X reacts as 'tepid' Liverpool exit Europa League with a whimper
Jurgen Klopp will not get the chance to finish his Liverpool career with a European trophy next month following elimination from the Europa League at the quarter-final stage.
Liverpool managed to beat Atalanta in Bergamo on Thursday night, but a 3-0 aggregate deficit coming into the second leg meant that a solitary Mohamed Salah penalty was not enough to change things or mount a 2019-esque comeback as had so famously happened against Barcelona.
Ultimately, it was a bit of a damp end for Liverpool's European campaign, threatening to do more than just 'blow the bloody doors off' to begin with, but eventually accepting their fate a little too readily. Of course, Atalanta deserve immense credit for their first leg victory and the nature of their second leg performance, shutting down a Liverpool side who have started to limp towards the season's finale.
LIVERPOOL HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF THE EUROPA LEAGUE BY ATALANTA.
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