What happened in 72nd minute of PSG loss summed up Liverpool's sorry season

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SportFootballLiverpool FCIan Doyle with the main talking point from Liverpool's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday eveningIt was a moment that perhaps summed up Liverpool’s season. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pagePlus ca change.

Liverpool, as has maddeningly been the case far too many times this campaign, had failed to capitalise on good possession – at the time of the goal, they’d had more than 70% in the second half – and a host of decent openings, only to then concede when on top.The Reds ended the game with a greater share of the ball than PSG – a stark contrast to last week – and had almost double the amount of shots at 21 to 12.Tellingly, though, the visitors managed to put half on target, one more than Liverpool.By the time Dembele tucked away a second in the first minute of injury-time, the home supporters had already started filing for the exit.There was, though, no sense of disgruntlement similar to the early departure from the FA Cup shellacking at Manchester City 10 days earlier.Those that remained recognised this was a Reds performance that lacked nothing in character and determination and, in the end, merited the encouraging chants and applause after the final whistle.Of course, all this must be seen through the prism of PSG going into the game defending a two-goal lead. The tie wasn’t lost here, instead Liverpool’s ultimately dismal showing at the Parc des Princes did for Arne Slot’s side.And the reality is, for all the effort put in, the Reds, as when facing PSG last season, were lacking in quality in a manner in which they have been at key points of this hugely disappointing campaign.A 17th defeat of this term, this wasn’t one with which Liverpool could be overly criticised.

But too much of it hinted at why the end cannot come soon enough.Ian DoyleIan Doyle has covered Liverpool for more than 25 years, following them across Europe in multiple Champions League and Europa League finals and as far afield as Thailand, Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong and Qatar, and has reported on the Reds winning every major honour. Once had to tell Jude Law he does not drive a Mini.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCUEFA Champions League