Arne Slot has reacted to Liverpool’s exit from the UEFA Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, expressing disappointment over the team’s inability to progress further in the competition. Despite a determined effort, Liverpool fell short, and Slot acknowledged the high level of competition they faced from PSG.
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00:00Arnie Schlott described Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain as the
00:07best game of football he's ever been part of, despite the Reds crashing out on penalties.
00:15Liverpool were eliminated after a tense shoot-out following Ousmane Dembele's goal which levelled
00:20the tie. Substitutes Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones both saw their penalties saved by Gianluigi
00:26Donnarumma, while PSG converted all four of their spot kicks to progress.
00:31It was the best game of football I was ever involved in. I don't have the history like
00:36Liverpool as a manager, but two teams of incredible level, with incredible intensity in the first
00:4525 minutes. I also remember the first 25 against Man City at home and the first 25 against
00:52Madrid, but this was unbelievable what we showed in the first 25. I looked at the scoreboard
00:58and we were 1-0 down.
01:00Over 90 minutes I don't think we deserved to lose this game of football today. Over
01:05180 minutes maybe it was deserved that we went to overtime. In overtime I thought Paris
01:13Saint-Germain was a bit better than us, so in this half hour. Then it comes down to penalties
01:17and they scored four, we two, and we lost.
01:25There were worrying concerns injury-wise for Liverpool during the game. Trent Alexander-Arnold
01:30appeared to injure himself attempting a challenge near the byline in the second half. After
01:35receiving treatment, he was forced off and replaced by Gerald Kwanzaa, making him a doubt
01:40for the Wembley final.
01:43Other concerns are Ibrahima Kanate, who went down twice in extra time and was substituted
01:49for Wataru Endo, who saw out the match before the shoot-out. However, Schlott offered some
01:55reassurance post-match, suggesting Kanate's issue was down to fatigue rather than a serious
02:01injury, raising hopes he could still feature in Sunday's final.
02:07Despite the disappointment in Europe, Liverpool will now shift focus to securing domestic
02:12silverware.