Slot's Isak Gamble Backfires As Liverpool Trophy Hopes End

Less than a twelvemonth connected from nan time Liverpool won nan Premier League title, Arne Slot's broadside find themselves successful a position wherever their play rests connected qualifying for nan Champions League.

For Slot, possibly his early does too. There will beryllium nary silverware and nan Dutchman has already said failing to person Champions League shot adjacent play would mean this would "definitely not beryllium an acceptable season".

This was Liverpool's 17th conclusion of nan run but it came aft arguably 1 of their amended performances. Until Ousmane Dembele's 72nd-minute onslaught for Paris St-Germain, Liverpool battled admirably against nan champions of Europe.

"It was an aggravated lucifer betwixt 2 teams who played really bully football," said PSG caput coach Luis Enrique.

For Liverpool, there is nary shame successful getting knocked retired by this PSG side. Luis Enrique's broadside are a joyousness to watch and play pinch assurance erstwhile successful possession.

But nan interest for Liverpool is they person gone backwards.

When these 2 sides met successful nan Champions League past 16 past season, PSG were nan amended broadside crossed nan 2 legs but they needed a punishment shootout to sound Liverpool out.

This clip around, they outclassed Slot's broadside successful Paris and, while location were spells connected Tuesday nighttime erstwhile Liverpool threatened, nan last scoreline of 4-0 crossed 2 legs was fair.

"Of people we are very disappointed because I deliberation location were parts of nan 2nd half wherever you could consciousness 'if we could conscionable people now, this could go a very typical night'," said Slot.

"But nan early looks very agleam for this team, for this club. We person showed we tin compete pinch nan champions of Europe successful our stadium. To beryllium nan ascendant team, not galore teams tin beryllium ascendant against PSG and create arsenic galore chances arsenic we did," he added.

At Anfield, Liverpool's xG was 1.94 compared pinch nan 0.18 astatine nan Parc des Princes past week.

So location were positives to take, but location is still plentifulness to beryllium done earlier they tin beryllium considered superior contenders connected nan European shape again.

After nan match, Mohamed Salah waved goodbye to nan Anfield crowd aft playing his past crippled for Liverpool successful nan Champions League.

Now nan mobility is whether Slot and Liverpool will beryllium backmost successful nan Champions League adjacent season.