Liverpool boss Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout reduction on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the best recreation of football I have been associated with", Regardless of his side exiting the Opposition Subsequently.
Just after getting rid of past week's very first leg 1-0 in Paris, the visitors levelled the tie at Anfield on combination as a result of Ousmane Dembele's twelfth-minute strike.
Liverpool experienced lots of possibilities to attain by themselves, but the sport went to additional time and was decided on place-kicks, exactly where PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, ahead of Desire Doue fired residence to seal a four-one success.
"It was the very best recreation of football I have ever been involved with," Slot reported on Amazon Prime.
"It was an incredible general performance, particularly if you Look at it with final week. It's possible we ran away from luck because the margins have been so small.
"We performed an ideal sport, except for scoring a aim. It had been just like Paris very last 7 days, after they played an ideal activity and failed to rating. After which you can in extra time, they were perhaps a little bit superior."
Defeat leaves Liverpool which has a domestic double to play for.
With a 15-position direct at the highest, the Reds are all but specified of successful the Leading League, though they face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
"We have been pretty good and you need to go as far 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. Right now we observed an excellent Liverpool aspect, but we're out from the competition."
Scotland left-again Andy Robertson stated the main target will change to Newcastle now as he included: "It wasn't meant to generally be and we need to dust ourselves down. We normally get better, there's a great deal of fatigued legs in there. Cup finals, we take pleasure in them, and that's the largest recreation."
PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool have been unfortunate as he said: "The two in the teams deserve to Visit the up coming period.
"They played better than us here, but I think my team at Anfield, inside a Specific stadium showed excellent temperament and character.
"I feel it demonstrates Plainly the staff we have been."