Gakpo shares his regret over Champions League exit against PSG

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·4. August 2025

Gakpo shares his regret over Champions League exit against PSG

Cody Gakpo, 26-year-old forward for Liverpool and the Netherlands, opened up in an interview with The Athletic. The number 18 for the Reds notably reflected on the elimination in the Round of 16 of the 2024-2025 Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain. He looked back on this very tight two-legged tie against PSG while reviewing what was otherwise a great season.

“And then we lost against PSG, who are a very good team. But if we compare ourselves to them, it was close both ways. They played a very good match in Paris, I think we played a very good match at Anfield, so it could have gone either way, but they won and they also won the Champions League. So we said to ourselves: ‘Oh, if only we had beaten them…’ But that’s part of football and that’s why we work so hard to try to win.”

It’s easy to understand the frustration on Liverpool’s side, the big Premier League winners who were among the favorites for the Champions League. Gakpo and his team might have been the winners if they had managed to eliminate PSG.

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A Round of 16 that was indeed decided by very little. Paris largely dominated the first leg, but lacked efficiency. In the return leg, things were much more balanced and Liverpool even had some great chances to take the lead. But they conceded a goal after a small defensive slip.

Gakpo remains a good sport, emphasizing that this is football. You have to know how to accept these tough moments, the times when things don’t go your way. All that’s left is to work as hard as possible to make things go your way next time.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.