PSG Vs Liverpool [2–0] – Champions League 2025/2026: Luis Enrique Rotations Dismantle Liverpool – Tactical Analysis

PSG and Liverpool met again in the UEFA Champions League after a thrilling tie in the Round of 16 last year that ended on penalties.

This time around, Luis Enrique got the best of Arne Slot and gave the French side a two-goal advantage heading into the second leg.

It’s been a difficult season for Liverpool FC, who are currently fifth in the Premier League and coming off a 4-0 beatdown at the hands of Manchester City.

The Champions League is the only competition left for the Reds to potentially win a trophy, and that got a whole lot more difficult after Wednesday’s performance.

PSG, on the other hand, came into this match off the back of four straight wins, including an 8-2 aggregate win over Chelsea in the Round of 16.

The French side are currently at the top of the Ligue 1 table and on Wednesday looked like the team that won the Champions League last year.

In this article, we will take a deeper look at how PSG used their positional rotations and movement to control the match and create chances completely.

PSG Vs Liverpool Lineups & Formations

Luis Enrique lined his team up in their usual 4-3-3 formation.

Matvey Safonov started in net behind the centre-back pairing of Marquinhos and Willian Pacho.

Nuno Mendes started at left-back, while Achraf Hakimi started at right-back.

Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, and João Neves started together as the three midfielders.

Désiré Doué started at right wing, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia started at left wing.

Ousmane Dembélé started in his usual position up top.

Luis Enrique made two substitutions in the match.

In the 78th minute, Lee Kang-In came on for Doué.

In the 88th minute, Lucas Hernández came on for Dembélé.

Arne Slot lined Liverpool up in a 3-4-1-2 formation for the first time this season.

Giorgi Mamardashvili lined up in goal behind the three centre-backs Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, and Joe Gomez.

Milos Kerkez started at left wing-back, while Jeremie Frimpong started at right wing-back.

Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister started as the two central midfielders.

Dominik Szoboszlai started as the number ‘10’, while Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz started up top as the two strikers.

Arne Slot made five substitutions in the match.

In the 78th minute, Alexander Isak came on for Wirtz, Cody Gakpo came on for Ekitike, Andrew Robertson came on for Kerkez, and Curtis Jones came on for Szoboszlai.

Then, in the 90th minute, Trey Nyoni came on for Frimpong.