The most beneficial video game I've at any time been linked to' - Slot on PSG defeat

Liverpool manager Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout reduction on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the very best video game of soccer I've been associated with", despite his facet exiting the Competitors Because of this.

Right after dropping last 7 days's to start with leg one-0 in Paris, the site visitors levelled the tie at Anfield on aggregate thanks to Ousmane Dembele's twelfth-moment strike.

Liverpool had loads of prospects to score themselves, but the sport went to time beyond regulation and was decided on place-kicks, where PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, right before Need Doue fired house to seal a four-one accomplishment.

"It was the ideal match of soccer I have at any time been linked to," Slot mentioned on Amazon Key.

"It was an incredible functionality, particularly when you Evaluate it with very last 7 days. Maybe we ran from luck since the margins ended up so small.

"We played an ideal game, except for scoring a purpose. It had been just like Paris past 7 days, once they played the right match and did not score. After which in overtime, they ended up probably a bit greater."

Defeat leaves Liverpool by using a domestic double to Engage in for.

By using a 15-point guide at the highest, the Reds are all but specified of winning the Leading League, when they deal with Newcastle from the Carabao Cup closing at Wembley on Sunday.

"We have been pretty good and you want to go as considerably as is possible, but we knew after we drew Paris that it was gonna be very hard," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

"In Paris, we struggled but we won. Currently we saw an excellent Liverpool facet, but we're out of the Levels of competition."

Scotland left-back again Andy Robertson stated the main target will change to Newcastle now as he included: "It wasn't intended to be and we have to dust ourselves down. We always bounce back, there's a number of fatigued legs in there. Cup finals, we love them, and that's the greatest video game."

PSG manager Luis Enrique felt Liverpool were unlucky as he reported: "The two on the groups need to Visit the future section.

"They performed much better than us here, but I think my staff at Anfield, inside of a special stadium showed fantastic persona and character.

"I believe it displays Obviously the crew we're."