45' +3' | TIME'S UPPP IN BERGAMO!!! Despite the outcome, ATALANTA are in the UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE SEMIFINALS at the end of a game of toil and grit!!!! THANKS LADSSSS!!! SUPERB JOB COACH!!!! | |
45' +1' | Zappacosta is booked. | |
34' | Fifth and last change for Liverpool: on Danns and off Robertson. | |
34' | Substitution for Atalanta: Lookman replaces Miranchuk. | |
32' | Koopmeiners is booked. | |
30' | Double change for Atalanta: De Ketelaere and Pašalić are subbed in for Scamacca and Éderson. | |
27' | Substitution for Liverpool:Gomez replaces Alexander-Arnold. | |
23' | After edging past his marker with a lob, Zappacosta dashes on the flank before playing on with a cross to Scamaccca, whose finish ends up high over the bar. | |
22' | Triple substitution for Liverpool: on Diogo Jota, Nunez and Elliott, off Luis Diaz, Salah and Szoboszlai. | |
1' | Second half begins! HOLD ON LADS!!! #GoAtalantaGo |
45' +2' | While we trail by one goal at halftime, there's still the second half left to play. | |
43' | Yellow card waved to Luis Diaz. | |
42' | Hien is waved the yellow card. | |
40' | Koopmeiners' pressing on Allison forces the opposing keeper to lose the ball before he could clear it away. | |
39' | Liverpool have a chance after an unflagged foul to the detriment of Atalanta: ultimately, Salah's lob ends up wide off target. | |
31' | Timely undercut by Djimsiti to deny Luis DIaz. | |
28' | Miranchuk's angled drive flies wide by inches. | |
19' | After a give-and-go with Scamacca, Miranchuk dashes through Liverpool's box: despite Aleksey's best efforts to control the ball, the opposing keeper gets hold of the ball in the end. | |
15' | Set on the loose by Atalanta's counter, Koopmeiners finishes with a powerful yet central drive, eventually blocked by Alisson. | |
12' | Musso thwarts Liverpool's attempt once again, this time with a timely on-rushing save on Luis Diaz. | |
12' | Szoboszlai's ranged shot is parried by Musso. | |
7' | The black-and-blue defence clears the ball away on Liverpool's chance! | |
7' | Salah scores from the spot. | |
5' | As Éderson finalizes Atalanta's counter with a central finish, the ball is blocked by Alisson. | |
5' | The referee awards Liverpool a penalty due to a Ruggeri's handball after a VAR review. | |
1' | First half begins at the Gewiss Stadium! C'MON LADS!!! #GoAtalantaGo |
Another memorable chapter has been added to our history as the 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League semi-finals have become a reality for us. Although Liverpool won the second leg of our UEL quarter-final at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo 1-0, the Nerazzurri progressed thanks to their 3-0 win at Anfield.
The visitors started brightly and broke the deadlock on 7 minutes through Salah’s penalty. Musso was alert in the 13th minute, rushing off his line to deny Luis Diaz, and then kept out Szoboszlai’s effort from the edge of the area. Atalanta’s response came from Miranchuk, who fired wide of the far post on 28 minutes before Salah had a chance to double Liverpool’s lead on 39 minutes, but his lob went wide. Koopmeiners had a potential equaliser in the 41st minute, but the offside flag was up.
The Nerazzurri threatened in the opening minutes of the second half through Éderson, who unleashed a shot from the centre of the area that was blocked by Alisson. Koopmeiners came close on 60 minutes, but the Dutchman’s left-footed shot from the edge of the box was saved by the visitors’ goalkeeper. On 68 minutes, Zappacosta found Scamacca in the penalty area, but our no. 90’s scorcher was over. Liverpool pushed until the end, but the Nerazzurri defence was alert and did not concede a goal. The score was 1-0, but it was a Nerazzurri party. The Nerazzurri will now face Olympique Marseille in the semi-finals.