At least Liverpool fans who witnessed the four-goal mauling at Manchester City on Saturday were able to escape after an hour. Those who paid hundreds of pounds to travel to Paris and watch an abject Champions League performance devoid of ambition were not so lucky. Our champions were nowhere near," said former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who was inside Parc des Princes for BBC Radio 5 Live. Stephen Warnock, the former Liverpool defender, went further after this quarter-final first-leg loss in the French capital - in which Liverpool failed to register an attempt on target in a Champions League match for the first time since 2020. Could another "special evening at Anfield", as Reds boss Arne Slot put it, be on the cards - or is that a step too far this time?

Source: BBC April 08, 2026 23:14 UTC