UCL: Three reasons why Liverpool can beat PSG at Anfield

PSG are known to crack under pressure

PSG players after their 3-1 loss to Real Madrid last season

Paris Saint-Germain has always had the squad necessary to make the latter stages of the Champions League, with commanding players such as Thiago Silva and the legendary Gianluigi Buffon allied with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Verratti who provide youth and exuberance, they are among the candidates to go deep in this year's tournament. Their biggest frailty has instead been the pressure to deliver on the grandest stage in club football.

PSG's struggles in the Champions League started in 2013 when they found themselves in a commanding position against FC Barcelona after a 2-2 draw at home. Javier Pastore gave the Parisian's the crucial away goal in the second leg against the Catalans ten minutes into the second half. An equaliser, however, from Pedro twenty minutes from time sent the French outfit packing as Carlo Ancelotti's side failed to hold on to the lead.

An even bigger calamity took place in the same fixture four years later as PSG squandered a 4-0 advantage heading into the second leg at the Camp Nou, with Unai Emery's side conceding three goals in the space of eight minutes in one of football's most extraordinary comebacks. Last season's Champion's League exit followed a similar pattern to prior years, as PSG took the lead against Real Madrid thanks to Adrien Rabiot. A failure to capitalise on their lead allowed Madrid a route back into the match and resulted in the Spanish side coming out on top as 3-1 winners.

Some poor defending in crucial moments allied with a lack of big-match experience has proven costly in PSG's pursuit of European glory. The backline of Presnel Kimpembe, Thiago Silva, Thomas Meunier, and Layvin Kurzawa provides great energy and dynamism in attacking areas but can leave PSG short defensively.