It was honours even at the Stade Velodrome as Marseille – via a fantastic equaliser from Chancel Mbemba – recovered from going a goal down to secure a draw from their UEFA Europa League first leg tie with Liverpool’s conquerors Atalanta. Gianluca Scamacca who had given the visitors the lead with a fine drilled finish.
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Liverpool’s hopes of ending Jurgen Klopp’s reign with a European trophy are over after they failed to overturn a first-leg deficit against Atalanta. The Reds travelled to Italy on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Anfield and, despite controlling the game for the large periods, could not find the required goals and lost 3-1 on aggregate with Mo Salah converting an early penalty.
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Liverpool face a huge battle to stay in the Europa League after suffering a shock home defeat to Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg at Anfield. Gianluca Scamacca score a goal in either half to put the Italians ahead with Mario Pašalić adding a late third to leave Liverpool with an uphill challenge in Bergamo next week.
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Manchester United have completed the £72m signing of Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta. The 20-year-old, who joined the Serie A side in 2022 and scored 10 goals in 34 appearances last season, moves to Old Trafford on a five-year deal.
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Real Madrid easily overcame Atalanta 3-1 at home in their Champions League last-16 second leg to stroll into the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate. Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and Marcos Asensio found the net for Zinedine Zidane’s side.
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