Liverpool fail against Atalanta | Football

sport">The champion of England went down on his own Anfield against Atalanta, 0-2. Both clubs, like Ajax, have a chance to reach the next phase of the tournament.

sport">The Italians took the lead after an hour. Josip Ilicic scored from close range, on a cross from Alejandro Gómez. A few minutes later Robin Gosens made the 0-2, after beautiful header from Hans Hateboer.

sport">Although Liverpool has many injured people, including center-back Virgil van Dijk, German coach Jürgen Klopp initially left key players such as Roberto Firmino, Andy Robertson, Fabinho and Diogo Jota out of the team. Kostas Tsimikas did play, in the back as a replacement for Robertson. The Greek former player of Willem II did not play in the Premier League yet.

sport">Immediately after the first goal against Klopp made no fewer than four substitutions. Georginio Wijnaldum was also replaced, as well as Mohamed Salah who had recovered from an infection with the corona virus.

sport">Besides Hateboer, Marten de Roon also played with the Italians. Sam Lammers stayed on the couch.

Coach Klopp after Liverpool home defeat: a frustrating evening

sport">“Whether it was a frustrating evening for me? Yes, of course, it was not a good game on our part ”, Klopp admitted afterwards.

sport">The German trainer thought the defeat was justified. “We had our moments, but did not force good chances. That always happens once in a season. Thumbs up, no injuries, we just keep going. ”

sport">Captain James Milner spoke of a weak performance by Liverpool. “We didn’t get into the game. We had no sharpness and were therefore always too late in the duels. It was just a night when we failed. But we are still at the top of the group. On to the next game in the weekend. A lot of duels will follow in the coming weeks and we will have to be there every time. ”

sport">Liverpool is leading in group D with 9 points, followed by Ajax, Atalanta (both on 7 points) and FC Midtjylland (0 points).

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