Arne Slot, Getty Images January 30, 2026, 4:27 p.m

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot compared the English Premier League with the Champions League. His words are quoted by the BBC.

“If you look at the top 8 Champions League, there are 5 English clubs, which speaks of the strength of the Premier League.

Our results were affected by the number of matches with the same players, this was noticeable in some games, especially in the early stages when the players needed to adapt. Now we have mostly the same players on the pitch, the weekday game has affected some aspects of our weekend matches.

The Premier League is more physical than the Champions League. I haven’t seen any long throw-ins from Marseille or Qarabag, set-pieces are on a different level, so this part of the game is more developed in England than in the Champions League.

In the Champions League we have also faced teams that are very strong in the game between the two penalty boxes. In the Premier League, the emphasis has shifted to the game in the penalty area, you need to get there. In the Champions League, it’s all about the game between penalties,” said Slot.