Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has hailed Arne Slot as helping build Liverpool into the near-perfect team he has taken over from Jurgen Klopp. Paris Saint-Germain host Liverpool in the

first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with the Reds yet to lose in Ligue 1 this season.

However, Liverpool are just as impressive, having lost just once in the league and are 13 points clear at the top of the table and having reached the next round of the Champions League as group winners.

“It’s hard to think of a more even matchup, two teams who dominated the game. “The styles are different but they are both possession-based teams,” said Enrique.

Liverpool have lost both of their trips to Paris Saint-Germain – in 1997 and 2018 – although that defeat came as they won the Champions League.

Slot took over from Klopp in the summer and has been in fine form and Enrique has praised him for having built an almost complete Reds team. “

Liverpool have been one of the best teams in Europe in recent years, they won the Champions League [in 2019]. “

It is difficult to improve on what Klopp has done but Arne Slot has succeeded in building an almost perfect team.” Mohamed Salah

has also enjoyed a breakthrough season, scoring 30 goals and providing 22 assists to become one of the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or, but Enrique says the Merseysiders have other dangerous players.

“Salah has an incredible record but he is not the only one. They have top players, it is a very complete team. That motivates us and it’s time for us to show we are good enough,” he said.

“They are one of the most attacking teams in Europe. We will try to keep possession but we will have to be careful of their counter-attacks. สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่. They have a jet in their front three.”