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After Arsenal and Manchester City were sent tumbling out of the Champions League on Wednesday, our attention turns to the Europa League, where things are also looking dire for the English sides.

Won’t somebody think of the co-efficient?!



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For the first time this season, ???????England is NOT favoured to get the 5th Champions League spot.

This week's results have been about as bad as possible for England.

?? Germany's excellent results now mean they are very likely to end in Top 2 this year instead — 93.4%!

Jürgen Klopp made no excuses for his side’s first-leg defeat: “It was a really bad game, oh my God,” said the Liverpool manager after the game.

Congratulations to Atalanta, really well done.”

Klopp was in a rather more philosophical mood this week, prior to Thursday’s match, admitting the situation reminded him of a line he used in a rousing pre-match speech before the 4-0 comeback over Barcelona in 2019.

“I remember I said: ‘If we fail, then let’s fail in the most beautiful way,’” the Liverpool manager said.

After last week’s game everyone in the stadium thought: ‘That’s it.’ But since then, a week later, I don’t think everybody thinks it’s already decided”.

The first goal will be crucial.

But an early goal for Liverpool and it’s very much game/tie on.
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