Virgil van Dijk has advised his Liverpool team-mates “chin up and prepare for the following problem” after their Champions League goals have been dashed by Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield tonight.
PSG won 4-1 on a penalty shoot-out after Ousmane Dembele’s first-half aim had drawn the perimeters stage 1-1 on combination.
Each groups had probabilities to win it throughout an absorbing 120 minutes earlier than Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones’ penalties to ship Luis Enrique’s males by means of.
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Wembley subsequent for Liverpool
Liverpool should bounce again swiftly if they’re to assert their first piece of silverware this season as their subsequent recreation comes on Sunday in opposition to Newcastle within the EFL Cup closing at Wembley.
Captain Van Dijk advised Amazon Prime: “It was a really intense, nice recreation of soccer, I feel to be a part of it as properly. It was completely there for Liverpool and sadly we’re out on penalties and that’s the actuality.
“I feel within the first half we created harmful moments they usually have the standard as properly, after which it comes all the way down to penalties.
“It’s a part of soccer. I mentioned to the fellows, clearly, you could be disenchanted as a result of we’re out of the competitors, however chin up and prepare for the following problem, an attractive one on the weekend.”
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Liverpool enhance however nonetheless not sufficient
Liverpool rode their luck final week to safe a 1-0 win on the Parc des Princes final week with goalkeeper Alisson making a string of superb saves earlier than Harvey Elliott struck late on.
They have been significantly better tonight, though PSG carried the larger menace as the sport went on.
“I feel we have been fairly good at the moment as properly, and also you wish to go so far as potential, however we knew after we drew PSG it was going to be very tough,” added Van Dijk.
“We noticed [that] in Paris after we struggled however we gained, and at the moment we noticed an excellent Liverpool facet however we’re out of the competitors.
“When fatigue kicks in for either side, it turns into extra open however particularly common time, we confirmed an excellent recreation. We will communicate concerning the recreation for ages however we’re out of the competitors, that’s the actuality.”
