Liverpool boss Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout decline on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the very best sport of soccer I have been associated with", In spite of his facet exiting the Levels of competition Consequently.
Immediately after losing previous 7 days's initial leg 1-0 in Paris, the readers levelled the tie at Anfield on aggregate because of Ousmane Dembele's twelfth-moment strike.
Liverpool had a good amount of prospects to score on their own, but the game went to time beyond regulation and was selected location-kicks, exactly where PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, in advance of Wish Doue fired property to seal a four-1 results.
"It absolutely was the best sport of football I've at any time been involved with," Slot claimed on Amazon Primary.
"It had been an incredible efficiency, particularly if you Examine 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 purpose. It was similar to Paris past 7 days, after they played an ideal recreation and didn't rating. Then in time beyond regulation, they were it's possible a little bit better."
Defeat leaves Liverpool that has a domestic double to Engage in for.
With a 15-issue lead at the highest, the Reds are all but particular of successful the Leading League, whilst they deal with Newcastle within the Carabao Cup remaining at Wembley on Sunday.
"We have been very good and you need to go as significantly as you possibly can, but we realized once we drew Paris that it had been gonna be very difficult," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
"In Paris, we struggled but we won. Now we saw a very good Liverpool facet, but we're out of your Level of competition."
Scotland still left-again Andy Robertson explained the main target will change to Newcastle now as he added: "It wasn't intended for being and we have to dust ourselves down. We normally get better, there's a lots of drained legs in there. Cup finals, we enjoy them, and that's the most significant sport."
PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool ended up unfortunate as he stated: "Equally of your teams deserve to go to the upcoming section.
"They played better than us listed here, but I feel my workforce at Anfield, in a Particular stadium showed good personality and character.
"I think it exhibits Obviously the staff we have been."