ROME (Reuters) – AC Milan ahead Junior Messias says the Italian aspect’s performances in the Champions League showed that the long run is shiny, despite ending their marketing campaign with defeat to a second-string Liverpool aspect in a must-win sport.

The seven-time European champions marked their return to the elite membership competitors after seven years away this season, however have been eradicated on Tuesday following a 2-1 defeat at house to the Premier League aspect that left the Rossoneri backside of Group B.

The outcome left a bitter style for the house aspect, who put in a poor efficiency in opposition to a much-changed Liverpool crew with out lots of its star gamers, however Messias wouldn’t be disheartened.

“We knew it was a tough sport. It would not have been simple to beat Liverpool, however we actually needed to win and gave our all. Unfortunately, it did not go effectively,” the Brazilian instructed Milan TV.

“We need to look forward and proceed to play the best way we’re enjoying, like we did in the Champions League. We showed we’re an amazing crew, and we have to take that into the league.

“We are a extremely robust crew, and we are able to assume massive.”

Milan are high of Serie A, one level away from Inter Milan, and journey to mid-table Udinese on Saturday.

“A troublesome sport awaits us, as all of them are. The groups that face us at all times attempt to play the sport of their life. We have to play like we all know easy methods to,” Messias added.

(Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie; Editing by Rohith Nair)