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This is the ominous stat that may come as a cause for concern for Liverpool fans ahead of their crunch Champions League tie against PSG at Anfield on Tuesday night.
Liverpool hold a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg thanks to Harvey Elliott’s strike just three minutes from time.
That gave the Reds a smash-and-grab victory in a game largely dominated by Luis Enrique’s side – as the Parisians failed to find the net despite having 27 shots on goal.
The visitors were also indebted to goalkeeeper Alisson, who produced a fine individual performance to help his side to victory.
But pessimistic fans of the Merseysiders will not be pleased to learn the stat concerning Robertson.
Posted to X, formerly Twitter, Opta analyst Michael Reid noted that the Scotland international has lost both times for his current side while playing on his birthday.
This is the ominous stat that may come as a cause for concern for Liverpool fans ahead of their crunch Champions League tie against PSG
Liverpool hold a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg thanks to Harvey Elliott’s strike
These two losses came in a 3-2 home loss to Atlético Madrid in 2020 – the last game to be played by a Premier League side before the coronavirus pandemic – and a 1-0 loss to Bournemouth in 2023.
While that may be a worry for fans who are the superstitious type, Arne Slot’s men can at least count on home advantage for the all-important encounter.
Known be a cauldron of noise that is particularly intimidating for visiting players on European nights, the majority of those inside Anfield under the lights on Tuesday will be hoping they can roar Liverpool onto victory.
While his side do have the upper hand in the contest at the halfway point, that comes as scant consolation to Arne Slot.
The Dutchman revealed he is having sleepless nights ahead of the second leg and insists Liverpool must put in their performance of the season to progress in Tuesday night’s Champions League last-16 second leg.
It is ahead of a season-defining week for Liverpool, in which they also play the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle on Sunday.
Arne Slot knows the job is only half done as his side prepare to host the French champions
Slot said: ‘In a week like this I do not dream at all. I just know I have to work really, really, really hard to prepare the team in the best possible way.
‘If you have a game like we did last week, you feel like, “Can I even go to sleep at all? Or do I have to watch even more?” So no, I do not dream at all at the moment about this week.
‘This is the most complete team we have faced so far. What I mean with complete is that, OK we have faced Arsenal and City and they are not big margins but the intensity they play at combined with the quality they have and they are one of the richest clubs.
‘They have so much quality and a great, great, great manager (Luis Enrique). It is not easy to play against his team, he brings the best out of every player and brings an incredible workrate in the team.’
