Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp accepted their lack of purpose risk didn’t put sufficient stress on Atalanta to assist flip their Europa League quarter-final again of their favour.
Mohamed Salah’s seventh-minute penalty had raised hopes of a Barcelona 2019-style comeback however the Egypt worldwide missed a comparatively easy lob to make it 2-0 in the direction of the tip of the primary half and so they pale badly after the break as they exited the competitors 3-1 on mixture.
That meant for under the third time within the twenty first century, England don’t have any groups within the semi-finals of the Champions League or Europa League/UEFA Cup.
“We didn’t lose the tie tonight, we misplaced it at house,” Klopp mentioned after a 3-0 first-leg defeat proved decisive.
“It’s very straightforward to congratulate Atalanta as a result of they deserved to undergo. Once you win a tie in opposition to us 3-1 in particularly this fashion you deserve it completely.
“However I liked our sport, particularly the beginning. I liked the dedication, need and energy we developed on this sport but it surely was clear we had higher rating now and again in any other case it could possibly be difficult over 90 minutes.
“The second purpose might have helped slightly bit. We’ve got to create slightly bit greater than we did within the first half because it’s clear you want a consequence to assist destabilise the opponent.
Dissatisfied we did not undergo however not annoyed or indignant. For those who do not deserve it, it is all good.
Jurgen Klopp
“When you’ve got a second purpose it’s a tough one as the subsequent purpose is further time however we didn’t get to that time and we’ll by no means actually know the way that might have seemed.
“Dissatisfied we didn’t undergo however not annoyed or indignant. For those who don’t deserve it, it’s all good.”
Salah has seemed properly wanting his scientific greatest since getting back from virtually two months out with a hamstring drawback.
Although he has scored six in 11 sport since he got here again two of these have been penalties and he’s squandering extra probabilities he would usually be anticipated to take.
“I’m not significantly involved. That’s what strikers do. That’s the way it it’s. We’ve got to undergo it, he has to undergo it,” added Klopp.
“He’s one among most skilled gamers within the squad. That’s just about all.
“It’s not that Mo didn’t miss probabilities earlier than in his life, that’s a part of the sport. The penalty was tremendous convincing, a brilliant penalty then the subsequent probability that was unfortunate, but it surely’s not the primary time has has missed probabilities like that.
“I gained’t make a giant story of it. I’m not significantly involved.”