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Liverpool have crucial Champions League advantage over PSG that could make all the difference

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Liverpool will need a big performance against PSG to advance to the Champions League semi-finals, but could have an ace up their sleeveIf there's one advantage Liverpool have over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarter-final second leg, it's surely that the tie is taking place at Anfield. Liverpool's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the 2005 Champions League semi-final is often regarded as the greatest night in the club's history.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk sends 'most important' message to Liverpool fans ahead of PSG showdownREAD MORE: What Andy Robertson told Liverpool as Scot reveals he had no contract offer from clubJose Mourinho, who was in charge of the Blues at the time, took the Blues to Merseyside after drawing the first leg in west London.



I was speechless."Arsenal hero Thierry Henry was on the receiving end of Anfield's full might in a memorable quarter-final clash in 2008, where the Reds took hold of the tie to win 4-2 and advance to the semi-finals."For my first few years at Arsenal we didn't do well there [Anfield], but we improved," he said. I've played in a lot of stadiums but for me there is nothing like playing at Liverpool."Kevin De Bruyne, who lost a Champions League quarter-final for Manchester City against Liverpool in 2018, said: "I like Anfield, I like it a lot.

After the first leg victory, the club's Spanish boss said: “We know it'll be really hard to play at Anfield, I've done it as a player and a coach now. PSG also beat Liverpool in the Champions League last-16 at Anfield last season on penalties.Arne Slot knows that if Liverpool are going to have any hope of clinching silverware this season, they will need Anfield as loud as it's ever been."We will need to have a better performance", Slot said after the first leg defeat in Paris.