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IT’S ALL FROM ANFIELD.
Three weeks after being eliminated 5-0 at home, Atalanta stunned Liverpool with a memorable 2-0 win in the opposing match at Anfield.
It was an unusually disheistered feature through Jurgen Klopp’s team, which failed to record a single house shot in the Champions League for the first time since the record began in 2003.
Liverpool’s manager has made several adjustments to his team amid a tight schedule, which has failed to bring renewed power to the Reds.
On the day the World Cup lost his eldest, Diego Maradona, Atalanta’s number ten Argentine achieved a feature worthy of homage.
Alejandro Gómez created goals for his team; the first passed through Josip Ilicic, the moment passed by Robin Gosens after the overthrow of Hans Hateboer.
The result opens Group D with two matches to be played. Liverpool are still in the lead, Ajax and Atalanta are on their heels.
One more win will make Liverpool progress, he’ll have to play a lot more than that to get it.
Good night.
KLOPP QUI
Outside the press, Joe Miles presented his adjustment report following Liverpool’s 2-0 loss to Atalanta in the Champions League.
KLOPP FRUIT BY DEVICE CONGESTION
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke about his team’s poor functionality tonight and how the tight schedule of matches causes injury and exhaustion within his team.
“It wasn’t a game, most of the time neither team. None created long before scoring their goals.
“It’s a deserved defeat in a game.
“The referee brought a lot of pace to the match, he didn’t whistle much and that further complicates things at a time like this.
“He just let the game spread and it was a speed for the boys. You want breaks in the game and that didn’t happen.
“We had moments but without a real chance. I’m surprised [to have framed shots] and it makes it hard to win matches.
“I think it can happen again, not only for us, but also for other groups. [The broadcasters] are now asking us to play the game on Saturday at 12:30 and it’s almost a crime, to be honest.
“My only interest right now is that I have my thumbs up and no one is hurt.
SMALL AND BIG
Number ten of Atalanta and Captain Alejandro Gómez, the most productive player on the court tonight and played a key role in creating both goals for the Italians.
Here he is at the birthday party with Josip Ilicic after putting a cross on a tray for the wonderful Slovenian.
LIGHT RED WHITES
Liverpool controlled four attempts on purpose tonight (one from a striker) and failed to score a singles score.
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 25, 2020
MILNER disappointed by defeat
Liverpool’s James Milner spoke to the press after tonight’s 2-0 defeat and admitted that his team did not fit into Atalanta.
“We know it’s been a poor performance. It’s been pretty flat and there’s been a lot of changes. We never started and it’s disappointing.
“The calendar is busy and you have to go out to win without being more productive and without having what you want. We didn’t do it tonight.
“We didn’t believe enough, we didn’t keep the ball enough and we just didn’t have the sharpness. “
GASPERINI ALL SMILES
Atalanta’s head coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, cannot hide his joy with the final beep after his team achieved a remarkable victory.
The result is Liverpool’s first loss at the Champions League organisation level in more than six years ? pic. twitter. com/uCmvTA6Fq7
– Football at BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 25, 2020
LET’S GO AGAIN.
Serie A provincial club is very pleased with the historic outcome of tonight’s match at Anfield.
– Atalanta B. C. (@Atalanta_BC) November 25, 2020
REDS STILL WITH D FINISH
Elsewhere in Group D tonight, Ajax beat Midtjylland 3-1 to open the scoring. The loss to Ajax in the fifth round can cause Liverpool to withdraw from the two most sensitive, but whenever they win at least in Denmark in the last game, Jurgen Klopp’s. men will advance to the next round.
FT: LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
A disappointing afternoon for Liverpool, as Atalanta lacked winners at Anfield, just 3 weeks after England won 5-0 in the opposing game. Quickfire’s goals in the second half of Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens delayed Liverpool’s Group D standings and, in fact, they went finely in a position for the last two games.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The final whistle sounds!
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
90 2. Jota brings the ball to the Liverpool players having filled the penalty area. This sums up the team night.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
90. The clock advances 90 minutes in Anfield and Liverpool are close to locating a goal.
There will be two minutes of inactivity for the local computer to . . . Well, do anything.
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88. Visitors eat for a few seconds.
The understudy Mojica haggle over the left wing and then hands over a pass to Djimsiti, who throws a loose kick from a tired Liverpool Challenge.
The Albanian defense deserves a big round of applause from Mojica.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
86. In the last five minutes and this setting is for Liverpool.
Milner still works his socks in midfield, yet – if anything – Atalanta turns out more most probably to upload a 3rd to the counterattack.
Maybe the house is already thinking about Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
85. One substitution each. Takumi Minamino is Liverpool’s man, replacing Joel Matip.
For Atalanta comes Aleksei Miranchuk for Matteo Pessina.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
83. At the moment, Liverpool have not yet registered a match in this match.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
82. At the other end, Zapata works hopefully by keeping the game in the area.
The submarine approaches your boy, but reverses the balance and sends his shot high and wide.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
80. A typical Robertson center is located through a very good defensive headbutt of Romero that hits Firmino and goes out of the door.
The 22-year-old Argentine defender, lately loaned for two years from Juventus, very impressive tonight.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
78. A rare touch for Sadio Mane, but temporarily unposyed.
One way or another, the Senegalese striker is even less effective in the part for the moment than in the first part.
IN HE GOES FOR ILICIC
Josip Ilicic Atalanta the headbutt in Anfield.
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74. Another replacement for Atalanta, Colombian introduction.
Johan Mojica, on loan this season by Girona, is in the position of goalscorer Robin Gosens.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
72. C is the first time Liverpool have lost two in the Champions League since October 2014, when they lost 3-0 to Read Madrid.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
70. Rhys Williams advances with a deep, loose shot sent to the area, a defensive intervention diverts the ball to Gollini.
Meanwhile, Duvan Zapata is the game’s first purpose scorer, Josip Ilicic.
LIVERPOOL 0-2 ATALANTA
69. The corner is still fixed, as is a loose shot from Milner a minute later.
There is time for hosts if they can soon locate a target.
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