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Klopp debacle! Liverpool before EL exit
Liverpool FC completely ruined their quarter-final first leg in the Europa League. Jürgen Klopp’s team surprisingly loses to Atalanta Bergamo – and is on the verge of elimination.
Nightmare evening for Jürgen Klopp! Liverpool FC have completely ruined their quarter-final first leg in the Europa League and are facing elimination after a surprising 3-0 home defeat against Atalanta Bergamo.
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Gianluca Scamacca (38th) shot Bergamo into the lead with a direct shot, although Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher unfortunately let the ball slip through. In the second half, Scamacca (60th) increased with the first real opportunity, Mario Pasalic (83rd) followed up. This means that the final on May 22nd in Dublin is becoming a long way off.
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“It was a tough game for us, Atalanta was great,” said a visibly frustrated Klopp RTL. “But they also did it well, they were very aggressive. But we also just laid it out for them.”
It currently feels “very below average,” said the former BVB coach. “I also just told the boys that this must feel bad because it was just bad. We can’t sugarcoat this. We now have to show a reaction on Sunday. Of course they’re through at the moment, there’s no question about that. We’re not stupid.”
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Klopp, who will leave the club in the summer after nine years, wants to say goodbye to Liverpool with two more titles after winning the League Cup in February.
In addition to the European Cup, the 56-year-old is fighting for his second English championship; in the Premier League, Liverpool is level with league leaders Arsenal FC.
Meanwhile, AS Roma and Benfica Lisbon with German coach Roger Schmidt have good chances of reaching the semi-finals. While Roma won the Italian duel at AC Milan with German central defender Malik Thiaw 1-0 (1-0), the Portuguese won 2-1 (1-0) against Olympique Marseille.
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With Sports Information Service (SID)