Liverpool boss Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout decline on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the ideal sport of soccer I have been associated with", Inspite of his aspect exiting the competition Therefore.
Just after shedding past week's initially leg 1-0 in Paris, the guests levelled the tie at Anfield on mixture as a result of Ousmane Dembele's twelfth-moment strike.
Liverpool had a lot of likelihood to attain them selves, but the sport went to additional time and was decided on place-kicks, the place PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, in advance of Drive Doue fired home to seal a 4-one success.
"It was the very best sport of football I've at any time been linked to," Slot claimed on Amazon Key.
"It had been an incredible efficiency, especially if you Evaluate it with final 7 days. Probably we ran away from luck since the margins had been so little.
"We performed the best video game, apart from scoring a objective. It absolutely was just like Paris previous week, every time they played the right game and did not score. And afterwards in overtime, they had been it's possible a little bit better."
Defeat leaves Liverpool that has a domestic double to Engage in for.
Which has a 15-place direct at the best, the Reds are all but specific of profitable the Leading League, although they face Newcastle from the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
"We ended up very good and you would like to go as considerably as you can, but we realized when we drew Paris that it had been destined to be quite challenging," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
"In Paris, we struggled but we received. Today we saw a very good Liverpool side, but we are out with the Competitors."
Scotland remaining-back Andy Robertson explained the main target will change to Newcastle now as he additional: "It wasn't meant to be and we need to dust ourselves down. We always bounce back, there is a number of fatigued legs in there. Cup finals, we delight in them, and that's the largest video game."
PSG manager Luis Enrique felt Liverpool had been unfortunate as he claimed: "Equally in the groups should Visit the next stage.
"They played a lot better than us in this article, but I think my group at Anfield, inside of a Unique stadium confirmed excellent personality and character.
"I believe it reveals Obviously the workforce we're."