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Liverpool were rocked by a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League quarterfinal first leg at Anfield on Thursday as Jurgen Klopp’s farewell party is spoiled. Whether it was complacency or just the latest in a string of intense but ineffective performances, Liverpool are now in danger of having played their last game under the lights at Anfield in the Klopp-era. That fear will either be realised or Liverpool will produce yet another miraculous comeback under the German. For now, though we can do little but reflect on this poor result and begin anew in the Premier League when…

Liverpool fans are waking up this morning realising that last night’s result against Atalanta was not some kind of awful nightmare. Sorry Reds, but this really happened. Few had seen such a toothless and insipid display coming from Liverpool, but they got what they deserved against a well-drilled Atalanta side. As Virgil van Dijk alluded to after the game, the tie isn’t quite done just yet. But it will now take a huge effort from the Reds to get them through to the Europa League semi-final. Quite why Liverpool were so poor is hard to deduce exactly. However, a lot…

Liverpool were soundly beaten on a dismal night in the Europa League at Anfield last night. The Reds headed into the game as heavy favourites to progress into the semi-finals of the competition. However, Atalanta picked them apart on a sobering evening for Jurgen Klopp’s team. There weren’t many positives to take from the game, with Liverpool now having a mountain to climb ahead of the second-leg in Italy. As Virgil van Dijk said after the game, you can’t write the Reds off for that one. However, it feels like they’ve just left themselves with far too much to do.…

Jurgen Klopp admitted his Liverpool troops have to experience the ache of their chastening loss in opposition to Atalanta – however told them to rapidly lick their wounds. The Reds face the stark actuality of removal from the Europa League after a shock 3-0 defeat via the Italian club in the quarter-final first leg at Anfield. Liverpool have been second-best in all departments, with former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca plundering a double either facet of half-time earlier than Mario Pasalic put the gloss on Atalanta’s deserved triumph. The Reds now head to Bergamo next week having to turn round…

Atalanta refused to stick to the script Jürgen Klopp hoped to write as the Italians visited the home of the Reds for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final. In middling form domestically, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men proved to be more than worthy opponents. Much like at the weekend, Liverpool contributed to its own problems, failing to show a cutting edge. At the other end, it was almost comically easy to carve Klopp’s side open. There was good news before the game, with the likes of Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold returning to the squad to form part of…

Liverpool delivered arguably their worst display of the season as they crumbled to a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds would surely have fancied their chances at home against a Dea side whose Serie A form has been shaky in recent weeks. However, Liverpool ended up falling to a dismal defeat as Atalanta cut them open on numerous occasions and put three unanswered goals past them. Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring in the 38th minute, firing a first-time finish underneath Caoimhin Kelleher’s body following a Davide Zappacosta cross. Pundit Jay…

When even the majority of Liverpool fans inside Anfield don’t heed a rallying call from Jurgen Klopp, you know it’s been a bad night. An inexplicably flat and turgid Reds performance has been brutally punished by Atalanta, who took a 2-0 lead when Gianluca Scamacca neeted his second of the game in the 60th minute. Immediately after that goal, Liverpool Echo journalist Ian Doyle noticed what the manager did to try and get the crowd behind his team, but it didn’t elicit the desired response. He posted on X: “Klopp turns to the Main Stand and urges them to raise…

Liverpool legend Javier Mascherano has urged Luis Diaz to reject a move to PSG and stay at Anfield. Diaz has come to be a key player for the Reds considering becoming a member of from Porto in January 2022. After a tough start to the season, Diaz has helped to fire Liverpool’s Premier League title charge, scoring thirteen dreams and notching four assists. His performances have drawn the eye of PSG, who are in the market for a new attacker with Kylian Mbappe leaving this summer. The French giants have end up growing interested in the Colombian international. But Mascherano, who spent 4 years with Liverpool before leaving for Barcelona, believes it…

Luis Figo has explained how closed he came to becoming a player of Liverpool in the summer time of 2005. With his Real Madrid contract expiring that summer, the 2000 Ballon d’Or winner held talks with the Reds after their Champions League final win in Istanbul. Admitting a cross had been close, the Portuguese, who was once 32 at the time, points the finger of blame at Liverpool for the reason why the switch used to be never absolutely completed. “Yes, it used to be a possibility at that time,” Figo told GOAL. “It used to be close, I was negotiating with Rafa (Benitez), however in…

Read our statistical preview of Liverpool’s Europa League quarter-final, first-leg meeting with Atalanta tonight. The Reds welcome their Serie A counterparts to Anfield in the last eight of the competition before next week’s return meeting in Bergamo, as the clubs clash for the first time since 2020. Here’s a dozen facts and figures to know ahead of the opening match on Merseyside… TEAM COMPARISON — UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE ATTACKDEFENCEDISTRIBUTION GAMES PLAYED 8 88 8 GOALS 28 2815 15 SHOTS ON TARGET 63 6343 43 SHOOTING ACCURACY 58.3% 58.3%49.4% 49.4% CONVERSION RATE 25.9% 25.9%17.2% 17.2% ASSISTS 20 207 7 Liverpool are…