Before hosting Liverpool in midweek, the French champions play Lille at the Parc des Princes on Saturday evening. And as he prepares for a big week, manager Luis Enrique has made a comparison between his two upcoming opponents.

The top eight from the league phase enter the fray in the first legs of the UEFA Champions League round of 16.

PSG dominated its Ligue 1 rivals, Brest, in the Champions League playoff yesterday. The Parisians scored 10 goals over the two legs, including seven at the Parc

Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Brestois 29 meet at Parc des Princes on Wednesday with PSG leading 3-0 from the first leg of their knockout round playoff last week. Luis Enrique's men should have this one sewn up and have progressed from 17 of their last 18 continental ties when winning the first leg and should meet Liverpool or Barcelona in the round of 16.

The Paris Saint-Germain coach spoke to the media before Wednesday's UEFA Champions League play-off second leg.

These sides join the teams that qualified by finishing in the top eight places of the inaugural league phase. From first place to eighth, these are: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa.