Champions LeagueLiverpool v Paris Saint-Germain: Team news

The Reds need to overturn a two-goal deficit against the current holders at Anfield on Tuesday night if they are to progress to the last four.

They could have Curtis Jones available for selection, despite the midfielder coming off with a groin issue at half-time in the win over Fulham at the weekend.

PSG, meanwhile, arrived on Merseyside with Bradley Barcola, who missed the first leg due to an ankle injury, part of their 22-man squad.

"I think we have to find the perfect balance between being offensive," Liverpool head coach Slot said at his pre-match press conference. "But to be offensive you need to have the ball and to get the ball back.

"So, that's why the history of this club and at other clubs you've seen players that are very good offensively but are also able to do the defensive job, because the only way to score is if you have the ball.

"The thing is that tomorrow two teams are facing each other [and] both would like to have the ball a lot.

"The last time we faced each other, they had the ball for 76 per cent of the time, so that's the first thing we have to change tomorrow – to have the ball more. And if we have it more then it's nice to have attacking threat on the pitch and that's what we will have tomorrow."

Rio Ngumoha scored his first Premier League goal at Anfield against Fulham and is still awaiting a first start in the Champions League.

Slot was asked whether the 17-year-old is 'someone who could cope with these types of games' and replied: "Yeah, I think he can."

Definite absentees for Liverpool are Stefan Bajcetic, Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo and Giovanni Leoni.

Jones trained with his teammates at the AXA Training Centre on Monday afternoon.

He is one of four players who would be suspended for the first leg of the semi-final if they receive a yellow card in this game and the Reds qualify, along with Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Virgil van Dijk.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Mendes are walking the disciplinary tightrope for the visitors.

Barcola's fitness will be assessed to determine how involved he can be, having sat out the last three PSG matches in all competitions.

Their boss, Luis Enrique, told reporters on Monday: "We're going to have to see after training. But each and every time we've got a player coming back after an injury, it's always good news. It's good news to have players with us.

"Bradley Barcola has been out for three weeks and he's been working hard to get back. We'll have to see how he's feeling today. It's important for us, of course, to get players back.

"I think it's just Fabian [Ruiz] and Quentin [Ndjantou] that are out at the moment."

Speaking about the tie, Enrique added: "The match will be very different from the first leg. We need to know how to manage the difficult moments and then play our game as usual. We didn't come here just to defend the result."

Last match

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham (April 11): Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Jones, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ngumoha, Salah, Gakpo.

PSG 2-0 Liverpool (April 8): Safonov, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Neves, Zaire-Emery, Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Dembele.