Slot: Liverpool are in ´survival mode´

Arne Slot feels Liverpool are in “survival mode” as they aim to keep themselves in the Champions League.

Liverpool lost 2-0 to European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

The Reds managed just three shots, without getting one on target, while registering a combined expected goals figure of just 0.17, while PSG squandered several chances to put themselves further ahead.

It is the first time Liverpool failed to have a shot on target in a Champions League match for the first time since November 2020 against Atalanta.

However, heading to Anfield for the second leg, Liverpool remain in the tie, albeit Opta’s supercomputer hands them just a 15.2% chance of making the semi-finals.

“We were in survival mode for large parts of the game but maybe also the period of the season we are in, we are in survival mode,” said Slot.

“PSG was the better team but we didn’t give up and that is why we still have a chance.

0.17 – Liverpool’s 0.17 xG tonight was their lowest tally in all competitions under Arne Slot.

In fact, their two lowest attacking xG performances across the 105 matches since Slot took charge have both been recorded away to Paris SG:

0.27 xG – March 2025
0.17 xG – April 2026… pic.twitter.com/bMni2bvuHV

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 8, 2026

“They kept us alive by not scoring a few open chances.

“We want to create much more chances. We tried many times to get them high, but they were able to play through us when we went man-to-man.

“I think that happened in the second half as well. There were a few times with players in promising positions.”

Liverpool have lost four consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since between February and April 2012.

In fact, the Reds have lost three consecutive matches in all competitions for the third time this season. It is the first time they’ve had 3+ runs of 3+ consecutive defeats in a campaign since 1953-54, when they were relegated from the top flight.

They resume their Premier League campaign with a home game against Fulham this weekend. Slot’s team sit fifth.