Football is a straightforward game, but the tension skyrockets when the spectre of a penalty shootout looms. In cup competitions like the FA Cup, Champions League, or the knockout stages of the World Cup,

How the French champions made their own slice of history at Anfield in a thrilling display of nerve - and some outside factors

Liverpool was beaten on penalties by Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday. The Reds saw Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones both miss from the spot in the last 16 tie.

Liverpool had gone into the shoot-out with cause for confidence. Alisson Becker had looked unbeatable over two games, undone only by the mix-up with Ibrahima Konate which led to PSG’s first-half goal. He was hugged by his team-mates before readying himself as if fate was on his side. It was not to be.

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma provides three huge saves from the spot to end Liverpool's Champions League campaign.