Jamie Carragher predicts when Liverpool will be knocked out of Champions League
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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool have to overturn a one-goal deficit against Galatasaray in the Champions League.Jamie Carragher believes that Liverpool will overcome their deficit against Galatasaray but predicts Paris Saint-Germain will end their Champions League hopes.The Reds have to overturn a one-goal deficit when the Turkish giants travel to Anfield for the return leg. Mario Lemina came back to haunt Liverpool, after netting a winning goal at Anfield for Fulham in 2021, to complete a Champions League double for the Turkish giants.The six-time winners have a difficult path to the final and if they beat Galatasaray, facing the winner of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
However, they will have to dig deep and find their form under Arne Slot with pressure continuing to mount on the DutchmanREAD MORE: National media react after 'lucky' Liverpool play 'purgatorial football' at GalatasarayREAD MORE: Liverpool get instant VAR verdicts after double goal confusion vs GalatasarayCarragher expressed his worry surrounding Liverpool, but expects them to overcome the deficit against Galatasaray.He said: "This team is just a million miles off where it was supposed to be this season, which was that we would be talking about them the way we speak about Bayern Munich right now."That was the whole point of Liverpool spending over £400m in the summer, to go to the next step from winning the Premier League to winning the UCL.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"We are talking about a team who now have to change a deficit against Galatasaray, which I think they will.
But I don't have any hope for Liverpool going any further than that if it is PSG in the next round as I think it may be."That for me is a big worry. It is not just a defeat, I think the performances from Liverpool this season are a big worry for the manager."I think I said on this show during the group stages, he's got to change something - he has tried everything really in lots of different ways but nothing seems to be able to work."At no stage of this season have I ever thought Liverpool were in control of a football match."Should Liverpool exit the competition, it will leave onus on their FA Cup quarter-final away at Manchester City with the short trip across the North West seeing their season hinge on a showdown with Premier League title challengers.The former Liverpool defender expects the defending champions will face Bayern Munich, who stormed to a 6-0 first leg lead after an away win at Atalanta.On the other side of the draw, Carragher believes Arsenal and Barcelona will progress with Mikel Arteta's side earning the win over Barcelona in revenge for the 2006 final before winning their first European crown.Content cannot be displayed without consentChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCJamie Carragher