Virgil van Dijk has advised his Liverpool team-mates “chin up and prepare for the following problem” after their Champions League desires had been dashed by Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield tonight.
PSG won 4-1 on a penalty shoot-out after Ousmane Dembele’s first-half objective had drawn the perimeters degree 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 way of.
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Wembley subsequent for Liverpool
Liverpool must bounce again swiftly if they’re to say their first piece of silverware this season as their subsequent recreation comes on Sunday towards Newcastle within the EFL Cup closing at Wembley.
Captain Van Dijk advised Amazon Prime: “It was a really intense, nice recreation of soccer, I believe to be a part of it as effectively. It was completely there for Liverpool and sadly we’re out on penalties and that’s the actuality.
“I believe within the first half we created harmful moments they usually have the standard as effectively, after which it comes right down to penalties.
“It’s a part of soccer. I mentioned to the fellows, clearly, you may be disenchanted as a result of we’re out of the competitors, however chin up and prepare for the following problem, a ravishing 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 advantageous saves earlier than Harvey Elliott struck late on.
They had been a lot better tonight, though PSG carried the higher menace as the sport went on.
“I believe we had been fairly good as we speak as effectively, and also you wish to go so far as attainable, however we knew once we drew PSG it was going to be very troublesome,” added Van Dijk.
“We noticed [that] in Paris once we struggled however we received, and as we speak we noticed an excellent Liverpool aspect 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 are able to communicate in regards to the recreation for ages however we’re out of the competitors, that’s the actuality.”
