Liverpool have a Europa League mountain to climb as they face Atalanta at Gewiss Stadium in tonight’s quarter-final second-leg tie in Italy.
The Reds were shockingly torn apart 3-0 by the Serie A side at Anfield last week and then surrendered the initiative in the Premier League title race on Sunday after a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace. Jurgen Klopp’s side have now only won two of their last five top-flight games.
Such a downturn in form was no more apparent than in the reverse fixture on Merseyside. Atalanta dominated Liverpool, recording the highest xG (2.58) by a visiting team at Anfield since Manchester City in February 2021.
Gianluca Scamacca, who scored only three goals in his solitary season in the Premier League at West Ham, netted a brace and bullied the home defence.
There has never been an instance of a team overturning a three-goal deficit away from home to win a Europa League knockout tie. If Liverpool want to reach the semi-finals, they’ll have to make history.
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