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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Will Castle

Arne Slot fumes over VAR trend as penalty call costs Liverpool dearly in Champions League

Referee Maurizio Mariani overturns Liverpool’s penalty - (Getty)

Liverpool could not produce another famous European comeback at Anfield as they were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain - but had their second-half penalty not been controversially overturned, things could have been very different.

The hosts were trailing 2-0 on aggregate but still had the second leg finely poised at 0-0, knowing the pendulum could swing heavily in their favour if they made PSG’s net bulge.

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