Liverpool stunned by Atalanta in Europa League, Leverkusen beat West Ham

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp Manager cuts a frustrated figure during their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Atalanta at Anfield on 11 April 2024. Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham United 2-0 to extend their unbeaten record this season.

Liverpool, who started with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai among the substitutes, saw Harvey Elliott come agonisingly close to opening the scoring with a shot that hit the bar and struck the post on its way back out. "It hurts, we didn't lose here for a long time," said Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk."They punished us for being sloppy in possession.

Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface both came off the bench to score late goals for Xabi Alonso's side, with the opener arriving in the 83rd minute and the second coming in injury time. "It's a great night for us. I couldn't have asked for more from this week," Mancini told broadcaster Rai. Ollie Watkins and John McGinn scored either side of half-time to give the Premier League highflyers a serious option on the semi-finals ahead of next week's quarter-final return leg in France.

Villa manager Unai Emery has a remarkable European record, having won the Europa League as coach three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal.This pair met earlier Thursday in Greece with Fenerbahce's tumultuous week continuing as they mounted a stirring second half fightback in a 3-2 loss. "We started strongly, but Olympiakos are a very good side and they converted their opportunities. After falling 3-0 behind, we managed to regroup, play our game and increase our chances to qualify," commented Tadic.

They fielded an Under-19 team for the game against their Istanbul rivals. Galatasaray went ahead after three minutes with Fenerbahce then walking off in a pre-planned protest.

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