Jarell Quansah saw a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser controversially disallowed by VAR as Liverpool suffered their first Europa League defeat of the season in a 3-2 loss at Toulouse.
Quansah thought he had scored a 97th-minute leveller but Alexis Mac Allister was deemed to have handled in the build-up after referee Georgi Kabakov went to the pitchside monitor before ruling out the goal.
A much-changed Liverpool had been given hope of a late comeback after substitute Diogo Jota, who had replaced Luis Diaz - starting just hours following his father's release by kidnappers in Colombia - scored an 89th-minute goal to make it 3-2.
But Toulouse substitute Frank Magri's 76th-minute goal proved to be the winner after Cristian Casseres' own goal in the 74th minute had halved the French side's lead following strikes by Aron Donnum (36) and Thijs Dallinga (58).
Defeat for Group E leaders Liverpool saw Klopp's side miss out on the win that would have qualified them for the last 16 as group winners, with Toulouse moving two points behind them.
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