, in November 2020, in a disastrous group stage encounter with Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>For a club respected around the world for their heavy-metal football, powerful pressing and relentless attacking transitions, it was shocking to see them completely fail on Europe&#8217;s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds looked completely out of ideas against Luis Enrique&#8217;s well-organized PSG team.<\/p>\n<p>They lacked the vital last pass, the necessary urgency and the positional discipline needed to disrupt Paris&#8217; penalty area.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_the_Reds_turn_things_around_in_the_second_leg\"><\/span>Can the Reds turn things around in the second leg?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The famous Anfield atmosphere is no doubt a contributing factor. But the bigger question is whether the players can turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>Considering their recent performances and form, it is impossible to score three goals against PSG without conceding.<\/p>\n<p>Slott will have to find a way to drastically restructure his midfield, rekindle a lackluster frontline and bring back the attacking threat that was clearly missing in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>If he can&#8217;t find the shooting boots and test the goalkeeper by next week, Liverpool&#8217;s Champions League ambitions will instantly disappear, and perhaps Slot&#8217;s tenure at Anfield as well.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Arne Slott reveals the confusing reason behind leaving Liverpool star Mo Salah on the bench against PSG <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Champions League quarter-final first leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night was billed as a blockbuster showdown between Europe&#8217;s powerhouses.Instead, it dissolved into a stark display of Parisian superiority and Merseyside powerlessness.Arne Slott&#8217;s side suffered a crushing 2-0 defeat in the French capital, but the scoreline only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-45606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}