The most beneficial activity I have ever been linked to' - Slot on PSG defeat

Liverpool boss Arne Slot explained Tuesday's Champions League shootout loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the best match of soccer I've been involved with", Regardless of his facet exiting the Opposition Subsequently.

Following shedding past week's 1st leg one-0 in Paris, the guests levelled the tie at Anfield on mixture owing to Ousmane Dembele's twelfth-minute strike.

Liverpool had a good amount of likelihood to attain themselves, but the game went to time beyond regulation and was selected place-kicks, the place PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, in advance of Drive Doue fired house to seal a 4-1 success.

"It was the very best sport of football I have at any time been linked to," Slot reported on Amazon Key.

"It had been an incredible efficiency, particularly if you Evaluate it with final 7 days. It's possible we ran away from luck since the margins had been so little.

"We performed the proper match, except for scoring a goal. It absolutely was just like Paris final 7 days, if they played the perfect activity and did not score. And afterwards in overtime, they had been probably a little bit improved."

Defeat leaves Liverpool using a domestic double to play for.

By using a fifteen-position guide at the very best, the Reds are all but sure of successful the Leading League, while they experience Newcastle in the Carabao Cup last at Wembley on Sunday.

"We were being pretty good and you need to go as considerably as you can, but we knew when we drew Paris that it had been gonna be quite challenging," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

"In Paris, we struggled but we won. These days we saw a very good Liverpool side, but we're out in the competition."

Scotland left-back again Andy Robertson reported the main target will transform to Newcastle now as he additional: "It wasn't intended to become and we have to dust ourselves down. We normally get better, there's a great deal of worn out legs in there. Cup finals, we appreciate them, and that's the greatest sport."

PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool were being unfortunate as he mentioned: "Each on the teams should go to the subsequent section.

"They played a lot better than us right here, but I think my staff at Anfield, within a Exclusive stadium showed good individuality and character.

"I think it demonstrates clearly the staff we are."