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Liverpool host Atalanta in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie at Anfield this evening. Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour continues with the Reds having dipped into second place in the Premier League following a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the weekend.
Now, Liverpool are tasked with excelling in Europe’s second competition where they are one of the favourites to win the trophy after a strong group stage. The Reds won four of their six matches and finished top of Group E setting up a round of 16 clash with Sparta Prague.
The Czech side were no match for Klopp’s positive side and slumped to an 11-2 aggregate defeat over the two legs with Liverpool netting six at Anfield back in March. If they can replicate those performances Liverpool have the chance to put one foot in the semi-finals when they take on Atalanta tonight. The Italian side sit in sixth in Serie A having won just two of their last nine games.
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Liverpool vs Atalanta LIVE
- GOAL! Pasalic scores the rebound after great work from Scamacca (LIV 0-3 ATA, Pasalic 83′
- GOAL! Scamacca scores the visitors’ second (LIV 0-2 ATA, Scamacca 61’)
- GOAL! Scamacca turns in a cross from Zappacosta (LIV 0-1 ATA, Scamacca 37’)
- The Reds defeated Sparta Prague in the last-16 and are one of the favourites to win the trophy
- Atalanta edged past Sporting 3-2 on aggregate but are in poor form ahead of this match
- Europa League just part of the journey – Jurgen Klopp restored Liverpool to Europe’s elite
- Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Tsimikas, Konate, van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Mac Allister, Jones; Elliot, Nunez, Gakpo.
- Atalanta XI: Musso; Zappacosta, Hien, Djimsiti, Ruggeri; Ederson, De Roon, Pasalic ; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, De Ketelaere.
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FULL-TIME! Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
FULL-TIME! The whistle goes and the only noise at a bewildered Anfield is that of the Atalanta fans.
The Reds fall to a 3-0 defeat, and their first at Anfield in 33 games. Atalanta played brilliantly at times – notably Scamacca, De Ketelaere and Koopmeiners in attack – but Liverpool will feel like they handed it to them a little.
Klopp’s changes didn’t work in the first half and the rhythm was off when the subs came on. It was just one of those days for Liverpool though – they won’t feel a need to panic of course.
There’ll be thoughts of repeating the turnaround from 3-0 against Barcelona in 2019, and the fans will still believe.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:53
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
92 mins: There’s a bit of pinball fro the corner and Atalanta clear. Szoboszlai clips a ball across to Jota, but Diaz can’t do anything after receiving it. Atalanta clear.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:50
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
91 mins: What a night for Atalanta. Looks like their fans can barely believe it. Neither can Jurgen Klopp by the looks of things.
Diaz wins a corner after cutting in from the left.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:49
90 mins: Gomez slips it through to Szoboszlai, who’s made the overlapping run, but the Hungarian’s shot is right at Musso. Right afterwards, Gakpo clips in a ball to Jota, and the portuguese gets a head to it but it’s just a little high for him, and the header goes wide.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:48
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
89 mins: De Roon clears the latest Liverpool ball into the box. There’ll be three minutes of added time.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:47
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
88 mins: Liverpool are knocking it around but are failing to really penetrate the away side’s defence. Jota does well to get to the cross and head it back to Salah, but the latter’s header goes miles over.
De Ketelaere comes off for Miranchuk in Atalanta’s first substitution of the night.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:46
Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
85 mins: You’d think that not even the most imaginative Atalanta fan saw this coming. Liverpool haven’t lost at Anfield since Real Madrid won here last season.
Some fans have had enough and are heading for the exit. liverpool’s subs haven’t managed to make the impact yet, although Salah was only a few yards from doing so. How different it might have been.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:44
GOAL! Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
82 mins: GOAL! Atalanta get a third!
Out of nowhere once more! Szoboszlai loses the ball to Scamacca on halfway, and the Italian hesitates to play the through ball. It looks like the chance has gone but he manages to squeeze it through to Ederson. His shot is straight at Kelleher but it bounces back to Pasalic, who rifles it in!
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:41
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
80 mins: Atalanta have a free-kick in a dangerous position now, around 35 yards out. Koopmeiners floats it in to the far post and it’s headed back across goal – Scamacca is there to get a head on it but he can’t direct it on target!
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:38