Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool have made "big mistakes" all year which has cost them dear.
The Reds boss has seen his side win successive games following their 1-0 win at Wolves on Monday night.
Prior to that they saw off RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the Champions League and will now be in the quarter final draw.
European success could salvage what has been a poor campaign and their manager admits it was vital they progressed.
But he has bemoaned their issues at both ends of the pitch insisting they haven't been clinical enough while also lamenting their "slapstick" defending.
“Getting through was important for the whole club, but especially for us as a team," he told Bild.
"The game reflected the way we went through the season a bit: We are still not a bad team, we just often don’t finish our actions successfully.
"That is what makes the maximum difference in football.
“The opponent usually doesn’t need a lot of chances against us because we make big mistakes, insane ones that can almost be described as slapstick.
"On the other hand, we create a lot of chances, in the 'expected goals' we are still second behind Man City in the Premier League, but far from them in the ones we actually scored.
"This problem has been going on throughout the season.”
Winning the Champions League would appear the best route into next year's competition.
A horror run of form has seen Liverpool slide down the Premier League table and they will struggle to make the top four.
Klopp was not shy in conceding their chances of qualifying are remote as he said: “I like to be an optimist, but in the league it is almost impossible to qualify in the competition for the Champions League places that we have."
