Liverpool suffered a defeat at the hands of Atalanta in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final at Anfield. To advance in the tournament, Liverpool now faces the challenge of orchestrating a remarkable comeback in the second leg, following Atalanta’s 3-0 victory.

At the onset, Atalanta had a promising opportunity to take the lead within three minutes, but Caoimhin Kelleher made a brave save to deny Pasalic.Despite a period of dominance from Liverpool, including a chance for Darwin Nunez which he failed to capitalize on, Atalanta eventually seized the initiative, with Scamacca scoring after a pull-back from Davide Zappacosta.Kelleher continued to keep Liverpool in the game with a fine save from Teun Koopmeiners before halftime.Jurgen Klopp’s halftime substitutions, bringing on Andy Robertson, Salah, and Dominik Szoboszlai, injected energy into Liverpool’s performance in the early stages of the second half.Despite promising moments, including efforts from Virgil van Dijk and Salah, Liverpool couldn’t find a breakthrough.Atalanta extended their lead through Scamacca again, just as Luis Diaz entered the field for Liverpool.Although Salah found the net later, it was disallowed for offside.Then, Atalanta further complicated Liverpool’s task by scoring again through Pasalic after Kelleher had initially saved from Marten de Roon.