Liverpool coach Arne Slot appeared in a press statement following the 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in the match held at Anfield.

The first leg between the two teams also ended with Paris Saint-Germain winning 2-0, allowing the Parisian team to advance to the semi-finals.

The coach said: "We got more than we deserved last week with just a 2-0 loss, as happened last season. And today too, as last season, we got less than we deserved. We should have won, but the quality of the opposing team prevented us from scoring."

He added about Hugo Ekitike's injury: "It's not good. It was clear to everyone that the injury didn't look good. Let's wait and see what happens. In the second half, he left the field to his home and I haven't seen him yet."

He emphasized: "As it seems, losing a player is something that has happened to us many times this season, but it is especially difficult for him because you never want to get injured, especially at this time of the season."

On the decision to cancel Liverpool's penalty: "If we look at the team's season, I'm not surprised at all, because many decisions were against us. For me, it's very simple, if the referee hadn't awarded a penalty, the VAR would never have intervened."

He continued: "As I said, I don't think this season is surprising, not only in the Champions League but also in the Premier League, where many refereeing decisions were against us. Today we couldn't score any goals, even though we had many chances."

He explained: "Last week was very difficult, but we showed our ability to improve significantly, and this is credited to the players who showed their true capabilities. The players continued to do their best, even after we were a goal down, and this is also credited to them. If we look at the expected goals statistics, we could have scored two goals, but we didn't score a single goal, and this has happened a lot this season."

On focusing now on securing one of the top five spots: "Definitely. This is what we should be playing for in the coming weeks. One of the good things is the return of Alex (Isak), and he is fully capable of participating."

He concluded: "It is often said that the club is going through a transitional phase. The club has sold between 8 to 10 players to save the necessary money to sign about 5 very talented players. We have to sell to buy. We will lose some players for free, it is a big challenge in the summer, but the club has proven the success of this model. And as I have said repeatedly, the future looks very promising, especially if we can sign players after losing some distinguished players this summer."