In the Champions League last 16 penalty shootout that Liverpool ultimately lost to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, fans of the club believe that Arne Slot made two mistakes that prevented his team from advancing.
Following Harvey Elliott’s goal in the 87th minute, which was scored against the run of play in Paris, the Reds entered the tie with a point advantage on aggregate.
In the second leg, however, they were able to tie the score once more after Ousmane Dembele took advantage of a defensive mistake made by Ibrahima Konate that occurred twelve minutes into the match.
In addition to Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was Liverpool’s opposite number, Alisson, who was outstanding for Liverpool in the first leg, was called into action on multiple occasions again at Anfield. Donnarumma also made a number of important saves.
In what could be considered the save of the match, the Italian was able to prevent Luis Diaz from scoring with a header in the normal time period.
Fans, on the other hand, believe that Slot made two mistakes in his selections during the game tonight at Anfield, and Diaz was one of them.
A particular individual wrote: “Why Slot started Diaz and Jota is beyond me.”
A second individual commented: “Slot starting Diaz and Jota every game when he doesn’t have to.”
It was stated by a third individual that “Chiesa not getting minutes here is strange.”
The penalty shootout ended in a loss for Liverpool, as both Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones were unsuccessful in their attempts to score from the penalty spot.
PSG, on the other hand, was able to successfully convert all four of their penalty kicks. The winning penalty kick was scored by Desire Doue for Luis Enrique’s team, who were a good value for their overall victory, which allows them to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.
After this, Slot’s team will have to concentrate on the Premier League and the Carabao Cup final, which will take place this month.
If the Reds are successful in their match against Newcastle at Wembley, they will have the opportunity to win a trophy for the very first time this season. In addition, they are 15 points ahead of Arsenal, who are currently in first place in the Premier League table.
PSG, on the other hand, has advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition for the second time in the past two years. In the previous year, they had reached the semi-finals of the competition, but they were ultimately defeated by Borussia Dortmund.
