Liverpool last week won their seventh consecutive Champions League general stage game. The victory not only kept the team in first place in the standings, but also secured the leading position from all competitors except Barcelona. The Merseyside club will lose the first position only if it loses in the final round to PSV, and Barcelona at home to Atalanta. Another thing is that for further layouts in the 1/8 finals at the current stage, it does not make much difference in what place, first or second, Liverpool will finish. His opponent in this round will be determined in the clash. And there may fall either Bayern or Real Madrid or Celtic. Given that in two full days after the meeting in Eindhoven "Reds" to play away against Bournemouth, which is in some phenomenal form, it is unlikely that Slot will make a significant emphasis on preparation for the rivalry with PSV. The Dutch club itself, on the contrary, is motivated from a tournament point of view. On the one hand, there is virtually no chance that PSV will qualify for the general stage, even if they lose on Wednesday. On the other hand, the club needs to improve its position in terms of further prospects in the knockout matches. Bookmakers have identified the visitors as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.31 on their victory.

PSV before the final round of the general stage is located on the nineteenth position. If we do not go into mathematical nuances, then we can consider the fact of the subsequent participation of the team in the knockout rounds. In the current Champions League draw PSV in the home walls scored seven points out of nine possible, respectively, without losing a single meeting. Both defeats of the club at the end of seven rounds came in away confrontations. In the national championship PSV is in first place, competing for the title with Ajax. For Peter Bos and his charges is a real challenge to beat the best team in Europe in front of their fans.

Arne Slot's players will probably have the same spirit for the upcoming match as they did in the recently lost cup matches against Tottenham and Arsenal. Let's bet that Liverpool will not be able to finish the overall Champions League stage with a victory.