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The Reds failed to register a single shot on goal in the humiliation of Atalanta at Anfield
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Needing a win to advance to the knockout phase, Liverpool surprisingly lost 0-2 to Atalanta in the Champions League. Group D continued at Anfield on Thursday (11/26) WIB early morning. Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens managed to break Alisson Becker’s goal in the second half.
Aside from the fragile defense, Jurgen Klopp also had to watch his players fail to register a single shot on goal in this match. This result caused Group D competition to heat up with Atalanta and Ajax Amsterdam now racking up seven points, just two points behind Liverpool at the top of the standings.
Player lineups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Neco Williams, Rhys Williams, Joel Matip, Konstantinos Tsimikas; James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi.
Atalanta XI: Pierluigi Gollini; Rafael Toloi, Cristian Romero, Berat Djimsiti; Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Matteo Pessina, Robin Gosens; Alejandro Gómez, Josip Ilicic.
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The course of the match
The match began in silence for the late Diego Maradona.
4 ‘ – Atalanta got off to a promising start. Salah mistakenly feeds Gomez, but the captain’s curly shot strays from Alisson’s bow.
8 ‘ – Gosens grabs Romero’s pass behind Neco Williams and surprises Alisson with a shot from a tight angle. But the Brazilian goalkeeper was alert to secure the ball.
10 ‘ – The right back of Liverpool’s defense was the visitors’ target at the start of the game. Gómez again scatters threats around the penalty area, but again his shot goes wide.
STATISTICS: Liverpool are the first team to name three English teenagers (Curtis Jones, Rhys Williams and Neco Williams) as starters for Champions League matches since Arsenal fielded four youngsters against Olympiakos in December 2009.
22 ‘ – Tsimikas was unable to secure Freuler’s cross and the ball was hit by Ilicic. But again the ball could not reach the goal.
30 ‘ – Liverpool struggled to keep up and the pressure from Gasperini’s men made the home defense filled with young players a bit nervous. Even so, Atalanta still couldn’t find his way to Alisson’s goal.
36 ‘ – PENALTY? Ilicic fell into the forbidden area after receiving a tackle from Tsimikas, but the referee did not see it as a foul.
44 ‘ – From the dead ball scheme, Liverpool threatened a Tsimikas cross. But the ball was cleared for a moment before Salah secured the wild ball. However, his right-footed shot just flew out of Gollini’s goal.
HT: Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
fifty ‘ – Jota began to take off his thick jacket and started to warm up. Klopp immediately drew his ace card.
60 ‘ – OBJECTIVE! Ilicic successfully completes the Gomez cross!
62 ‘ – CHANGE! Behind his guest, Klopp immediately sent Jota, Robertson, Fabinho and Firmino at the same time!
64 ‘ – OBJECTIVE! Once again the cross opens the Liverpool defense. Independent Gosens completes Hateboer’s head pass!
73 ‘ – Liverpool have yet to create their first shot on goal in this match. Atalanta’s defense trio had no trouble blocking the pace of Liverpool’s attackers.
STATISTICS: Before this match, Atalanta had won their last three away games in the Champions League, scoring at least three goals each. Will there be another goal from La Dea?
82 ‘ – Zapata fired back at the goal, still flying from the target.
FT: Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
Live stream Liverpool vs Atalanta
Working day The 2020/21 Champions League fourth group round between Liverpool and Atalanta will be broadcast on Champions TV 1 on Thursday (/ 11) morning at 03:00 WIB.
See the full TV show here.
| TV station | Champions TV 1 |
| Live broadcast | Champions TV 1 |
When are the Liverpool and Atalanta matches?
| Competition | Liverpool and Atalanta |
| Date | Thursday, November 26, 2020 |
| Kick off | 03:00 WIB |
| Stadium | Anfield |
Liverpool team predictions
Neby Keita will miss this match after being withdrawn due to injury during Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Leicester City, and Jordan Henderson and Thiago will also be out.
Mohamed Salah is expected to return to starting XI However, having tested negative for Covid-19, Roberto Firmino is a doubt because he missed training on Tuesday.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will soon return from a lengthy injury adding to Liverpool’s options for midfield.
| Position | Liverpool starting eleven (4-3-3) |
| Goalie | Alisson |
| Defender | N. Williams, R Williams, Matip and Robertson |
| Midfielder | Jones, Wijnaldum and Milner |
| Striker | Jota, Salah, Mane |
Predictions of the Atalanta squad
Fabio Depaoli was withdrawn in the first half when Atalanta drew 0-0 against Spezia at the weekend, making it unlikely that he would appear.
Atalanta also cannot count on Mattia Caldara, who must be out until the New Year due to a knee injury, while Ruslan Malinovskyi is out with illness.
Good news with the return of Robin Gosens, Marten de Roon, Jose Luis Palomino and Pierluigi Gollini in the match against Spezia. Gosens and De Roon, who were absent when Atalanta lost to Liverpool in the first game, can be deployed if necessary.
| Position | Estimated composition of the Atalanta core team (3-5-2) |
| Goalie | Gollini |
| Defender | Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti |
| Midfielder | Hateboer, Pasalic, Freuler, Mojica, Gomez |
| Striker | Zapata, Muriel |
Advance
Liverpool have won six of their last seven games and Jurgen Klopp’s men have impressed in last weekend’s 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League, although six of their key players have been sidelined with injury. .
Winning three of their three matches in the Champions League group stage, Liverpool need one more win to secure qualification for the stage. knock out . In fact, in these three games, the Merseyside team also made clean sheet therefore they are listed as the only club that has a perfect record, both for victory and clean sheet , in the first half of the group stage.
Another win on Thursday (11/26), WIB will see them hold four clean sheet in the Champions League for the first time since April 2018 and won four consecutive Champions League games for the first time since March 2009.
On paper, Liverpool are more favored to win given the easy victory in the opening match, coupled with their excellent home record. Now, there have been 54 matches in various competitions since they were defeated at Anfield in a 90-minute game, that is, since September 2018.
Meanwhile, Atalanta has been in bad shape lately. They only won one victory in the last six matches, that is, when they beat FC Midtjylland in the first group match. In the first game against Liverpool in the Champions League this season, they also lost 5-0 at home.
Atalanta has only scored one goal per game in six consecutive games, having scored 18 goals in previous league matches. They barely touched Liverpool’s bottom line in Bergamo.
Atalanta achieved its first 0-0 draw in more than 12 months, by the newly promoted Spezia to Serie A. With these results, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men were trapped in seventh place in the Serie A standings.
Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Atalanta
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