JAKARTA - Liverpool manager Arne Slot described the second leg of the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain as the best football match he had ever led despite being knocked out of the tournament on penalties.
Liverpool won the first leg with a score of 1-0 thanks to Harvey Elliott's goal at the Parc des Princes last week. However, they lost at Anfield after Ousmane Dembele scored to make the aggregate a 1-1 draw.
The Ligue 1 team then won 4-1 on penalties, with Gianluigi Donnarumma making a save from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones' kicks as all PSG kickers did their job well.
"It was the best football game I've ever played. I don't have experience like being Liverpool's manager."
"The point is, both teams played at an extraordinary level. The intensity was incredible in the first 25 minutes."
"I also remember the first 25 minutes against Manchester City at home and the first 25 minutes against Real Madrid. However, this (against PSG) was amazing, what we showed in the first 25 minutes."
"It's just that, I saw the scoreboard and we were 0-1 behind. For 90 minutes, I don't think we deserved to lose this football game."
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"For 180 minutes, maybe we deserved to go through extra time. In extra time, I thought maybe PSG was a little better than us, but then had to go on penalties and we lost," said Arne Slot after the match on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
The results are fairly anticlimactic. You see, Liverpool finished at the top of the Champions League group stage.
They have never lost and won seven of their eight matches. The Reds have only lost once in the Premier League this season so they are 15 points ahead of the top of the table.
Meski sudah kehilangan satu kesempatan lagi meraih trofi-- Setelah sebelumnya dikeluangkan dari Piala FA--Arne Slot tetap positi pada musim pertamanya di Anfield.
"Of course this is shocking and probably not the right time to tell (the players) right now."
"However, last season we were not involved in the Champions League, the previous season we lost 2-5 to Real Madrid at home."
"So, if you have to be eliminated, then eliminated in the same way we did against one of the best teams in Europe, which makes this match very difficult."
"For us, we are very unlucky if you become number one in the standings."
"You then faced PSG which is one of the best teams in Europe, but that's the format we used. We have to accept it and we will come back stronger next season," said the Dutchman.
Liverpool now have to rearrange their formation ahead of the Carabao Cup final this weekend against Newcastle United.
However, Arne Slot may not be reinforced by some key players for a trip to Wembley, as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate are forced out in the match against PSG.
"I had to ask, but Ibou was more because he was tired than injured. Trent, he had to go out too."
"That's not a good sign and from what I hear from the people who saw the pictures, it didn't look good. So I would be surprised if he was available for Sunday (March 16, 2025)."
"The good thing is we will play in the final on Sunday. So, mentally it is the best you can hope for. That's the goal of you playing football to play in the final," said Arne Slot.
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