Defeated host Atalanta 1-0 in the quarter-final second leg with a goal from Mohamed Salah, but Liverpool still stopped in the Europa League.

Losing 0-3 in the first leg at home a week ago made the task of winning a semi-final ticket even more difficult for Liverpool. Marching to Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo in the early morning of April 19, coach Jurgen Klopp made drastic changes in personnel to Liverpool’s squad, in which the attacking trio Salah – Gakpo – Diaz was placed with all the trust of the German military leader. believe.

Mohamed Salah leads Liverpool’s аttаck

With high determination and strong belief in victory, Liverpool entered the game proactively and the result came in the 5th minute. Alexander-Arnold earned a penalty when his pass was blocked by Mateo Ruggeri with his hand. On the free kιck at a distance of 11 meters, Mohamed Salah easily scored, opening the score for the English team.

The Egyptian striker opened the scoring from the 11m mark in the 5th minute

The final total score was now shortened to 1-3 for Liverpool and the away team played with excitement and created many opportunities. However, neither Cody Gakpo in the 12th minute nor Mohamed Salah himself in the 39th minute, facing Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso, were unable to finish successfully.

The match belonged to Liverpool but the away team could not score any more goals

This wastefulness came at a price because in the second half, Atalanta played more tightly, not giving Liverpool’s attackers any chance to find more goals. The 1-0 score was maintained until the end of the match and the “Red Brigade” had to stop in the quarterfinals when they lost to Atalanta 1-3 in the end.

Atalanta reached the semi-finals of the Europa League

Sharing the same fate as Liverpool was compatriot West Ham when the London team could only draw 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg and eventually lost 1-2 to the new German Bundesliga champions. 

This is only the third time in the 21st century that English football has not had any representatives in the semi-finals of the Champions League or Europa League.

West Ham cannot compete fairly with Bayer Leverkusen

Thus, in the Europa League semi-finals taking place from May 3, Leverkusen will face AS Roma and Atalanta will face Marseille.