{"id":79587,"date":"2026-04-18T18:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/arne-slot-liverpool-can-use-early-champions-league-exit-in-premier-league-push\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:17:32","slug":"arne-slot-liverpool-can-use-early-champions-league-exit-in-premier-league-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/arne-slot-liverpool-can-use-early-champions-league-exit-in-premier-league-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot: Liverpool can use early Champions League exit in Premier League push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Apr 18, 2026, 04:07 AM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Arne Slot has said that Liverpool&#8217;s exit from the Champions League could help them in their quest to qualify for the competition again next season.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds&#8217; sole focus now will be on trying to secure a spot in the Premier League&#8217;s top five following their 4-0 aggregate loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>That came hot on the heels of an equally heavy defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup but does leave Slot&#8217;s men with a lighter schedule than some of their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend&#8217;s 2-0 win over Fulham means they sit in fifth place, four points ahead of Chelsea and three behind Aston Villa and Manchester United with six games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Reds boss Slot said: &#8220;If you look at the 15, 20, 25 players with the most minutes this season, a lot of them are from us.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0415%2Fr1643817_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0415%2Fr1643817_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0415%2Fr1643817_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0415%2Fr1643817_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Liverpool were knocked out of Europe by PSG at Anfield, but Arne Slot has said it could help them domestically.\u00a0<cite>Ryan Crockett\/DeFodi Images\/DeFodi via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;That tells you a lot and one of the reasons why we have been a bit inconsistent, maybe why we have conceded so many late goals, because it is always the same players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe from that perspective, it is a good thing we are not in Europe any more, but I would definitely prefer to play in Europe because that also gives an energy to the group if you go to the semifinal of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see it as a positive thing we are out but it is the reality and we have a bit more training time now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first of those six games comes on Sunday against derby rivals Everton, with Liverpool making a first trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is always a very special game, doesn&#8217;t matter if it is the 60th being played in the stadium, but, if it is the last one being played in a stadium or a first one, it makes it even more special, if that&#8217;s even possible,&#8221; said Slot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, they are in a very good place at the moment. It will always be a very special game for them, but also for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>PSG oust Liverpool again as Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 seals spot in semifinals<br \/>&#8211; Ekitike will come back stronger after &#8216;devastating&#8217; injury &#8211; Slot<br \/>&#8211; Liverpool&#8217;s Hugo Ekitike: Achilles injury is &#8216;hard, maybe unfair&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slot&#8217;s first visit to Everton last season saw a blockbuster encounter in the final derby at Goodison Park, with James Tarkowski equalising eight minutes into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Slot, assistant Sipke Hulshoff, Everton&#8217;s Abdoulaye Doucour\u00e9 and Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones were all sent off in fractious scenes, with the Reds boss furious with referee Michael Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The crowd didn&#8217;t affect me last season, the referee&#8217;s decisions affected me,&#8221; said Slot when asked whether he expected the atmosphere to be different in Everton&#8217;s new home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last season was my first Merseyside derby in that stadium so, if we played in the same stadium, I would probably know what to expect. 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