This was always going to be an almighty ask for Liverpool.
Although they were miles better than they were last week in the French capital, Arne Slot's side simply didn't test goalkeeper Matvei Safonov enough.
On the eve of this game, both Slot and the players spoke about having the belief to do something special and they certainly threatened in phases, but there is little doubt the better team across the two legs won.
Had the penalty decision in the second half stayed in Liverpool's favour, who knows what could have happened – Luis Enrique's side were on the back foot at that moment as the hosts upped the ante.
But PSG constantly asked questions of Giorgi Mamardashvili and once the Georgian keeper was undone by a sublime finish from Ousmane Dembele, any belief left inside Anfield evaporated.
Liverpool can take some pride from their display against arguably the finest team in Europe, but the fact they failed to score across 180 minutes of football is simply not good enough. There is no shame in getting knocked out by PSG, but the final scoreline across two legs does not make for good reading.
In Slot's defence, it was only the second time his three major summer signings in Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz started a game together. Yet by half-time, only Wirtz was left on the pitch – with Ekitike forced off with an injury and Isak taken off, having only just returned from injury.
For Slot, qualifying for the Champions League next season is now the bare minimum.
