Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and defender Virgil van Dijk say they need to put Thursday's 3-0 loss to Atalanta behind them. The Europa League first-leg quarterfinal defeat stings but Liverpool hosts Crystal Palace on Sunday amid a tight Premier League title race. The Reds trail first-place Arsenal only on goal difference.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, center, reacts after Atalanta scoring their side’s third goal during the Europa League quarter final first leg soccer match between Liverpool and Atalanta, at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk gestures during the Europa League quarter final first leg soccer match between Liverpool and Atalanta, at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Thursday, April 11, 2024.
“We played a bad game, we deserved to lose and we must feel that now. But the boys have exactly this night to feel bad about it and then we have to build up again for the Crystal Palace game, so that’s how it is,” Klopp said in his postmatch news conference.in north London. Klopp and Mikel Arteta’s team are tied on points but Arsenal leads on goal difference. Manchester City is one point back and can move atop the league Saturday when it hosts relegation-threatened Luton.
And then Atalanta — sixth place in Serie A — came to town. The second leg is next Thursday in Bergamo.
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