Failure to secure a win against the Reds on Wednesday is bound to push the world's most expensive player towards the exit door at Parc des Princes
There may be no prize greater than three points at stake, but it would be no exaggeration to say that Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Liverpool is the biggest in Paris Saint-Germain’s history.
Win and the Ligue 1 champions will be on the cusp of the knockout phase, but lose and the very fabric of the club will threaten to unravel.
Even in the event of a humiliating elimination, president Nasser Al Khelaifi will likely be safe, as will head coach Thomas Tuchel, whose excellent work on the domestic front ensures he is untouchable for now.