Liverpool predicted lineup vs PSG - Champions League | OneFootball

Liverpool's 1-0 lead heading into the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Paris Saint-Germain is certainly precarious.

The Reds were battered in Paris yet somehow escaped the French capital with the smashiest and grabbiest of victories. PSG were outstanding, but they were thwarted by their own sub-par finishing and a supreme goalkeeping performance from Alisson between the sticks.

It was a contest Liverpool lose nine times out of ten, but Arne Slot's outfit just have a knack. Still, they can ill-afford to endure such a beatdown on home soil in the second leg.

A thrilling bout is in store between two of the continent's very best, and here's how Liverpool could line up at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Liverpool predicted lineup vs PSG (4-2-3-1)

Alisson was Liverpool's hero in Paris / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/GettyImages

GK: Alisson - The Brazilian's performance in the first leg was one of the very best goalkeeping displays in recent memory. PSG's brilliance means Alisson will once again be put to the test on Tuesday.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold - While PSG were dominant in the first leg, they perhaps didn't have the joy against Alexander-Arnold as many projected pre-match. Will the Englishman hold up defensively this time around?

CB: Ibrahima Konate - Rio Ferdinand was among those adamant that Konate was fortunate to remain on the pitch last week after his last-man collision with Bradley Barcola. However, the French defender avoided what would've been a fatal red card and is thus available for the second leg.

CB: Virgil van Dijk - Van Dijk didn't cover himself in glory on Saturday as a mix-up with Alission allowed Will Smallbone to pounce and open the scoring for Southampton. The Dutchman came under fire for his performance in Paris, and an improvement is required from the superstar defender on Merseyside.

LB: Andy Robertson - Robertson was particularly complimentary of Les Parisiens ahead of the second leg, describing Luis Enrique's side as the best Liverpool have faced all season. The Scot will return to the starting XI after Kostas Tsimikas got the nod at the weekend.

CM: Ryan Gravenberch - The Dutch midfielder has played a lot of football this season, proving himself to be indispensable within Slot's framework.

CM: Alexis Mac Allister - Mac Allister was one of a few Reds stars who earned some respite on Saturday, with the Argentine midfielder coming off the bench to help the Premier League leaders overturn a goal deficit to the Saints in the second half. "Macca" has come up with a few big goals at Anfield since he joined the club.

RW: Mohamed Salah - The Egyptian king has gone three games without a goal against PSG, with Salah also failing to find the back of the net during their group stage meetings in 2018. Nuno Mendes contained the forward explast week.

AM: Dominik Szoboszlai - The Hungarian got another 45 minutes under his belt on Saturday ahead of Tuesday's tussle. Szoboszlai's running power and speed on transition will surely play an imperative role.

LW: Luis Diaz - Diaz was poor last week, but he could start down the left with Cody Gakpo set to miss out again.

ST: Darwin Nunez - It's got to be Darwin, hasn't it? After teeing up Harvey Elliott's winner at the Parc des Princes, Liverpool's agent of chaos helped the Reds turn the tide at the weekend. Who knows what he'll conjure up on Tuesday, but his physicality will trouble this PSG defence.