Liverpool have booked their place in the Champions League quarter finals but the fixture list from hell awaits .
Arne Slot’s men smashed Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all on target . The reward? A quarter final against Champions League holders Paris Saint Germain and a run of five games in 15 days that could define their season.
THE RUN
April 4: FA Cup quarter final vs Manchester City
April 7: Champions League quarter final first leg vs PSG (away)
April 11: Premier League vs Fulham (home)
April 14: Champions League quarter final second leg vs PSG (home)
April 19: First ever Merseyside Derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium (away)
Five games. Fifteen days. Two cup competitions. The first ever derby at Everton’s new home. And a top four battle still raging.
THE PSG REMATCH
Liverpool have history with PSG. Last season, Luis Enrique’s side knocked the Reds out in a tense penalty shootout at Anfield, then went on to lift the trophy for the first time . Now it’s revenge time.
The dates are set: April 7 in Paris, April 14 at Anfield. Liverpool will play both legs on a Tuesday, the 14th chosen to avoid the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy on the 15th .
THE DERBY
Sandwiched in between is the small matter of the first ever Merseyside Derby at Everton’s new home. Hill Dickinson Stadium will host its first clash between the two giants of the city. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
THE STAKES
Victories across this run would send Liverpool to FA Cup and Champions League semi finals. Defeats could leave them trophyless, and potentially outside the top four .
Slot won’t look too far ahead. Brighton away this weekend is the immediate focus, with a chance to cement fifth place before the international break.
But the nightmare is coming. And Liverpool need to be ready.
