SLOT TAKES PRIDE IN HOW LIVERPOOL EXITED CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – PSG beat Liverpool 4-1 in the Shootout
While Liverpool boss Arne Slot called the team’s exit from the Champions League a shock, he took solace in losing to an excellent Paris St Germain team in a wildly entertaining two-legged tie that needed a penalty shootout to decide the outcome.
In what Slot labelled “the best game of football I’ve ever been involved in” PSG beat Liverpool 4-1 in the shootout to advance to the quarter-finals, winning second-leg match at Anfield 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ousmane Dembele.
PSG goalkeeper Gian-luigi Donna-rumma saved spot kicks from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, while the visitors converted all of their efforts. Liverpool had won last week’s first leg in Paris 1-0. Tuesday’s loss was a rare low in Liverpool’s season of highs. They hold a huge advantage in the Premier League title race and can hoist the League Cup trophy on Sunday with a victory over Newcastle United.
They were considered favourites to win their first Champions League title since 2019 after topping the table through the eight-game league phase, with victories in their first seven matches.
