Liverpool have been knocked out of Europe by Paris St-Germain after a dramatic penalty shoot-out on the incorrect finish of Anfield, with lots of the penalties not going of their favour.
After 120 minutes of high-quality soccer, throughout which Ousmane Dembélé equalised for PSG, the guests received the coin toss and took the shoot-out to the Anfield Highway finish, the place their supporters have been. Liverpool’s followers have been on the reverse finish by the well-known Kop. It was a tense shoot-out, and in the end, it was Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones who missed, each having their penalties saved by PSG’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had been a nightmare for England at Euro 2020. Liverpool, who had been the dominant crew within the Champions League earlier within the season, have been eradicated within the final 16.
Regardless of being the leaders of the Premier League, Liverpool couldn’t overcome the leaders of Ligue 1, PSG. The younger French facet pushed Liverpool to their limits within the first half. Then, Arne Slot’s crew got here again sturdy within the second half, however they couldn’t discover the purpose that will have turned the tie of their favour.
Liverpool skipper Virgil Van Dirk stated on the finish: “It was a really intense, nice recreation, I believe. Sadly, we’re out on penalties. We created harmful moments in each halves, nevertheless it got here right down to penalties. I stated it’s a part of soccer. You will be dissatisfied, however we now have to maintain our heads up, deal with restoration, and prepare for the following problem – and it’s a giant one towards Newcastle on Sunday.
“We at all times knew that when the draw got here, it was going to be powerful. We struggled in Paris, however we received there and have been significantly better tonight. We had points with one-on-one marking in Paris, however right now, from the primary minute till fatigue kicked in for each side in further time, I believe we performed an excellent recreation.”
Within the different video games determined right now, Barcelona progressed to the following spherical with a 3-1 second leg win over Benfica to sum a 4-1 mixture rating. Bayern Munich have been 0-2 victors over Bayer Leverkusen whereas Inter Milan laboured to a 2-1 victory towards Feyernord in Milan.
