Liverpool boss Arne Slot described Tuesday's Champions League shootout reduction on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the ideal match of football I've been linked to", Irrespective of his side exiting the Competitors as a result.
Immediately after losing past week's 1st leg one-0 in Paris, the guests levelled the tie at Anfield on mixture thanks to Ousmane Dembele's 12th-minute strike.
Liverpool experienced plenty of possibilities to attain them selves, but the sport went to extra time and was decided on spot-kicks, the place PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, before Wish Doue fired property to seal a four-1 results.
"It absolutely was the very best recreation of football I have ever been involved in," Slot stated on Amazon Prime.
"It was an unbelievable overall performance, especially if you Evaluate it with final week. Maybe we ran outside of luck as the margins were being so compact.
"We performed the proper video game, apart from scoring a aim. It was comparable to Paris very last week, when they performed an ideal recreation and didn't rating. Then in time beyond regulation, they were it's possible a little bit better."
Defeat leaves Liverpool with a domestic double to Enjoy for.
Using a fifteen-position guide at the highest, the Reds are all but particular of successful the Leading League, even though they encounter Newcastle in the Carabao Cup closing at Wembley on Sunday.
"We were pretty good and you want to go as much as feasible, but we understood whenever we drew Paris that it absolutely was likely to be very hard," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
"In Paris, we struggled but we received. These days we noticed an excellent Liverpool facet, but we are out from the Level of competition."
Scotland left-back again Andy Robertson claimed the main target will change to Newcastle now as he extra: "It was not intended for being and we have to dust ourselves down. We normally get better, there is a large amount of fatigued legs in there. Cup finals, we delight in them, and that is the most significant activity."
PSG manager Luis Enrique felt Liverpool were being unfortunate as he reported: "Both with the groups need to go to the subsequent phase.
"They performed much better than us in this article, but I do think my workforce at Anfield, inside of a Unique stadium showed terrific identity and character.
"I do think it demonstrates Obviously the group we are."