It was reported on April 12 that the first leg of the Europa League 1/4 finals ended, and the result was a seemingly cold game that was unexpected, Liverpool was beaten by Atalanta at Anfield for 3 goals, but he repeatedly failed to score, leaving fans dumbfounded.
In the first half, maybe Nunez lost a single knife, Elliott hit the woodwork, it was not a good sign, and the result was true, the wild attack failed to be bitten, and in the 38th minute, Atalanta Scamacca broke the deadlock and held a 1-0 lead until the end of the first half. It looked like a must-go goal as Liverpool's defence looked slow and there were even two flanking spots in the back.
Not long after returning from the second half, Scamacca received a pass from the right in the 60th minute, got rid of the defense and scored directly, and the 2-0 score finally made Liverpool a little anxious. However, the wild attack still had no effect, and the defense frequently broke out loopholes.
In the 83rd minute, Atalanta once again seized on a mistake by Liverpool, and Pasalic scored a follow-up goal, and Liverpool's 0-3 deficit was gone. Their 18 shots were far more than Atalanta's 11, and they squandered 70 per cent of the possession, just couldn't score a single goal. Speaking after the game, Virgil van Dijk said: "We were very loose defensively. It's more because we conceded in the core. ”
Could it be that Jurgen Klopp's European campaign for Liverpool is coming to an end in Italy? Going to Atalanta to score at least four goals for Liverpool to have any hope of qualifying, it's really hard. Of course, maybe in Klopp's eyes, the league is the way to go, and what Liverpool need is to keep winning in the league and score more goals, so even the Europa League is not worth it for him to leave the Premier League title more gloriously, right?