PSG vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League score and updates as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has goal disallowed

Premier League leaders Liverpool face Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie tonight, with Arne Slot’s side looking to put one foot in the quarter-finals.

The Reds are among the favourites to win the competition this season and with the league almost wrapped up win current form, the club will have plenty of focus on Europe as they look to land an impressive double.

Having finished in first place of the competition’s new league-phase table, Liverpool progressed straight into the round of 16, and they face a PSG side who delivered an impressive 10-0 aggregate win over fellow Ligue 1 side Brest in the play-offs.

The French champions-elect are still trying to shrug off their reputation as one of the competition’s ‘nearly’ sides, and a win tonight could provide a big step towards that.

Follow all the Champions League action with our live blog below:

PSG vs Liverpool LIVE

Liverpool face PSG in the Champions League round of 16 | Live on TNT Sports 1
21′ DISALLOWED GOAL! Kvaratskhelia’s brilliant effort is ruled out for offside [PSG 0-0 LIV]
16′ CLOSE! Neves fires over after brilliant work from Dembele [PSG 0-0 LIV]
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.
PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola.

Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 – 0 Liverpool FC

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:39 , Chris Wilson

38 mins

Kvaratskhelia is playing brilliantly out here. He opts to do it all himself this time, picking the ball up in the box in an isolated position before twisting and working the space for a low shot that forces a good diving save from Alisson.

Moments later, Marquinhos is the first booking of the day as he blocks Jota on the counter.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:37 , Chris Wilson

36 mins

It’s been frantic stuff here at the Parc des Princes, and we still have around 10 minutes of this half to go.

Liverpool look a little shocked at the tempo and quality that they’re facing at the moment, though they’ve settled somewhat in the last couple of minutes.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:36 , Chris Wilson

34 mins

It’s almost such a good chance for Liverpool as Pacho slips when chasing a long ball to allow Jota to run through. Liverpool have a 2-v-1, but Jota can’t find the pass to Diaz.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:33 , Chris Wilson

31 mins

How is this still level?

PSG come again and this time Barcola breaks the offside line with a pass through to Dembele.

The Frenchman is 1-v-1 with Alisson and his shot is straight at him, but Ruiz picks up the rebound with the ‘keeper off his line.

They work it back to Ruiz and his shot is blocked by Szoboszlai, before Barcola fires well over.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:31 , Chris Wilson

30 mins

Almost lovely stuff from Kvaratskhelia as he beats a man in the box before clipping a pass towards goal, but the chip runs straight to Alisson.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:30 , Chris Wilson

28 mins

That’s two VAR decisions that have gone Liverpool’s way, though you can’t really argue with either.

The red card one could have gone either way, but once it wasn’t given there was not enough to overturn the original decision.

It’s PSG who are on top here still, with Kvaratskhelia launching another effort from distance. This one forces Alisson into a good diving save down to his right.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:28

26 mins

There’s a VAR check for offside here as PSG launch a long ball forward and Barcola is chasing it. He gets in front of Konate and the Liverpool man barges him over just outside the box.

There’s a long look…but it’s cleared!

The commentary team do not agree with that one.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:26

24 mins

Another driven effort from distance from PSG but this one barely tests Alisson.

The replays of the offside show that Kvaratskhelia was offside by less than the length of his calf!

DISALLOWED GOAL! PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:23 , Chris Wilson

21 mins

GOAL DISALLOWED! The hosts thought they were ahead!

It’s a great finish too, as the corner comes back to Vitiniha and he slips a pass into Kvaratkhelia, who curls a lovely effort into the far corner.

However, the Georgian was offside as he received the pass in the box!

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:21 , Chris Wilson

20 mins

It’s yet more brilliant work from Dembele as he picks up the ball near halfway, beats his man with the nutmeg and drives towards the box.

The space opens up for him and he fires a low effort that’s deflected.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:19 , Chris Wilson

17 mins

More good work from Dembele earns PSG a corner, but it ends with Vitinha dragging an effort wide from outside of the area.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:18 , Chris Wilson

16 mins

CLOSE! PSG should be ahead, and it’s brilliant from Dembele.

He picks the ball up on the wing and beats two challenges with a deliberately heavy touch, before his cutback falls to Neves. The midfielder has more time than he realises and hits a first-time effort that bounces over the bar!

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:15 , Chris Wilson

13 mins

Half a chance for the hosts as Diaz gives it away with a poor squared pass and they advance on the box. Barcola sweeps it wide to Kvaratskhelia, and the Georgian tires to find him with the return pass, but it’s cut out just before he can shoot.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:12 , Chris Wilson

10 mins

Both teams have settled pretty well but it’s PSG who are enjoying more possession at the moment. No chances fir either side yet though.

The hosts are working it well in the Liverpool defensive third but the Reds’ defence is steadfast for now.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:09 , Chris Wilson

8 mins

There are a few breaks in play but soon after PSG work their first chance as Barcola finds some space in the box, but his shot comes off Konate and is cleared.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:06 , Chris Wilson

5 mins

Good pressure from Diaz forces Marquinhos to concede a throw-in, though the visitors can’t fashion a chance out of it.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:05 , Chris Wilson

4 mins

Liverpool are just feeling their way into this one at the moment, with a long ball forward ending in Marquinhos just about dispossessing Jota.

The visitors are taking their time when they do have the ball.

PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:03 , Chris Wilson

2 mins

A huge roar as PSG get forward with purpose for the first time, but Hakimi’s cross is blocked before he concedes a goal kick.

KICK-OFF! PSG 0-0 Liverpool

20:01 , Chris Wilson

The away side get us underway in the French capital!

It sounds like a brilliant atmosphere at the Parc des Princes tonight.

PSG vs Liverpool LIVE

19:55

Both teams are in the tunnel at the Parc des Princes now, so we’re around five minutes from kick-off.

We’ll be hearing the anthems soon!

Dembele the one to be wary of for Liverpool?

19:50 , Chris Wilson

Ousmane Dembele emerged as a wondered at both Dortmund and Barca, though his spell at the latter saw him lose that tag.

His return to his home country with PSG didn’t get off to a brilliant start, but at 27 he seems to be finding his feet – and some form.

The winger – who has been deployed more as a striker at times this season – has 25 goals in all competitions for PSG this season, including five in his last two Champions League outings.

He could well be the one to watch for Liverpool tonight.

Head-to-head

19:45 , Chris Wilson

Tonight will be the fifth meeting between these two sides, with the first two dating back to 1996/97, when they faced off in the Cup Winners’ Cup.

Liverpool won the home leg 2-0 but it wasn’t enough to come back from a 3-0 away defeat as the French side progressed to the final.

The last time these two sides met was in the group stage of the Champions League in 2018, with Liverpool winning 3-2 at home and losing 2-1 away.

Liverpool can achieve a modern first by proving Arne Slot’s claim

19:40 , Chris Wilson

If it’s the sort of thing that Arne Slot just doesn’t see the value of getting into, Luis Enrique had no problem going there.

“We will play against the best team in Europe,” the Paris Saint-Germainmanager said of Liverpool. That description is hard to dispute given their comfortable first-place positions at the top of both the Premier League and the Champions League group stage, but that debate isn’t really what’s significant here.

What is more relevant is what that does for the squad, and what it says for their chances of history this season. Because, as supreme as Liverpool have been for eight years, it’s only been infrequently the case that they were outright the best side on the continent.

PSG vs Liverpool LIVE

19:31 , Chris Wilson

It’s quite the welcome that both sets of players received in Paris!

For Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, Liverpool’s famous full-back duo, this might be the last dance

19:25 , Chris Wilson

It isn’t why Liverpool’s last trip to Paris tends to be remembered, but it brought a minor slice of history for Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson. In the 21st century – and indeed, since the heyday of Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, the men on the sides of perhaps the most famous back four of all – only two full-back partnerships have started three Champions League finals together.

No prizes for guessing that the Real Madrid double act of Dani Carvajal and Marcelo were the first. The Liverpool duo are the second, which would have felt utterly improbable even a year before they lined up against Carvajal and Marcelo in Kyiv in 2018. Rewind to 2017 and Robertson was being relegated with Hull, Alexander-Arnold a veteran of just two Premier League starts.

Fast forward a year and, in defeat to Real, Robertson was one of Liverpool’s finest players. A further year on, and it was Alexander-Arnold’s “genius moment”, to quote Jurgen Klopp on the night itself, that took Liverpool to Madrid.

For Liverpool’s famous full-back duo, this might be the last dance

Match facts

19:20 , Chris Wilson

PSG are on a five-game win streak in the UEFA Champions League, scoring 21 goals and only conceding three times in this run. They last won six in a row in the competition in the 1994-95 campaign.

Liverpool have lost each of their last three games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, although all three of those have been against Real Madrid (2021-22 final and home/away in 2022-23 last 16).

Liverpool, beware: How PSG discarded ‘bling-bling’ to become a serious Champions League force

19:15 , Chris Wilson

In Liverpool’s preparations for Paris Saint-Germain, the staff have already come across quite a difference to their last meetings, in the 2018-19 group stage. The French champions are now a team that come at you with everything. They are stripped down and lean, brimming with youthful energy like that of French winger Bradley Barcola. Even Ousmane Dembele, once as unfortunate a symbol of football’s excess as Neymar, isn’t wasting anything.

That marks quite a difference to when Thomas Tuchel stood in the Anfield dressing room in September 2018, and has since told people he couldn’t believe what he heard. As detailed in this writer’s book ‘States of Play’, the German tried to exhort his €600m team to just run more, only to receive the response “why?”

How PSG discarded ‘bling-bling’ to become a serious Champions League force

PSG hunting a first Champions League title

19:10 , Chris Wilson

PSG are still looking for their first Champions League trophy, having come closest in 2020 when they were beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich in a re-arranged final (due to Covid).

The Parisian side were only founded in 1970, and their European honours include the Intertoto Cup in 2001 and the Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup in 1996.

PSG team news

19:05 , Chris Wilson

For PSG, Luis Enrique has made three changes to the side that beat Lille 4-1 at the weekend.

In defence, Willian Pacho comes in for Lucas Beraldo, while in midfield, Vitinha replaces Desire Doue.

In the attacking positions, Ousmane Dembele leads the line while Goncalo Ramos drops out for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

PSG line-up

18:58 , Chris Wilson

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola.

Subs: Safonov, Tenas, Kimpembe, Goncalo Ramos, Doue, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Zaire Emery, Lucas Beraldo, Mbaye.

Team news

18:51 , Chris Wilson

Arne Slot has made just one change from the side that beat Newcastle 2-0 last time out, with Andy Robertson replacing Kostas Tsimikas at left-back.

Luis Diaz starts on the left wing, with Diogo Jota leading the line as expected due to the poor form of Darwin Nunez.

Line-ups

18:46 , Chris Wilson

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.

Subs: Jaros, Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah, Nyoni.

Team news

18:40 , Chris Wilson

The line-ups should be released in the next five minutes, so here’s a reminder of the early team news.

PSG have a fully fit squad with no reported injury concerns. Warren Zaire-Emery has recently returned from an ankle injury and could replace Desire Doue in midfied, but Vitinha is more likely to start.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia may return to the side with the in-form Ousmane Dembele returning to the central striker position and the dangerous Bradley Barcola taking up the other flank.

Cody Gakpo is a major doubt for Liverpool after picking up a knock on Tuesday, although the forward has travelled to Paris as part of the squad.

Arne Slot may use Diogo Jota or Darwin Nunez, or prefer to use Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai as ‘false-nines’ as he did against Manchester City. Liverpool can pick their strongest defence and midfield, but Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez are out.

Liverpool bidding for a seventh European Cup

18:32 , Chris Wilson

Liverpool are among the favourites for the Champions League this year as they look to win a seventh European Cup.

The Reds are the most successful English club in the competition’s history, with three more titles than nearest challenger Manchester United.

And they are among the most successful clubs in Europe overall, with their six titles equalled by Bayern Munich and only bettered by AC Milan (7) and Real Madrid (15).

Liverpool last won the competition in 2019 when they beat Spurs 2-0, though they were losing finalists in 2018 and 2022. On both occasions, they were beaten by Real Madrid.

Match facts

18:25 , Chris Wilson

This will be just the third UEFA Champions League meeting between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, with the two sides previously squaring off in the 2018-19 group stage, with the Reds winning 3-2 at home and losing 1-2 away.

The rise of Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s No 10 reviving Hungary’s famous football legacy

18:20 , Chris Wilson

Hungary is hardly short of football royalty, but you have to go back generations to a time when the Mighty Magyars boasted some of the most regal talent in global football.

Little wonder then, that Dominik Szoboszlai’s performances in the Liverpool midfield have been a source of enormous national pride in Budapest and beyond this season.

Hungary’s football-crazy public suddenly have a modern role model that young footballers are falling over themselves to emulate, a fact that MTK Budapest’s academy chief, Zsolt Szekely, witnesses first hand every time he goes onto the training pitch at one of the country’s most famous football institutions.

The rise of Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s No 10 reviving a famous football legacy

Match facts

18:06 , Chris Wilson

These two sides will face each other in the knockout stages of a major European competition for the first time since meeting in the semi-final of the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1996-97, with the Parisians progressing to the final following a 3-2 aggregate victory.

The Champions League returns and its flaws leave an unintended benefit

18:00 , Chris Wilson

There are a lot of elite footballers who still have the Champions League theme as their ringtone, and some will be actively playing it on the way to stadiums. Familiarity hasn’t dulled excitement. It’s fair to say that isn’t really from the relative laboriousness of the group stage, but rather the exquisite energy of the knockouts.

This week is where football history starts to be made, partly because of how visions of glory can be instantly consigned to the past. It is tension and tantalising opportunity all at once. Through that, there’s a distinctive thought, one even more striking than the sense many players will feel this week of stepping out into great stadiums. A good chunk of this season’s stars were children when watching Barcelona’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, the kind of game that made them first realise the unique magic of these nights.

That was obviously the case for Camp Nou’s current talents like Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Gavi but also stars like Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Ryan Gravenberch and arguably even William Saliba and Bukayo Saka. Such grandeur and mystique is what Uefa and all of football’s major stakeholders at least think they are striving for.

The Champions League returns and its flaws leave an unintended benefit

Is PSG vs Liverpool on TV?

17:40 , Chris Wilson

When is PSG vs Liverpool?

The match is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday 4 March at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.

How can I watch the match?

In the UK, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also watch online and via the discovery+ app.

Prediction

17:30 , Chris Wilson

PSG are in a good run of form and will bring some confidence into the match after their 10-0 aggregate win over Brest. Liverpool are a different opponent though and although Arne Slot’s side may not be hitting the same levels they did at the beginning of the year they are still formidable and know how to win.

PSG 1-2 Liverpool.

Predicted line-ups

17:20 , Chris Wilson

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Vitinha, Ruiz, Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.

Team news

17:10 , Chris Wilson

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia may return to the side with the in-form Ousmane Dembele returning to the central striker position and the dangerous Bradley Barcola taking up the other flank.

Team news

17:06 , Chris Wilson

Cody Gakpo is a major doubt for Liverpool after picking up a knock on Tuesday, although the forward has travelled to Paris as part of the squad.

PSG vs Liverpool LIVE

17:03 , Chris Wilson

Liverpool’s quest for Champions League glory continues this evening as they travel to the French capital to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 clash.

Arne Slot’s men, who finished top of the table in the new league phase, went straight through to this stage of the competition and were rewarded with a fixture against a resurgent and fine-tund PSG. Liverpool won seven of their eight league phase games and with a firm grip on the Premier League trophy (they are 13 points clear at the top) they can focus their efforts on progessing in Europe.

PSG, meanwhile, came through the play-off round. A 3-0 win in their first leg against Brest did the damage in the tie but the compounded that with a 7-0 spanking at the Parc de Princes in the second leg.

PSG vs Liverpool LIVE

17:00 , Chris Wilson

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Champions League last-16 match between Liverpool and PSG.

The Reds travel to Paris looking to put one foot in the quarter-finals, tough they face a resurgent PSG side who are looking to bury their reputation as one of the competition’s nearly sides.

We’ll have all the latest team news, build-up and updates here.