In the Europa League on Thursday night, Liverpool was defeated 3-0 by Atalanta, and manager Jurgen Klopp said his team had “lost the plot.”

Gianluca Scamacca (2) and Mario Pasalic made sure the Italian underdogs became the first team to win at Anfield this season, capping the manager’s six-man lineup change risk.

When it came to his team’s collapse, Klopp appeared astounded, and next week’s second leg of the quarterfinal will require a miracle.

Liverpool supporters had anticipated that Klopp would receive the ideal send-off before departing the team at the Europa League final in Dublin on May 22.

The German manager moaned, “Oh my God, that was a really bad game.”

We had a great start, but we stopped there. We kind of lost the plot before they even got a point.

“We were neither here nor there.” That was how midfield was arranged, left to right.

Klopp was left to rue making six changes with the Premier League title race in mind

“I found it somewhat surprising as I didn’t recognize it at all.”

Atalanta had the lead at halftime thanks to a mistake made by goalie Caoimhin Kelleher.

At halftime, Klopp brought on Andy Robertson, Mo Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Luis Diaz; however, as the situation worsened, they were all ineffective.

In the middle of an exciting three-horse battle for the Premier League title, he defended his team selection with Liverpool when Crystal Palace visited Anfield on Sunday.

“I understand the question completely; the changes happen if we lose a game.” However, we need to make adjustments if we want to be successful for the remainder of the season, which is one of the reasons I would do everything exactly the same again.

Atalanta earned a shock 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in the first leg of their quarter-final

I am aware that I am the primary cause of this outcome. However, the choice (for the starting lineup) would not change.

In 2019, Liverpool defeated Barcelona and advanced to the Champions League final after once coming back from a 3-0 deficit.

But Klopp isn’t hazarding any wild guesses about a recurrence in Italy the following week.

Can we triumph 3-0? “I am clueless,” he continued.