Liverpool vs Atalanta LIVE: Europa League result and reaction as hosts crash to shock 3-0 defeat
The Reds hope to take control of their quarter-final tie when they take on the Serie A side at Anfield.
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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 0-3 Atalanta
89 mins: De Roon clears the latest Liverpool ball into the box. There’ll be three minutes of added time.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
78 mins: Liverpool have the ball in the net but the flag goes up!
Andy Robertson is slipped through down the left and he plays a lovely looped ball through to Salah, who turns it in at the far post! The crowd goes wild but the flag goes up!
It’s given offside after a brief VAR check.
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
78 mins: There’s frustration from the manager and supporters alike at the moment. Can Liverpool remedy it? McManaman bemoans a ‘lack of quality’ throughout Liverpool tonight.
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
77 mins: The free-kick is headed away to Gomez, who decides to hit it but it’s really poor decision-making. Klopp is furious on the sideline.
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
76 mins: Jota’s first involvement is to beat a man down the right and surge into the box. He’s scythed down right on the edge of the box.
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
75 mins: Diogo Jota comes on for Wataru Endo. It’s his first appearance since early February.
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