Premier League giants Liverpool in the closing stages of the season, there are signs of collapse, the last three games are step by step out of the title ranks, the 32nd round of the Premier League away draw against Manchester United, let Liverpool give up the top spot in the Premier League, and then in the Europa League 1/ 4 The first leg of the finals, 0-3 defeat at home to Atalanta, so that their season unbeaten at home was forced, the last round of the league made Anfield a sea of away team carnival, 0-1 loss to Crystal Palace, so that the probability of impacting the Premier League championship is greatly reduced, this match day, Liverpool went to the away stadium to usher in the Europa League life and death match with the real blue and black Atalanta, whether it can be reborn in a desperate situation, it has become the most relevant topic for fans! Salah's penalty in this game made Liverpool get off to a fantastic start, but unfortunately they were not able to continue to extend their lead for the rest of the time, although in Klopp's last game to lead the team to Europe, Liverpool won 1-0, but still went out of the two legs with an aggregate score of 1-3 and missed the Europa League semi-finals!
Jurgen Klopp opted for a stunning comeback away from home, with Alisson coming on as the starting goalkeeper to defend Liverpool, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahim Konat, Virgil van Dijk and Robertson in front of a back four, McAllister in midfield, Szobosloy and Jones on the wings, and Mohamed Salah, Gakpo and Dias up front.
With the referee's whistle, Liverpool suppressed the home team away from home, wanting to use a big pressure on the attack, as soon as possible to narrow the difference, in the 4th minute they let Atalanta pay the price, the prince Arnold hit the cross near the bottom line, causing a handball foul in the penalty area of the defender, the referee decisively gave Liverpool a penalty, Salah hit the penalty steadily, helping the team to achieve a 1-0 dream start.
Seven minutes later, Liverpool made another killing chance, Gakpo's heel pass at the edge of the penalty area gave Dias, who quickly stepped forward, a single chance, but the latter was a step slower, the ball was saved by the true blue and black goalkeeper who attacked at the first time, and in the 38th minute, Liverpool made a comeback, Jones picked up a pass in the middle of the field, giving Salah a great chance, but unfortunately the Egyptian pharaoh's shot failed to hit the target.
Atalanta, who escaped the catastrophe, almost gave Liverpool a fatal blow two minutes later, Koopmeiners received a through ball from his teammate in midfield, turned around to score, and then pushed the goal, but the referee immediately signaled offside and cancelled the goal.
After the resumption of the game, Liverpool continued to strengthen their attack, but in the face of Atalanta's dense defence, they did not have much to do, and in order to break the deadlock, Klopp then replaced Jota, Nunez, Elliott and Gomez in succession, hoping to activate the team's attack.
However, Atalanta, who was determined to defend, collectively returned to defend with three lines in the next period to compress the attacking space of the visiting team, and this strategy also achieved the desired effect, not allowing Liverpool to continue to expand its lead in this game, although losing 0-1 at home, but still advancing with a big win in the first leg.
Although the away defeat to Atalanta allowed Liverpool to end two consecutive defeats, it is difficult to hide the decline of the recent three-line rout, the FA Cup and the Europa League have been out, and the Premier League is also third behind Manchester City and Arsenal.