Jamie Carragher expressed his disappointment following Liverpool’s penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, as the Champions League Last 16 clash ended with PSG progressing.
Despite a valiant effort from the Reds, they were unable to get past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the shootout, with the Italian goalkeeper saving attempts from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones.
Carragher watched the tie surrounded by Liverpool fans and didn’t mince words in his evaluation on CBS Sports. He admitted he initially expected Liverpool to win comfortably after the first half-hour of play.
“Well, I’m pretty much the say [doesn’t know what to say] at the moment really,” Carragher remarked. “Bit deflated but listen, the best team won. PSG, we’ve seen how they performed in the first leg, I called it a robbery to make it 1-0 and I think in this game, in the sort of 20 minutes, half an hour, I felt that Liverpool were going to go and win this game comfortably.
“And they just couldn’t get that goal early on, had two or three chances, then PSG get their goal. For the rest of the game, it felt like nip and tuck really, but then in extra-time it just felt like PSG took over. Where I was in the Kop, we were just hanging on for penalties and desperate for penalties, really. It’s a lottery, anything can happen.”
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PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi reflected on his team’s triumph with enthusiasm, saying: “I think it’s one of the best, if not the best [moments] to be honest. To win against Liverpool, the best club today in Europe, they finished first in the group stage and the Premier League leader, I think it’s something really special.”
Discussing the loss, Arne Slot was full of positives. He said: “It was the best game of football I have ever been involved in.”
“It was an incredible performance, especially if you compare it with last week. Maybe we ran out of luck because the margins were so small. We played the perfect game, except for scoring a goal. It was similar to Paris last week, when they played the perfect game and didn’t score. And then in extra time, they were maybe a little bit better.”
