Injuries and how well teams play will definitely affect their chances of making it to semifinals making competition even harder. Liverpool and PSG are both trying to win titles but they are in different situations. PSG can focus only on this competition because they are already ahead in their own league Ligue 1. On the other hand Liverpool has to deal with very tough competition in Premier League which might make it harder for them to focus on both competitions. If they make one mistake they might lose their chance and game will become even more difficult. Result of first game will be very important and PSG might have small advantage because they get to play at home.
To see the quality of both of them, maybe Liverpool is a little better because they have experienced much tighter competition in the Premier League so they are used to facing big pressure in the Premier League, they will be much more used to facing pressure in the Champions League. In contrast to PSG who only face much easier competition in Ligue 1 so they are not so used to facing big pressure although that is not the only reason that we can use as a reference.
The result of the first leg will be quite decisive because whoever wins the match will have a much better chance of advancing to the next round and perhaps this opportunity will be utilized by PSG when they face Liverpool later.
I think it will be a very intense match. Because both teams want to win the Champions League very much. Paris Saint-Germain plays in a less competitive league than Liverpool. Knowing this, they should be more prepared for Liverpool. They should also make some rotations in the league to put their best players on the field. Considering that Liverpool also plays very fast-paced matches in the Premier League, it will not be a difficult match for them. My favorite in this matchup will be Liverpool.
And I will also choose Liverpool in this match and as most people say because when compared to other leagues, the Premier League is the most competitive league because the Premier League clubs are almost on the same level as other clubs and the game is full of pressure and speed and when compared to Ligue 1 there are indeed differences but in the Champions League all the clubs that qualify are the best clubs in their respective leagues and they will also definitely adjust to the opposing team and will also play tactics that I think the coach plays a bigger role.
And the reason I prefer Liverpool over PSG, because in all matches Liverpool played very impressively and also aggressively and that is what can trouble the opposing team especially in terms of defense and this can also be experienced by PSG and although PSG will strengthen their defense, the possibility of a draw can occur. However, it seems that Liverpool will not let that happen and a narrow score seems to be obtained by Liverpool which will make the match in the second leg later much more interesting and also tense.