Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live

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TL;DR

Liverpool faces Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final second leg, hoping for a comeback at Anfield after losing the first leg 2-0. The match kicks off at 8pm, with Liverpool's history of miraculous recoveries providing a glimmer of hope despite PSG's strong performance last week.

Right, where shall we start? Saint-Etienne 1977, perhaps, the first epic European comeback at Anfield. Maybe Auxerre 1991 or Dortmund 2016, when Liverpool made a mockery of apparently insurmountable deficits. “The stadium seemed to know what would happen,” winced Dortmund’s manager Thomas Tuchel after Dejan Lovren scored an injury-time winner. “It was as if it was meant to be.”

Barcelona 2019 is the ultimate, a 4-0 win with a weakened team that still blows the mind seven years on. Those precedents – and the knowledge that Anfield is a unique microclimate – are sources of hope for Liverpool as they strive for another glorious comeback against Paris Saint-Germain tonight.

There’s also a nagging fear that the only relevant precedent is last week’s first leg, when PSG ran Liverpool ragged and should have won by more than 2-0. Even the staunchest Kopite might concede that PSG are a class apart, and all logic says they will cruise into a semi-final against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Oh, just one more thing: logic and European nights at Anfield don’t always see eye to eye.

Kick-off 8pm.

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Q&A

What time does the Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain match start?

The match kicks off at 8pm.

What was the score in the first leg of the Liverpool vs PSG quarter-final?

Liverpool lost the first leg 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain.

What are some historic comebacks by Liverpool at Anfield?

Notable comebacks include the 4-0 win against Barcelona in 2019 and the 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in 2016.