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In some cases, they just didn't shoot.

This was another night, a lot like the first leg, where you could understand why the word in football last summer was that Arne Slot wanted to change the entire forward line outside Salah.

Salah had the ball on the right with Diaz free in the box.

It was like that throughout the match, and has felt a growing issue for a few weeks.

Salah was among those missing his usual quality on a crucial night (Getty Images)

If that also seems a touch harsh given how high in quality this Champions League last-16 second leg generally was, we are talking about the difference; the standards.

Liverpool are going to be English champions again but they want to be repeat champions, as well as European champions.

It was conspicuous that Slot suddenly threw in a line after the match that now he “can see it here why we weren’t involved in the Champions League two seasons ago, and we went out to Real Madrid after losing 5-2 at home”.

Here, the main difference between themselves and PSG was the forward lines.

Luis Enrique’s forward line is just burgeoning with such thrilling threat and danger.