Win but get kicked out! Liverpool exited the Europa League in the 8th round after defeating Atalanta by one goal.

UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg between Atalanta and Liverpool at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

In the 5th minute, Liverpool won a penalty kick from a local player Matteo Ruggeri's volley, and in the 7th minute Mohamed Salah made no mistake, sending the aggregate score for the two matches to 1-3.

After that, Liverpool dominated the attacking play. And a golden chance came from Salah, who was released alone. But he could not shoot.

First half ends: Atalanta trail Liverpool 0-1.

The second half saw few scoring opportunities for either side as Atlanta tried to play out the draw. And insisted on determination, while Liverpool focused and couldn't find the chance to finish with the score.

At the end of the game, Liverpool beat Atalanta 1-0, but it wasn't enough. Because when combining the two matches, Atlanta won 3-1 and advanced to the semi-finals. Olympique Marseille and Benfica await the winner of the match, which after 90 minutes of Marseille won 1-0, the aggregate score of the two matches is tied at 2. -2.

List of starters for both teams

Atlanta: Juan Musso, Berat Simsity, Isaac Hien, Sead Kolasinac, David Zappacosta, Martin de Roon, Ederson, Man Theo Ruggeri, Tern Kopminers, Alexi Miranchuk, Gianluca Scamacca.

Liverpool: Alison Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konade, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Alexis McAllister, Dominic Sophoslai, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Cody Kakpo

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