Luis Enrique fires SHOTS at Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain tuned up for their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool in impressive style.

The French Ligue 1 leaders played against Lille in the top flight on Saturday night, winning 4-1 in emphatic fashion.

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Bradley Barclola, Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembele and reported Liverpool target Desire Doue all scored in the first half for Luis Enrique’s side, who raced into an unassailable 4-0 lead at the interval.

Jonathan David pulled one back late on for the visitors, but the damage was done for the league’s fifth-place side. PSG remain top of the league, an incredible 13 points clear of Marseille in second place, and boast an undefeated record in the league this season.

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Their form has been absolutely incredible in recent weeks ahead of the two legs against the Reds, featuring a pair of 7-0 wins in their last four matches.

Lille a lot like Liverpool

Dembele has been in sizzling form and is up there alongside Mohamed Salah as one of the best-performing players in the world on current form.

Luis Enrique’s side look destined to win the league and their focus in the immediate aftermath of the game versus Lille was on Liverpool. In what appeared to be a backhanded compliment, he compared his Ligue 1 rivals to Liverpool.

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Lille in fact have already played the Reds this season, losing a close-run tie at Anfield. That one finished 2-1 in the Champions League group stages, ahead of the Reds qualifying for the round of 16.

"We're not going to change much, today was a test, Liverpool and Lille have similar things, we put them under such pressure that they could no longer play from the back, they had to play long, " he told the press after the game.

“It will be different, it will be very complicated of course, but we are in the best period of the season. We will play against the best team in Europe, qualified brilliantly, but it is not in our mentality to speculate, protect ourselves, stay defensive, we will attack and we will try to turn that in our favour.”

"I know Liverpool very well, without a doubt they are the team in the best form in Europe both in terms of results and play. It could have been a Champions League final, we're going to try to do it with our weapons.”

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