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Jürgen Klopp evoked memories of Liverpool’s famous Champions League comeback against Barcelona before their Europa League quarter-final second leg with Atalanta and said: “If we fail, then let’s fail in the most beautiful way.”

Liverpool find themselves in a ­similar predicament to that ­unforgettable 2019 semi-final ­second leg with a 3-0 deficit to overturn against the Italian team on Thursday.

Klopp was reluctant to draw comparisons with the Barcelona game, on the basis of Liverpool’s poor performance against Atalanta last Thursday and the absence of the Anfield factor.



But he admitted the situation reminded him of a line he used in a rousing pre-match speech before the 4-0 triumph over Lionel Messi and co, and urged Liverpool to give everything to rescue their Europa League campaign.

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

It is testament to Liverpool’s rich European pedigree that Atalanta last week became only the fourth visiting team to win a first leg at Anfield.

A more pertinent statistic, ­perhaps, certainly in relation to what is required in Bergamo, is that Klopp’s team have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine matches and none away from home in the Europa League this season.

The lapses that contributed to successive defeats by Atalanta and Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday cannot be repeated.

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“We should play a really good Liverpool game,” said Klopp, who is without Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch due to injury.

We had it last time against Atalanta [after winning 5-0 in a Champions League group game in November 2020] and lost 2-0 at home.
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