The scene was familiar, but the narrative wasn't.
Dejan Lovren took the long walk to the penalty-spot, the same penalty-spot from which Liverpool earned European champion status on 10 years prior, knowing the pressure was on. Besiktas had scored all five before his, whilst no Liverpol player had missed either. Every penalty before had been perfectly placed.
Lovren's was not. The Croatian, who has endured a rocky Anfield career since joining in July, never looked sure of himself and his effort soared high and wide to eliminate the Reds from European competition for a second time this season.
But as poor as Lovren's penalty execution was, the Reds could only blame themselves for being dumped out of the Europa League in the Last 32 stage for the second time in three years under Brendan Rodgers.
For the first 45 minutes, Liverpool controlled the game against a lacklustre Turkish side who had yet to going. The hosts' game plan was evident; contain Liverpool until half-time, so as not to concede a goal which would require them to score three to qualify, and then go out and attack after the break.
But even with Besiktas sitting back, Rodgers' side really should have gone into half-time at least a goal ahead. The Black Eagles allowed Liverpool time and space, which the likes of Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge, should have exploited, but carelessness and overcomplication usually meant what started off as promising chances often came to nothing.
The two, who could reasonably be regarded as Liverpool's best forward players, chose the wrong game to have an off night. Wasting a number of decent chances as they struggled to find the right pass, or as Sturridge often did, took too much time before getting a shot away and allowing the defence to recover.
It was not as if the Reds were completely depleted, though injuries and suspensions meant the likes of Lucas Leiva, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Philippe Coutinho and Lazar Markovic were absent. Fielding an attacking side, Mario Balotelli pairing Sturridge up-top with Sterling in behind the two - the first-half gave the impression that Liverpool were in cruise control to progress.
But as Besiktas cranked up both the noise levels and the urgency after half-time, the Reds quickly ran out of ideas. Despite the fact a makeshift back three of Kolo Toure, Martin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren had handled them well for the opening periods, they were soon overloaded with pressure.
Struggling to keep the ball further up the pitch, Liverpool no longer had any attacking outlets. Time and time again, it was Besiktas winning back the ball and recycling it for another surge forward. Sooner rather than later, the Reds would be made to rue their missed chances.
With all the room and the momentum, Besiktas began to reap the rewards and in the 73rd minute, Slaven Bilic's men found themselves in-front. After the troublesome Gokhan Tore found joy by cutting inside to the left, Demba Ba did well to control his pass and direct it into the path of Tolgay Arslan. Just minutes after sending a tremendous 35-yard strike only a foot wide of Simon Mignolet's post, Arslan found the perfect finish this time, stroking a fierce left-footed effort into the top corner.
The 60,000 Besiktas fans inside the Ataturk Stadium erupted and from there on out, Rodgers' side were always on climbing an uphill battle. Even fresh legs couldn't do the trick, despite Javier Manquillo doing well to somewhat quell the threat of Tore down the left flank and Adam Lallana adding some impetus.
Only the crossbar prevented the Turkish side from winning the game in normal time, when Ba somehow struck a thunderous effort off of the woodwork from eight yards out. Extra-time wasn't much different and whilst Liverpool's European past penalty shoot-out record looked handsome beforehand, it wasn't of too much surprise that the Reds were eventually sent tumbling out of the competition.
Perhaps, the biggest disappointment, was the unfulfilled promise. After such a dismal Champions League campaign before Christmas, when the Reds were at their worst, the Europa League offered them a second chance. Another opportunity to right their wrongs and show they could be a threat on the European stage.
In the first-leg, despite coming away with the lead, Liverpool never really got going. The most important thing was that they came away with the lead and a clean sheet, but things could quite easily have been different. The Merseyside club were far from convincing then, neither were they on Thursday evening in Istanbul.
Overall - the Reds deserved to go out, for a lack of desire and attacking prowess. Besiktas were not particularly superior in terms of quality, but they wanted it more. Liverpool, meanwhile, sat back and ran out of steam far too quickly in the second-half. When really faced with a test, they crumbled, and were dealt a tough blow to their season.
Yet it is not all doom and gloom. Though the tournament offered a potential Champions League qualification alternative to finishing in the top-four, Liverpool would have had to play at least seven more games before that was assured. That would involve yet more lengthy trips across Europe, against even better sides, and less recovery time between important Premier League games, something which Rodgers' injury-stricken side could really do without at the moment.
The fact of the matter is that another trophy has been chalked off, with only the FA Cup representing Liverpool's realistic opportunity of silverware this season. But 2014-15 can still be a good season. The top four is within reach, as is a trip to Wembley. Though, Brendan Rodgers can ill afford to trip over another hurdle in his pursuit of glory on either of those fronts.