Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Despite a tepid victory in Italy, Liverpool still lost the tie to Atalanta on Thursday evening. There was always a high probability that Liverpool would exit the Europa League on Thursday against Atalanta. They’d pretty much sealed their fate last week when they lost 3-0 at home, giving them a steep hill to climb. In the end, the Reds managed a tepid 1-0 victory on the return leg thanks to an early penalty from Mohamed Salah. That was nowhere near enough to threaten Atalanta, and Liverpool head back to Merseyside out in the quarterfinals. After the match, manag ..read more

Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images A look back at the key moments in Liverpool’s lifeless “win” over Atalanta in Europa League action. Atalanta 0 - 1 Liverpool (Agg 3-1) Atalanta: N/A Reds: Salah 7’ (pen) Pre-Match I almost forgot this match was happening. Or maybe I just wanted to forget. We’ve seen Jurgen Klopp Liverpool sides overturn a 3-0 deficit, and under worse conditions against better teams, but being away form Anfield is going to make this a big, big ask. Something something. Line up. Let’s go Reds or something. First Half Liverpool get a penalty just 5 minutes in, after Trent sends ..read more

Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Live coverage of Liverpool’s Europa League game against Atalanta as the Reds need another miraculous European comeback to overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit. ATALANTA VS. LIVERPOOL | Thursday, April 18th | Europa League | Gewiss Stadium 8PM BST/3PM EST After being soundly beaten 3-0 in the first leg—at Anfield, no less—Jürgen Klopp’s Reds will have to stage perhaps their most miraculous ever European comeback if they’re to keep their Europa League title dreams alive and advance to the semi-final. Odds are against them, but Liv ..read more

Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images The odds may be against them after a dire performance and 3-0 defeat last week, but there’s still a game to play—and while there is, Liverpool have a chance. Last week in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie against Atalanta, it seemed as if nothing went right for Liverpool. Passes were misplaced; coverage was blown; nobody in red quite seemed to be on the same page. Their opponents played a high quality game, too, and finished their chances. But Liverpool played a significant role with one of the worst performances of the Jürgen Klopp era. No ..read more

Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images April has been a hard month for Liverpool. They will need to be back to their best to have a chance in the second leg of their Europa League tie with Atalanta. For Liverpool, the past two weeks have not gone to plan. Over the course of three games, the Reds have gone from favourites to win the Europa League to taking a 3-0 deficit away to Atalanta for the second leg of their quarter-final. In the league, a draw and loss has seen them drop from first to third with just six games to play in the 2023-24 season. When April started, their were treb ..read more

Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Parallels to Barcelona in Liverpool’s second round Europa League quarter-final tie with Atalanta? Sure, but not exactly. Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp spoke at the pre-game press conference ahead of Thursday's second leg of the Europa League quarter-final tie against Atalanta. 3-0 down and needing a massive comeback to win the tie, Klopp was asked if the Reds could draw any inspiration from the comeback against Barcelona, to which Klopp was keen to point out a few key differences, the main one being that Liverpool actually played well in the loss at the Cam ..read more

Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Parallels to Barcelona? Sure, but not exactly. Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp spoke at the pre-game press conference ahead of Thursday's second leg of the Europa League quarter-final tie against Atalanta. 3-0 down and needing a massive comeback to win the tie, Klopp was asked if the Reds could draw any inspiration from the comeback against Barcelona, to which Klopp was keen to point out a few key differences, the main one being that Liverpool actually played well in the loss at the Camp Nou: What is similar? The result, definitely. The performance, not real ..read more

The Reds look to create another European miracle as they try to overturn a three-goal deficit in Italy. Atalanta vs Liverpool | Thursday, April 18th | Europa League | Gewiss Stadium 8PM BST / 3PM EST After what can only be described as a terrible week, having failed to win in three consecutive matches for the first time since April of last year, Liverpool look to save their season, as a three-goal deficit looms when they travel to Bergamo to take on Atalanta. The Italians didn’t have the greatest run-up to the match themselves, dropping a two-goal lead at home to draw with relegation scrapper ..read more

Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images The young striker looks set to firmly cement his name among the list of those up next in the Liverpool Academy Pipeline. Liverpool’s Europa League dreams are on life-support after a stunning capitulation to Atalanta at Anfield during the first leg of their tie. Now, with the Reds in need of outscoring the Bergamo side by at least 4 goals, it’s literally all hands on deck for Jurgen Klopp’s charges. Thankfully - the awful ankle injury to Conor Bradley aside - Liverpool look about as close to full-health as they’ve been since the injury crisis ..read more

Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Thiago Alcantara is out of contract at the end of the season and has faced significant injury issues but does not want to retire. With Thiago Alcantara’s contract set to expire at the end of the season and the Liverpool having struggled through another injury-hit season that has limited him to just five minutes of playing time, questions about his future are inevitable. For a time there was some speculation that Thiago might move into a coaching role under Xabi Alonso should the former Red take over for Jürgen Klopp, but since Alonso committed to stayin ..read more