PSG could get major advantage over Liverpool as postponement option emerges
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesParis Saint-Germain FCLiverpool will take on PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with Luis Enrique's side potentially set to be handed a major advantage by a Ligue 1 title rivalPSG head coach Luis Enrique.(Image: Glenn Gervot - PSG via Getty Images)Liverpool will take on the French giant PSG next in the Champions League after successfully progressing past Galatasaray in the round of 16, but Luis Enrique's men could be handed a major advantage.PSG, the reigning European champion, has won the Ligue 1 title four years in a row — and in 11 of the last 13 editions — but domestically is only a point ahead of Lens (albeit with a game in hand) as things stand.Between its home game against Liverpool in Paris (Wednesday, April 8) and the return at Anfield (Tuesday, April 14), PSG is scheduled to play Lens away from home in a potential title decider.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk delivers Anfield crowd verdict after recent Liverpool criticismREAD MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai says Liverpool 'took it personally' after Galatasaray actionsWhile that should be an advantage for Liverpool, there is talk in France that Lens could agree to postpone that game in order to give PSG more time to prepare for the Champions League.According to RMC Sport, Lens is not "totally opposed" to allowing the game to be moved to later in the campaign.PSG would then have a free weekend between its two games with Liverpool, while the Reds host Fulham in need of the points to get into next season's edition of the tournament via a top-five Premier League finish.Arne Slot and Luis Enrique before Liverpool played PSG in the Champions League.(Image: Xavier Laine/Getty Images)There is a precedent for such postponements. PSG advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Chelsea earlier this week.However, while Liam Rosenior's side took on Newcastle between the two legs, PSG did not play because FC Nantes and the soccer authorities in France agreed to play the game at a different point.Given the importance of the Lens game, you would imagine that the challengers for the French title would want to focus on themselves rather than facilitate PSG going further in Europe.Playing the huge domestic clash between two matches against Liverpool could mean PSG is more tired and its focus is elsewhere, potentially leading to a better outcome for the outsiders.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
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