Liverpool leave Paris empty-handed and Atlético stun Barça: Football Weekly Extra
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Liverpool get away with a 2-0 defeat in the Parc des Princes, outplayed by PSG from the start. They couldn't get the ball. So many great performances from the Parisians. Batini, Zaire Emery, Jean Neves, his pass to Kfarat Shalia for the second and then the Georgians' composure was glorious. The only saving grace for Arnaz Lot is that it is only two. Meanwhile in Barcelona, the whole game changes in a minute. Barca were on top, creating but not finishing before Kabassi got caught, fouled his man, and Alvarez curled in a beauty. The home side kept pushing, but Norway's other big man, Alexander Solov, got a vital second for Atleti. Also today, a Premier League preview, huge games at the top and the bottom.
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on the panel today. Barry Glendening, welcome.
How did PSG outplay Liverpool in the Parc des Princes and what were the game-changing moments?
Hi, Max. Hello, Lars Ivertsen. Hello, Max. And bonjour, ça va, Philippe Auclair. Bonjour, c'est moi, Max Hodgdon. Exactly. Let's start then in Paris. PSG 2, Liverpool 0. Chris says, were Liverpool playing like the apocalypse had actually happened? I mean, it was two Lars. It could have been so many more, couldn't it? Liverpool created nothing. And I mean, we've watched the four quarterfinals now, and it seems so clear that PSG and Bayern are basically playing a different game to everyone else, I think.
Yeah, though I do think PSG at their best are terrifying. I think the way they move the ball around, like I say this as always through gritted teeth, but I do find them immensely enjoyable to watch the way they put passing moves together. Two very good Georgians in this game. I think Mamadash really had one of his better games in goal from Liverpool. He came up with some really, really big saves. He had to. This is a dangerous thing to do in the current climate. I want to stick up for one aspect of Arne Slott's approach here, in that I don't think the formation change is inherently crazy. I was kind of previewing this game, and I was looking at it thinking, you're playing PSG, you've got probably the most dangerous wingers of any team in world football, and you've had problems at fullback all year, whether that's Frimpong, who's more of an attacker than a defender, whether that's Kierkegaard, who's been a bit of a liability, and in the middle, Van Dijk has been looking slower.
I really think switching to a back three, giving Van Dijk some extra help there with an extra center half and allowing, in theory, these fullbacks to attack a little bit more, that actually structurally makes total sense for Liverpool. There's total logic to that. But it doesn't work if you're going to be as passive as you are. I also think sitting back against PSG is a logical thing to do. But here's the thing about being slightly more defensive, sitting back a little bit, playing with a low block, if you will, you still have to be aggressive when you do engage the opponent. And this is the very alarming thing about Liverpool now for me, is that they're so passive, there's so many people kind of standing around, that sort of aggression and spirit they seem to have on the club seems to have deserted them massively.
So I think the structure was not a disaster really as such, but the execution was so lacking from Liverpool and they look like... I hate the sort of amateur psychology thing that we do sometimes here, but they do look like they don't have a lot of faith in what they're doing right now.
But then, Barry, it's hard when you don't have the ball, right? I mean, I know they weren't planning to have the ball much, but they didn't really have it at all. And as Lars mentioned, like... The way PSG move this ball. There was one move, I think, just before halftime where Neves plays the pass with his shoulder and then Luna Mendes does like a cushioned side foot volley. It's like an advert through the airport. It's like that Brazil advert, you know.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:04
2
How did PSG outplay Liverpool in the Parc des Princes and what were the game-changing moments?
1:04–8:31
3
Why did Liverpool switch to a back three and did Arne Slott's tactical change make sense?
8:31–53:45
4
Which Liverpool players are underperforming and is the squad past its peak?
53:45–54:00
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