PSG/Liverpool – Slot: ‘So hard to face the machine Luis Enrique built’ | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 against Liverpool (PSG/Liverpool highlights) this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League quarter-finals (second leg on April 14). After this victory, Reds coach Arne Slot spoke to CBS Sports Golazo.

Slot: “I saw what I was hoping to see from my players”

What do you think of the match?

Of course, we don’t want to lose, especially not by 2 goals. But when you look at the match, we were fortunate to lose only 2-0. Last year, PSG were also the best team. But I saw what I was hoping to see from my players, with that fighting spirit. It is very difficult to face this machine built by Luis Enrique.

Your words for the players, after you criticized a lack of effort against Manchester City?

We conceded goals against City that came from a lack of effort. If you don’t put that in, those teams can score plenty of goals. Tonight, even though there were chances, at least we showed up. But it was also clear that the moments when we pressed high allowed PSG to cut right through us.

Slot: “We showed it last year and we will try to do it again.”

Liverpool had no shots on target, how can that be changed?

I’m basing this on last year, with a comeback in our favor. Anfield makes a big difference. It will have to, because we need a very different performance. We showed it last year and we will try to do it again.

How are you? There is pressure around you.

That’s normal in this job, there are good times and bad times. It is part of being a coach. We had 20 very difficult minutes against City, and we had 90 very tough minutes tonight. But we are still in the competition and we hope we still will be after the second leg.

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