Liverpool, the English professional with Egyptian star Mohamed Salah among its ranks, achieved a number of negative numbers, after the heavy defeat it suffered against its guest, the Italian team Atalanta, with three goals to none, at Anfield, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European League for the current season 2023. 24.
Liverpool faces the specter of being eliminated from the European League, before the return match, scheduled for next Thursday evening, in Italy.
Liverpool achieved many negative numbers, which we review in the following report:
1 – Jurgen Klopp lost only five of the 43 matches he played at home as Liverpool coach in the Champions League and Europa League, including two matches against Atalanta, in addition to Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.
2 – Atalanta ended the Reds’ unbeaten streak, which lasted 27 consecutive matches in various competitions.
3 – Atalanta is the third team that succeeded in beating Liverpool in its stronghold on more than one occasion after Real Madrid and Barcelona.
4 – Liverpool suffered the third heaviest defeat at home in major European competitions, in addition to the 3-0 defeat in October 2014 and the 5-2 defeat in February 2023, both against Real Madrid.
Liverpool vs Atalanta
Gianluca Scamaca scored the lead goal for Atalanta in the 38th minute of the match, then the same player added the second goal in the 61st minute.
Mario Pasalic added Atalanta’s third goal in the 83rd minute of the match.
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah participated at the beginning of the second half to face Atalanta, as Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp made three changes at the beginning of the second half of the match, as Mohamed Salah, Soboslai, and Robertson participated instead of Elliott, Jones, and Tsimikas.
Mohamed Salah scored a goal for the Reds, but the referee canceled it due to offside in the 80th minute of the match.
Liverpool’s lineup against Atalanta was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Kelleher
Defense: Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas.
Midfield: Jones, Wataru Endo, McAllister.
Offensive line: Harvey Elliott, Darwin Nunez, Jacobo.
Liverpool vs Atalanta
Liverpool qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League after defeating Sparta Prague in the round of sixteen with a score of 11-2. It was able to win in the first leg away from home 5-1, and at Anfield 6-1.
While the Atalanta team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League after defeating Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon in the round of sixteen with a score of 3-2, after drawing 1-1 in the first leg away from home and winning 2-1 at home and among its fans.
Historically, the two Liverpool teams met against Atalanta in two confrontations before today’s match, the first of which ended with the Reds winning 5-0 in Italy before being defeated by two goals at Anfield.
