Liverpool manager Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout reduction on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the top recreation of soccer I've been associated with", despite his aspect exiting the Opposition as a result.
Soon after getting rid of previous 7 days's 1st leg one-0 in Paris, the site visitors levelled the tie at Anfield on combination thanks to Ousmane Dembele's 12th-moment strike.
Liverpool experienced a lot of likelihood to attain themselves, but the game went to overtime and was selected place-kicks, where by PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, prior to Need Doue fired household to seal a four-one achievements.
"It absolutely was the best sport of football I've at any time been linked to," Slot reported on Amazon Key.
"It absolutely was an unbelievable effectiveness, particularly if you Assess it with very last week. Perhaps we ran out of luck as the margins were being so compact.
"We performed an ideal match, except for scoring a objective. It absolutely was comparable to Paris very last week, when they performed an ideal recreation and didn't rating. Then in time beyond regulation, they were probably a little bit improved."
Defeat leaves Liverpool by using a domestic double to Perform for.
With a fifteen-level guide at the very best, the Reds are all but certain of successful the Leading League, although they deal with Newcastle within the Carabao Cup remaining at Wembley on Sunday.
"We have been very good and you need to go as considerably as you possibly can, but we realized after we drew Paris that it had been gonna be very hard," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
"In Paris, we struggled but we received. Right now we observed a very good Liverpool aspect, but we are out of your Levels of competition."
Scotland left-back again Andy Robertson claimed the main target will transform to Newcastle now as he additional: "It was not intended to become and we have to dust ourselves down. We constantly get better, there is a wide range of exhausted legs in there. Cup finals, we appreciate them, and that's the greatest recreation."
PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool have been unfortunate as he explained: "Equally of your teams deserve to Visit the upcoming section.
"They played better than us listed here, but I think my crew at Anfield, in a very Distinctive stadium showed excellent personality and character.
"I think it displays Plainly the staff we are."