Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk reflected on the disappointment of crashing out of Europe.

The Reds have seen their dreams of winning a final European trophy under Jurgen Klopp dashed.

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After trailing Atalanta 3-0 from the home leg, the Reds could only manage a 1-0 win in Italy.

Speaking to TNT Sports afterwards, Van Dijk stated: “Firstly, credit to Atalanta.

“The damage was done last week [when] we were very poor and they had the perfect game.

We made it far too difficult for ourselves with the result last week.