The nature of second-leg matches in the Champions League naturally leads to a high chance of goals. Liverpool need to score at least twice here to force extra time, and you wouldn’t expect the Reds to walk away with a clean sheet either, given their general struggles under Arne Slot this season.

Liverpool did get a bit of relief through their 2-0 win over Fulham last time out, which has kept their Champions League qualification hopes through the Premier League alive. Liverpool have seen 3+ goals in each of their three games before the first leg defeat against PSG, including conceding four goals on the road against Manchester City in the FA Cup.

The Anfield factor always gives Liverpool that slight chance of pulling off something special, which would aid our selection here if that is the case, but the reality is a lot more sobering for Liverpool who are faced by a PSG side who put eight goals past Chelsea over two legs in the last round, showing that they won’t take their foot off the gas even with that two goal cushion from the first leg.

Prior to their contest in the Champions League last week, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona had already played each other three times this season - twice in the Copa Del Rey, and once in the league. Over 2.5 goals landed in all three of those meetings. 

Even though this selection failed to land in the Champions League last week, Barcelona were reduced to ten men in the first half, which played a big role. Despite that setback, they still managed 18 shots worth 1.1 xG, forcing Juan Musso into seven saves, highlighting how much of a threat they posed even in difficult circumstances.

With Hansi Flick's side needing to score at least three goals to have any chance of progressing, they will have to be front-footed from the outset at the Metropolitano. Simeone's side have shown that they can be clinical on the counter, and there should be space to exploit for them here.

Atletico Madrid will know they are not quite home and hosed just yet - a two-goal lead can be a dangerous one, and the hosts will have to carry a threat going forward on Tuesday night. The first leg between these sides produced five cards, with four yellows and a red.

While Pau Cubarsi was a bit unfortunate to be sent off, given his last man foul was completely accidental, that meant a red card has been shown in three out of four head-to-head encounters this season. Games between and Atletico tend to be quite feisty, and cards are a target market here again. 

Atletico under Simeone are well-versed in the dark arts - there is expected to be plenty of time-wasting and tactical fouls as Atletico look to break up any momentum and slow the game down, especially with a Champions League semi-final spot on the line.

Konate has really struggled this season. It started right at the start of the campaign when he was bullied by Mateta and Sarr in the Community Shield game before the season, and he hasn’t really improved from that performance, with Konate repeatedly making errors, which cost Liverpool.

Liverpool don’t really have many other centre-back options to pivot to, a consequence of not securing the signing of Marc Guehi in the summer, so Konate should continue in his role here despite his shortcomings this season. PSG’s front three toyed with Konate in the first leg - getting the Liverpool centre back to commit four fouls as he was run ragged by Kvaratskhelia, Doue, and Dembele.

Konate and Liverpool’s backline, in general, struggled to deal with the dynamism and movement of the PSG front three. They won six fouls between them in the first leg clash, and can tempt Konate into a few more missteps in the second leg, with there being more space for PSG’s frontline to isolate Konate in 1v1 battles - something he really struggles with