Title dream is becoming a distant dream. Nightmare evening sobers Klopp and Liverpool FC
April 12, 2024, 7:36 a.m
Jürgen Klopp is disappointed and at a loss: the big favorite in the Europa League is about to be eliminated. His Liverpool FC lost the quarter-final first leg in their own stadium. The farewell title dreams are in danger of suddenly bursting.
This bankruptcy particularly hurt Liverpool FC on Jürgen Klopp’s farewell tour. “It obviously feels very, very below average at the moment,” said the German star coach of the Reds on RTL. “You can’t sugarcoat it.” His clearly favored team lost 0-3 in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League against Atalanta Bergamo.
“It was a really bad game for us. We were everywhere and nowhere,” said Klopp on TNT Sports. They would have played into Bergamo’s hands. “Of course it hurts,” said captain Virgil van Dijk: “We haven’t lost here for a long time.”
Due to the defeat against the club from the Italian Serie A, the former Champions League winner is now threatened with elimination in the round of the top eight. But Van Dijk doesn’t want to admit defeat: “If you don’t believe in it, you don’t need to travel to Italy. However, we made it very difficult for ourselves by losing 3-0.”
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Gianluca Scamacca gave the visitors a 2-0 lead with a brace in the 38th and 61st minutes, although Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher unfortunately let the ball slip through before the score was 1-0. In the final phase, instead of Liverpool scoring the next goal, Atalanta’s third goal came from Mario Pasalic (83′). “Whether we can win 3-0 – I have no idea,” said Klopp, looking ahead to the second leg on Thursday next week (9 p.m./RTL+ and in the ntv.de live ticker). “There’s nothing more to say than it was a poor performance from us, that’s why we lost.”
They should show a reaction on Sunday in the English championship at home against Crystal Palace. “And I’m sure we can.” 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. A 2-2 draw at Manchester United last weekend saw Liverpool slip into second place, level on points behind Arsenal.
2024-04-12 05:36:00
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