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00:00play with a lot less than you deserved?
00:06It was the best game of football I was ever involved in.
00:09I don't have the history like Liverpool as a manager,
00:13but two teams of incredible level,
00:18with incredible intensity in the first 25 minutes.
00:21OK, I also remember the first 25 against Man City at home
00:25and the first 25 against Madrid,
00:27but this was unbelievable what we showed in the first 25.
00:31And I looked at the scoreboard and we were 1-0 down.
00:35Over 90 minutes, I don't think we deserve to lose this game of football today.
00:39Over 180 minutes, maybe it was deserved that we went to overtime.
00:46In overtime, I thought Paris Saint-Germain was a bit better than us,
00:49so in this half hour.
00:51And then it comes down to penalties and, yeah,
00:55they scored four, we two, and we lost.
00:58How do you pick the lads up, because they've had such a good season?
01:02Obviously, we know how well they've done in the league stage of this competition as well.
01:05It must come as a massive shock to the system to go out,
01:08albeit outside of the quality of Paris Saint-Germain.
01:13Yeah, of course it's a shock, and it's maybe not the moment to tell them now,
01:17and I didn't tell them as well, but I can say it here,
01:21that last season we weren't involved in the Champions League.
01:23Two seasons ago, we and Liverpool went out against Madrid,
01:28after losing, I think, 5-2 at home.
01:31So if you have to go out, then go out in a way like we did
01:35against one of the best teams in Europe, and making such a fight out of it.
01:40I hope and think that every fan around the world was hoping
01:47that this game just kept on going, just wouldn't stop, because it was incredible.
01:53And they, in the end, won.
01:58And for us, it's so, so, so unlucky that if you are number one in the league table,
02:02that you then face Paris Saint-Germain, which is one of the best teams in Europe.
02:06But, yeah, that's the format we are in, and we have to accept it,
02:10and we will come back stronger next season.
02:12And you do still have that chance at silverware at the weekend,
02:14but I just wonder what is the physical cost tonight?
02:17Because obviously we saw Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Kanate go off injured,
02:20what's their situation?
02:22I have to ask it, but for me, Ibu was more tired than it was an injury.
02:30With Trent, he had to come off, that's never a good sign,
02:34and from what I heard from people that saw the images,
02:36or how he got injured, that didn't look very good,
02:40so I would be surprised if he's available for Sunday.
02:43Now, the good thing is that we play his final on Sunday,
02:46so mentally that's probably the best you can ask for,
02:50because this is where we are playing football for, to play finals.
02:53And then there's two and a half weeks in between before we start the season again,
02:59and if we can play nine times with this intensity,
03:03and then once we play at home with the same intensity from the fans as well,
03:07then I'm really looking forward to the end of the season.
03:12James.
03:15Hi, Arne.
03:16What were your thoughts on the penalties,
03:18because it's a really daunting place for an opposition team
03:21to have to take penalties here,
03:23so it's probably quite surprising to see the scoreline as it was after the shoot-out.
03:32No, the way they scored the penalties didn't feel to me as if they were impressed,
03:36and it's also part of football, if you want to win things,
03:43you win sometimes the penalty shoot-out as well.
03:47Argentina showed that in the World Cup against the Dutch team,
03:51and now Paris Saint-Germain showed it.
03:53I don't know how it was in the history of Liverpool,
03:55but normally, if the games are so tied over two games,
04:00you have to win one out of three, four times if you want to win this tournament,
04:06a penalty shoot-out as well.
04:09And they did, and we didn't, so that's all I can say about it.
04:15Do you think your players were nervous in the shoot-out?
04:19Were nervous? I don't know, I haven't asked them.
04:23I think everybody is a bit nervous when he has to take a penalty,
04:26but these players have a history of scoring almost every penalty they take.
04:32Well, yeah, every circumstance is always different, but...
04:39Unlucky.
04:46Hi, Arne, you mentioned earlier that if you win the group it's a bit unlucky to face PSG,
04:52does winning the group count for anything now?
04:55You've beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League and you've beaten Bayern Leverkusen,
04:58does that count for anything?
04:59Or are you just feeling disappointed about being knocked out tonight?
05:04No, of course, that last thing, feeling disappointed about being knocked out.
05:09I do feel in the end of the season it does matter how we presented ourselves in Europe.
05:16I just said that we were not in the Champions League level last season,
05:20and this season we really showed ourselves, we can be proud of what we did,
05:24we've won seven games in a row, then we played with a substitute loss against PSV,
05:28and I think we played, maybe last week not our best game,
05:31but today we saw a completely different Liverpool.
05:36So we go out in a way that I think we've impressed Europe,
05:43but, yeah, it is something now to take into consideration
05:49how much of worth it is to end up first in the league table, if you can.
05:55Do you think it would be more fair to play Paris Saint-Germain and face Paris Saint-Germain
06:00in the Champions League now than to play Paris Saint-Germain and face Paris Saint-Germain in the league table?
06:03It would be more fair that after the in-between round is there,
06:07that the one that wins the league table plays against the team that's lowest positions
06:14after the teams have played, but, yeah, that is also because we were so unlucky
06:20to play Paris Saint-Germain, because we could have also gone to the other side of the draw.
06:24But in the end, if you want to win a tournament, you have to beat teams like Paris Saint-Germain,
06:29and that's what we didn't do today, after an incredible first 90 minutes of football with us.
06:44Hi, coach.
06:45Considering what you saw today and the first game,
06:52do you think PSG can win the title this season?
06:56Yeah, they can, they can, but unfortunately for them, they're not the only team that can win it.
07:04And it's always about two games, so then luck and bad luck can play a part as well.
07:10So in the whole season, so the team that wins the Premier League or the Liga or the Serie A,
07:14whatever competition, always the best team wins that competition.
07:17But it's not to say if it's only about two games,
07:20then luck or bad luck or referee decisions can influence a game.
07:25Fortunately enough for us and for PSG, there were two great referees away in Paris,
07:30and tonight as well, both times the referees were outstanding.
07:36But, yeah, they can, but there are other teams that can win it as well.
07:42If they play like this and they have everyone fit,
07:45they have a fair and very good chance, yes.
07:48Is it your favourite?
07:50I haven't played all of them. I like Barcelona at the moment a lot as well.
07:54Arsenal is a very good team. Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich is impressive.
08:00So it's going to be a close goal like it was tonight,
08:02and then if they go to the quarter-final or semi-final and they have to take penalties,
08:08maybe then the other team will win it.
08:10I don't know, but they are one of the richest clubs in Europe,
08:15so it's not such a surprise that they compete every season for winning the Champions League.
08:31Hi Arne, it was a privilege to watch both matches.
08:34You mentioned earlier that PSG was a little bit better in extra time.
08:37What was that down to?
08:38Do you have the impression that maybe PSG was a little bit fresher,
08:42and if so, how much of an impact does the Premier League have on that?
08:45No, I don't think the last thing has any influence on that.
08:48I think in the second half of normal time, we looked fresher and better.
08:54There was only one team, in my opinion.
08:57I was waiting for us to try a scaly eye, cut the free kick and hit one just over the bar.
09:04But maybe these were the only two times that they had a shot on target in the second half.
09:08We had the header on the post.
09:11So these are the margins where we talk about.
09:14I think Mo had a shot that was cleared off the line.
09:17So many set pieces we had.
09:19We came really close, but I have to give credit to PSG as well,
09:25because if you have to play in this stadium and you're able to get a 1-0 win over the line
09:32after 90 minutes, then you have to be a very, very, very good team to be able to do so.
09:38Thank you, everyone.