Liverpool boss Arne Slot explained Tuesday's Champions League shootout loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the top video game of football I have been linked to", In spite of his aspect exiting the Competitiveness Because of this.

Just after losing previous 7 days's to start with 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 experienced plenty of probabilities 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, before Want Doue fired house to seal a 4-1 achievement.

"It was the very best recreation of football I've at any time been associated with," Slot claimed on Amazon Primary.

"It had been an incredible efficiency, especially if you Evaluate it with final week. It's possible we ran outside of luck since the margins have been so modest.

"We played the right sport, aside from scoring a intention. It had been much like Paris final 7 days, if they played the ideal sport and failed to score. And after that in extra time, they were being probably a little bit improved."

Defeat leaves Liverpool that has a domestic double to Engage in for.

Having a fifteen-level lead at the highest, the Reds are all but specific of profitable the Premier League, while they deal with Newcastle inside the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

"We ended up pretty good and you should go as much as feasible, but we understood after we drew Paris that it was gonna be very difficult," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

"In Paris, we struggled but we received. These days we noticed an excellent Liverpool aspect, but we are out from the Levels of competition."

Scotland left-back again Andy Robertson said the main focus will transform to Newcastle now as he additional: "It was not intended to become and we have to dust ourselves down. We normally bounce back, there's a number of exhausted legs in there. Cup finals, we delight in them, and that is the largest video game."

PSG manager Luis Enrique felt Liverpool were unlucky as he claimed: "Both 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, in the Exclusive stadium confirmed great persona and character.

"I believe it demonstrates Evidently the workforce we've been."