Liverpool manager Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the best match of soccer I've been linked to", Even with his facet exiting the Opposition as a result.
Right after shedding last week's 1st leg one-0 in Paris, the readers levelled the tie at Anfield on aggregate due to Ousmane Dembele's 12th-moment strike.
Liverpool experienced plenty of possibilities to score on their own, but the game went to overtime and was selected place-kicks, wherever PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, right before Desire Doue fired house to seal a 4-1 achievement.
"It was the most effective recreation of football I have at any time been linked to," Slot reported on Amazon Key.
"It absolutely was an unbelievable functionality, particularly if you Assess it with previous week. Maybe we ran out of luck as the margins ended up so modest.
"We played the right game, aside from scoring a target. It had been much like Paris last 7 days, after they performed an ideal sport and failed to score. And after that in extra time, they ended up possibly a little bit improved."
Defeat leaves Liverpool by using a domestic double to play for.
By using a fifteen-level guide at the top, the Reds are all but sure of successful the Leading League, although they deal with Newcastle within the Carabao Cup ultimate at Wembley on Sunday.
"We were being pretty good and you need to go as far as you can, but we knew once we drew Paris that it absolutely was going to be very hard," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
"In Paris, we struggled but we received. Today we noticed an excellent Liverpool facet, but we are out in the Level of competition."
Scotland left-again Andy Robertson mentioned the main target will transform to Newcastle now as he included: "It was not intended to get and we must dust ourselves down. We normally get better, there is a lot of weary legs in there. Cup finals, we take pleasure in them, and that is the most significant recreation."
PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool had been unfortunate as he claimed: "Each of the teams should Visit the upcoming stage.
"They performed better than us right here, but I think my staff at Anfield, within a Exclusive stadium confirmed excellent personality and character.
"I feel it exhibits Evidently the group we've been."