Liverpool look set to be handed a potential boost in the Premier League title run-in as UEFA club competitions resume this week
Continental football resumes this week as the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League quarter-finals all get underway. But unfortunately for Liverpool, their involvement will be limited to only a spectator capacity.
The Reds might have topped the inaugural league phase of Europe’s elite club competition, but that did not stop them suffering from a premature Champions League exit as they were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain in the round-of-16.
But while Liverpool’s European exploits are over for another season, they will still have one eye on proceedings in each UEFA club tournament. After all, all three could have knock-on effects when it comes to the Reds’ Premier League title charge.
Liverpool currently sit 11 points clear at the top of the table with seven games left to play, and need a maximum of 11 more points to be crowned champions. And they have been handed a helping hand courtesy of their nearest rivals still being in European contention.
Second-placed Arsenal face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals this month, hosting the La Liga giants at the Emirates on Tuesday 8 April before travelling to the Bernabeu on Wednesday 16 April.
Prior to their quarter-final first leg meeting with the Spaniards, Mikel Arteta made five changes to his side for their trip to Everton as the likes of captain Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukaya Saka and Jurrien Timber were all limited to substitute duty.
His rotated side, named with one eye on facing Real Madrid, were held to a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park as their dwindling hopes of catching Liverpool in the Premier League title-race were dealt another blow.
