At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 19, the second leg of the 2023-24 Europa League 1/4 finals will be a key match, and Liverpool will play Atalanta away. In the first leg, Liverpool lost 0-3 at home. In the second leg, Salah opened the scoring from the spot, but then missed a solo shot. In the end, Liverpool defeated Atalanta 1-0 away, but lost 1-3 on aggregate and missed the semi-finals. Atalanta advanced to the semi-finals and will face Marseille in the semi-finals.
In the 7th minute, Alexander-Arnold broke through on the right side of the penalty area and crossed the ball to create a handball foul by Ruggier, the referee awarded a penalty, Salah hit the lower right corner of the goal, the goalkeeper guessed the wrong direction, the ball went into the net, and Liverpool led 1-0!
In the 12th minute, Szobosloy's long-range shot from the top of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper, and then Dias cut in front of the middle of the penalty area to receive a through ball, and the goalkeeper got it again. In the 13th minute, a low cross from the left side of the Atalanta penalty area was cleared by Van Dijk in front of the goal and almost sent the ball into his own goal, while Scamacca was offside when he received the ball.
In the 28th minute, Milanchuk dribbled into the box and fired a low shot wide of the far post. In the 31st minute, Salah's through ball on the right side of the front of the penalty area was cleared by the defender in time.
In the 40th minute, the Liverpool midfielder launched a counterattack with a long pass, Salah cut forward in front of the penalty area to form a single knife, and then hit the ball wide of the left post. In the 41st minute, Koopmeiners received a through ball at the edge of the penalty area, dribbled into the penalty area and volleyed the goal, but the goal was invalidated due to offside.
At the end of the first half, Liverpool went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Gakpo played the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and Salah's shot was blocked by a defender and offside. In the 57th minute, Liverpool won a set-piece on the right, Alexander-Arnold passed the ball into the box, and Van Dijk's header from the left side of the box was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 66th minute, Liverpool made three changes in a row, with Elliott, Jota and Nunez coming on to replace Szobosloy, Dias and Salah. In the 72nd minute, Liverpool made another substitution, with Joe Gomez coming on to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold.
In the 79th minute, Liverpool made their final substitution, with Jaden Dance coming on to replace Robertson. In the 91st minute, Liverpool won a set-piece on the left side of the front, McAllister drove the ball into the penalty area, and Nunez's header in the middle of the box was picked up by the goalkeeper.
Soon after, Liverpool beat Atalanta 1-0 away, but lost 3-1 on aggregate and missed out on the semi-finals.
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