Klopp: Liverpool can focus on PL after Europe exit
Liverpool's elimination from the Europa League quarterfinals can help them focus on their Premier League title chase, manager Jurgen Klopp said.
Liverpool's elimination from the Europa League quarterfinals can help them focus on their Premier League title chase, manager Jurgen Klopp said.
Mohamed Salah was able to get his goal but Liverpool wasn't able to do enough as they were eliminated from the Europa League at the hands of Atalanta.
Marseille claimed a penalty shootout win over Benfica on Thursday to reach the Europa League semi-finals after Faris Moumbagna's late second-half goal levelled the tie at 2-2 on aggregate.
AS Roma beat AC Milan 2-1 on Thursday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win and set up a semifinal showdown with Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League.
Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals but almost lost their season-long unbeaten record as they drew 1-1 away at West Ham United for a 3-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.
Atalanta progressed to the Europa League semifinals despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool on Thursday as they triumphed 3-1 on aggregate to move one step closer to a first ever European final for the Serie A side.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he would echo his speech before the team's barnstorming fightback against Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League as they look to produce similar heroics at Atalanta on Thursday.
Liverpool "lost the plot" against Atalanta in their 3-0 Europa League quarterfinal first leg defeat, Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday.
AS Roma rode a Gianluca Mancini goal to a 1-0 win over AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal at San Siro on Thursday.
Virgil van Dijk capped off a poor performance in defence as Liverpool were stunned 3-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal against Atalanta.
Late strikes by Bayer Leverkusen substitutes Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface earned the Bundesliga leaders a 2-0 home win over West Ham United in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg.
Liverpool slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta on Thursday as Gianluca Scamacca struck twice for the Italian side in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg.
Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Ham United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 15 |
SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 12 |
Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
TSC Backa Topola | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 1 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
Marseille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
AEK Athens | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
Sparta Prague | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
Real Betis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
Aris Limassol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Atalanta | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 14 |
Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
SK Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
Raków Czestochowa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 12 |
Toulouse | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11 |
Union St.-Gilloise | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
LASK Linz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Villarreal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 13 |
Stade Rennais | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 12 |
Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Slavia Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
AS Roma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
Servette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 5 |
Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 1 |
Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 18 |
FK Qarabag | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
Molde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
BK Hacken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -14 | 0 |