Atalanta vs Liverpool, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 3-1 on aggregateLiverpool comeback falls short as Atalanta reach semifinals
Atalanta progressed to the Europa League semifinals despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool on Thursday as they triumphed 3-1 on aggregate to move one step closer to a first ever European final for the Serie A side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 1': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 7': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 9': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
- 9': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 10': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 10': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 10': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 14': Offside, Atalanta. Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 18': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 21': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 28': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éderson.
- 29': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 29': Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 30': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 33': Offside, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
- 35': Hand ball by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 39': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 41': Offside, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners is caught offside.
- 42': Hand ball by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
- 43': Isak Hien (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 45': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1.
- 48': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 50': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 50': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 51': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Éderson.
- 55': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
- 57': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 58': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 60': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
- 60': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 68': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta following a fast break.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 73': Offside, Atalanta. Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Éderson.
- 76': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 77': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 77': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 77': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 79': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Andy Robertson.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 84': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 90': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+1': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+3': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 70 | Possession | 30 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 563 | Accurate Passes | 184 |
| 680 | Passes | 287 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 91 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 6 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 14,994
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 14,994
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien  |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 90 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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