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Virgil van Dijk urged Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones to bounce back from their penalty heartbreak at Wembley following Liverpool’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

The Reds’ hopes of winning a seventh European crown - and a potential treble this season - are over after they crashed out at home to the French champion.

Ousmane Dembele’s first-half goal was enough to send the game into extra time at Anfield after Harvey Elliott had secured a 1-0 win in Paris last week.

Neither team could find a winner, leading to the penalty shootout, from which Nunez and Jones both saw their spot-kicks saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Mohamed Salah - who scored the Reds’ only penalty in the shootout - in particular had two great chances before Dembele had even leveled the tie.

The Reds’ hopes of a treble this season are now over, although they can secure a first piece of silverware under Arne Slot on Sunday when they face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, with their captain urging his teammates - Nunez and Jones especially - to put their penalty heartbreak behind them.

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Virgil van Dijk consoles Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones after their penalty misses against PSG.

“It was totally there for Liverpool and what we showed in Paris and unfortunately we’re out on penalties and that is the reality.

"I think in the first half we created dangerous moments and they have the quality as well, and then it comes down to penalties.

"It's part of football, I said to the guys, obviously, you can be disappointed because we're out of the competition, but chin up and get ready for the next challenge, a beautiful one on the weekend.”



We saw in Paris when we struggled but we won, and today we saw a very good Liverpool side but we're out of the competition.

"Today from the first second and then extra time, when fatigue kicks in for both sides, it becomes more open but especially regular time, we showed a very good game
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