This Michail Antonio goal vs Liverpool (VIDEO BELOW) was an example of poor defending from Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah in the league game between the two sides. The Quansah error v West Ham came with LFC trailing 2-1, and Antonio’s header helped West Ham get a share of the points
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Lacklustre second half, Salah miss, Klopp’s last European game as LFC manager- Talking points from Atalanta-Liverpool 0-1 UEL 2024
Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League despite winning 1-0 in Bergamo on Thursday night, with Atalanta’s 3-0 victory last week in the first leg helping the Italian side progress 3-1 on aggregate. It was a disappointing round for English sides in Europe, with Arsenal, Man City and West Ham also knocked out of continental competition.
Here are our talking points from this Atalanta v Liverpool clash.
Six changes to starting XI
Jurgen Klopp made as many as six changes for this must-win clash, with the likes of Alisson, Mo Salah, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold all restored to the starting XI. This was more like the lineup that Reds fans thought he should’ve fielded in the first leg at Anfield.
First leg starting XI: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Jones, Endo, MacAllister, Gakpo, Nunez, Elliott
Second leg starting XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, TAA, Jones, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Gakpo, Diaz, Salah
xG Atalanta vs Liverpool Europa League 2024 Second Leg Quarterfinal April 18
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Atalanta vs Liverpool (Official crowd attendance of 14,994 at the Gewiss Stadium for this UEL QF Second Leg on 18 April, 2024). Liverpool won 1-0 in Bergamo, but last week’s 3-0 defeat in the first leg meant they lost 3-1 on aggregate.
xG Atalanta 0.48-1.22 Liverpool shots map (Actual score ATA 0-1 LIV)
0-1 Salah penalty goal vs Atalanta xG 0.80
Salah also had a decent chance before half time (39th minute- had to chip keeper from distance- xG 0.09). That went wide though, and Liverpool didn’t really create any other chance of note in the second half.
First half shots: Atalanta 1-8 Liverpool
Second half shots: Atalanta 7-2 Liverpool
Despite chasing the tie and leading 1-0 at the break, Liverpool managed only two shots in the second half (Van Dijk 58′ and Nunez 90+2′ header)
Atalanta vs Liverpool 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(Atalanta on left; LFC on right)
71% of possession for LFC- they made nearly 2.5x as many passes as Atalanta did.