Jurgen Klopp says he 'doesn't know' if Liverpool will be able to come back from a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in next week's Europa League quarter-finals.
The Reds failed to find the back of the net and were pulled away on Thursday night by visiting Serie A side who claimed a big win in their way to the last four.
Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai all started the game off the bench before being substituted when Jurgen Klopp tried to devise a route back to the draw, but a brace from Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pasalic's 83rd-minute goal meant the Mersissides still had a lot of work to do in Bergamo.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Jurgen Klopp said: "Yes, unfortunately there are no good things to say about this game. It's off to a good start. Darwin Nunez had a good moment, but from that moment on, the game turned out to be very bad and there was no good news to be said. ”。
'I don't like our tactical position in terms of possession. We passed the ball there to give them a situation and then everybody was chasing the other. We scored an offside goal but it was a bad game for us. Atalanta played well, scored three goals and deserved to win. ”。
"I'll watch this game on Monday. I already know that if we do better, we will be better. Can we win it back? Yes, if we play well, it's possible. Can we win 3-0? I don't know. But it feels really bad, and that's important. It was a bad performance, and that's it. That's why we lost. In this moment they always feel tough but they don't until we get on the pitch. ”
Liverpool's next fixture is on Sunday and they will have to put the disappointing result aside as they continue to challenge for the Premier League title when they visit Crystal Palace. Klopp added: "We don't do that very often, so we have to react immediately on Sunday. It must feel terrible at the moment. The lads have to go home and get a good night's sleep. But we have to be ready for Crystal Palace. ”。
"A lot of the performances tonight were really 'wow, wow, I didn't know they could play like that. 'A lot of the players look lonely a lot of the time. It's really bad. We ended up getting the biggest opportunities, but didn't take advantage of them. ”。 'I know the kids could have played better, but they didn't do it tonight and we have to react on Sunday. I'm pretty sure they'll do it. ”