Despite scoring an early goal, Liverpool were dumped out of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night.
Liverpool defeated Atalanta on the night by a lone goal, scored Mohammed Salah in the seventh minute.
After the goal, Liverpool intensified effort to begin the comeback but Atalanta were resolute and progressed to the semifinals.
“It is a historic achievement. We are happy for ourselves, for the people of Bergamo and the club. We really tried to give our best and it showed. We played two great matches and are deservedly in the semi-finals.
“We didn’t want to concede early. We did but we reacted as a team. We are really happy with what we did. Everyone thought we had no chance against Liverpool but we showed that we could compete with anyone. And we won playing our football, playing one-against-one all over the pitch. It was a great night.”
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