On top of Europe in January. Out of the Champions League by early March. Liverpool’s reward for dominating the competition’s new-look league format was to run into Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.

It was Donnarumma who proved to be PSG’s hero in the end, as this epic encounter rather fittingly came down to a penalty shootout. The Italian goalkeeper denied Darwin Nunez and then Curtis Jones from the spot as Liverpool suffered their first-ever Champions League shootout loss.

While Liverpool boss Arne Slot called the team's exit from the Champions League a shock, he took solace in losing to an excellent Paris St Germain team in a wildly entertaining two-legged tie that needed a penalty shootout to decide the outcome.