Jürgen Klopp will not be signing off from Liverpool with another European trophy.

The host had chances of its own, too, even if Klopp seemed upbeat about the performance.

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On the basis of its performances against Liverpool, Atalanta has a good chance of reaching the final and potentially even winning the whole thing, although a still-unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen side is looking ominous on the other side of the draw under the tutelage of Xabi Alonso.

That is a trophy for me, because they think like me, they are in positions and approaches that they enjoy."

It certainly was a brave Atalanta performance over the two legs.

And as the manager alluded to, it was similarly brave not to drop off when Liverpool clawed a goal back in Bergamo.

There's certainly mutual respect between the two managers.

Almost certainly not, but Gasperini has a refreshingly defined tactical idea, complete buy-in from his players and a long track record of overperforming compared to his resources.

Unfortunately, he certainly did a number on Liverpool.

Gasperini's respect for Liverpool and Klopp is clear, but he did not let that cloud his tactical plan, and the Reds simply weren't good enough.