Liverpool's hopes of reaching the Europa League final are in jeopardy after a 3-0 home defeat against Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg. Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool's manager, looked bewildered at the final whistle.
This was the joint-heaviest defeat Liverpool have had at home in major European competition alongside a 3-0 defeat in October 2014 and 5-2 defeat in February 2023, both against Real Madrid
Klopp, who has steered Liverpool to three Champions League finals - winning it in 2019 - looked bewildered at the final whistle and applauded fans as he disappeared down the tunnel. Atalanta, who sit sixth in the Serie A table and are 32 points behind leaders Inter Milan, took full advantage with a ruthless display - and will be strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals when the sides meet for next Thursday's second leg in Italy.
Then the Reds are off to Italy to try to salvage their Europa League ambitions, before three successive away Premier League games inside a week against Fulham, Everton and West Ham."They looked like a team that has played 56 games in a season and you could just see tired minds and tired bodies." Against Atalanta, Liverpool's defending came under fire as the visitors made it look easy at Anfield.
"We have made it very hard for ourselves going there 3-0 down. But the way to bounce back is by winning the game on the weekend.
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