Much is being made of Liverpool's three goalless finals in a season that could have offered a quadruple but has ended up in a domestic cup double.
Liverpool underwhelmed in their Champions League final on Saturday as Real Madrid did what they did against Manchester City and soaked up the pressure before delivering the sucker punch. There's no shame in losing to these European experts, especially as Thibaut Courtois produced nine brilliant saves to keep Liverpool out.
Jurgen Klopp's side will parade their Carabao Cup and FA Cup on Sunday, despite failing to add the Premier League or Champions League, and they will bat away any criticism that their two trophies both came from penalty shoot-out wins following goalless games. After another blank in Paris, City have an extra reason to smile as it has secured them a notable Europe-wide record for their season.
