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PSG forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting praises Liverpool physique

Paris Saint-Germain's Cameroonian forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting celebrates after scoring their third goal during the French L1 football match be...
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The Paris Saint-Germain forward, who played against Liverpool while at Stoke City last season, could feature against the Reds in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain's Cameroonian forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting celebrates after scoring their third goal during the French L1 football match between Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain at...

Wednesday night sees a huge clash take place in Group C of the Champions League as Liverpool travel to Paris Saint-Germain.

With two games left to play, just two points separate group leaders Napoli from bottom side Red Star Belgrade.

The Partenopei are favourites to beat Red Star at the Stadio San Paolo on matchday five, which would put the winner of the Parc des Princes clash in pole position to qualify.

One PSG player who has previously faced Liverpool is Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who played for Stoke City last season and was on the receiving end of a 3-0 loss in November last year.

On that day at the Bet365 Stadium – exactly one year ago tomorrow – the Reds ran riot as Sadio Mane opened the scoring and Mohamed Salah added a second-half brace.

Having swapped the prospect of a 46-game marathon in the Championship for one of Europe’s top clubs in the summer, Choupo-Moting could now find himself lining up against Liverpool once again.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Stoke during the Premier League match between Everton and Swansea City at Goodison Park on December 18, 2017 in Liverpool, England.

Speaking to The Mirror ahead of the encounter, the 29-year-old spoke about what he feels is the Reds’ biggest strength and also opened up on manager Jurgen Klopp, against whom he has played during their time in Germany.

“The strength of Liverpool is their physique,” said Choupo-Moting. “They don’t sit back, they will try to come for us, but we are playing at home and we have world champions in our team.

“I know Klopp from his Dortmund days and he always plays impressive football. He will try to press and make a statement but we are PSG and we know what this game will mean to our fans.”

(THE SUN OUT,THE SUN ON SUNDAYOUT )Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool at Melwood Training Ground on November 27, 2018 in Liverpool, England.