Although it was an almost impossible mission, the Liverpool He traveled to Italy with every hope of overturning that fateful 0-3 loss he suffered in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League against Atalanta, a team that is their weapons showed the worst of the English club.
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The task was left unfinished and Liverpoolwith the Colombian Luis Diaz Playing from the start, he was left out of the race for the continental title, after winning 0-1 in Italy, a result that did not help much.
Jurgen Klopp decided to 'kick the board', leaving the Uruguayan on the substitute bench Darwin Nunez and sent the Egyptian to the front of the attack Mohamed Salahto Dutch Cody Gakpo and the Colombian Luis Diaz, who at times played on the left wing, at others as a false nine.
Liverpool vs. Atalanta.
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In a center Alexander Arnold, Matteo Ruggeri He touched the ball with his arm in the area and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty in favor of the English. Mohamed Salahwith cold blood, turned it into a goal to make it 0-1 and excite his team with an epic night in Europe.
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That dream was far from reality, Liverpool, little by little, began to deflate and Atalanta seemed more dangerous, they had several options to equalize the score, taking advantage of the English's defensive shortcomings.
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The second half was more of the same, but with a more blurred Liverpool, without ideas and with the desperation of knowing that the game was not going as planned. Jürgen Klopp moved the bench, outside Díaz, Salah and Szoboszlai, to field Elliot, Jota and Núñez, but the changes didn't make a difference.
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Liverpool passed the ball from one side to the other, without finding space against a solid defense that supported a team that had the Europa League semifinals in its hands.
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The feat was distant, the epic was diluted and Liverpool was eliminated from the continental tournament after facing an Atalanta that seemed wea
ker on paper, but that on the pitch showed the spirit and sacrifice that is needed to be a European semi-finalist.
Liverpool said goodbye to one of his goals of the season, now he has to face a vibrant final sprint in the Premier League against Arsenal and Manchester City.
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