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Liverpool continued their excellent form in the Champions League on Tuesday when they went to Italy and dismantled Atalanta with five unanswered goals. The main man of the night was Diogo Jota, who landed a hat trick that made it look positively simple. He wasn’t the only player to impress that day.
Klopp released an unexpected starting XI, but whatever alchemy he used to solve these things worked perfectly. The defense kept Atalanta at bay while the offense went through them with ease.
The boss was also pleased, getting many compliments for his players.
“We defended Atalanta at an incredibly high level, we played the best football and scored the goals,” Klopp said. “This is how it looks. We scored five goals, we could have scored two or three more, I don’t know. But Alisson also had to make three world-class stops. So you see how great the threat is if you let them do what they do right. The overall performance of my team tonight was really good, that’s why we won the game.
On young Rhys Williams: “Starting with Rhys, exceptional. I can’t imagine being 19 years old and playing my second professional adult soccer game in the Champions League against Muriel and Zapata, or most of the time against Zapata. Is incredible.”
He had a lot to say about the other defenders: “But everyone has to step up now because Robbo, Trent and Joe are now in charge. Whoever plays with them, if it’s Joel, is different, but if one of the youngest plays with them, they are the most experienced and they have to demand and command things along that line ”.
Now the Reds must bring this solid defense to their performances in the Premier League.
