Liverpool has a mountain to climb in the Europa League having played so poorly a week ago at Anfield that it finds itself three goals down. Ahead of the reverse game against Atalanta, a big upturn is going to be required.

Jürgen Klopp has been handed a few injury boosts lately with Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold back available. But those who have only just returned will need some time to get back into rhythm again, as proven by the below-par team performances in the Europa League and then in the Premier League against Crystal Palace.

All Liverpool can do, though, on both remaining fronts, is win all of its matches and see where it ends up. It is still just about possible that Klopp could lift a couple more trophies before he departs in the summer.

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Stefan Bajčetić, who made a return to the bench against Atalanta last week and has since played for Liverpool's U21s against Manchester United, is not in the squad for the game in Bergamo. But there are no new injury concerns for the Reds to contend with.

Joël Matip, Thiago Alcântara and Ben Doak are all still missing and are expected to miss the rest of the season (at least at senior level). While Conor Bradley's injury is not as bad as first feared, he could be out for two to three weeks meaning he could play again before the end of the campaign, but will not be involved until May.

"What is similar? The result, definitely," Klopp said during his press conference when asked about the famous win over Barcelona where Liverpool successfully overturned a 3-0 first-leg defeat in 2019. "The performance, not really. We played at that time an exceptional game and lost 3-0 [in Barcelona] and nobody knew how. I think we shouldn't have lost the last game [against Atalanta] 3-0, but we were not as great as we were then in that game [in Barcelona].

"And, we lost at home [last week] and are now away, that's a massive difference. It's really not about comparing or whatever. We are here and will try to win the game tomorrow, that's all — and I think that's what we should do. We will see if that's possible. A lot of moments we had last week, really good moments, were unlucky but in the end they won, completely deserved.

"They played a really good game, we didn't play extremely well. So, that's it now. Let's start with a much better performance, let's try to win the game and then we will see how much time is left in the end, but that's all."

Liverpool.com says: The Reds just have to give it a go and see what happens. If nothing else, the game in Atalanta should be a chance for some key players to get more minutes in their legs which will be crucial ahead of the final six matches in the Premier League. A good performance and at least a couple of goals would set things up nicely ahead of the final run-in domestically, even if Manchester City is the clear favorite to win the league title from here, not least now Pep Guardiola's side is out of the Champions League having lost on penalties to Real Madrid.

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Alisson has admitted his two-month absence from the Liverpool team was “really hard” for him, but he’s ready to be “part of the fight” to improve and finish the season strongly.

A serious hamstring injury in mid-February forced the Brazilian to miss 13 games, his longest stretch out of the team since 2019.

Alisson has admitted he is not a great spectator and that his time in the treatment room was not the easiest for him.

The 31-year-old old told the press of his spell out of the side: “It was really hard for me.

“I am a guy that when I am at home, injured or resting, I don’t like to watch football because I get too excited and I want to play, I want to be part of every game.

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“But I knew that it wasn’t possible for me so I tried to make the best of my treatment and recovery, I spent a lot of time on a bed getting treatment and in the gym to get strong for when I came back, to be in a good shape – maybe better than I was before.

“It was eight weeks working double sessions every day, maybe three sessions, so it was really hard for me.

“And seeing the team fighting for titles, I have a lot of desire to be part of that fight. Thank God I am here and I am looking forward to the rest of the season.”

The Brazilian returned to the starting lineup in the defeat to Crystal Palace and at a time when Liverpool are faltering, but he kept it simple when asked about getting back to winning ways.

“[We have had] two bad results, [but] I think we cannot make the mistake of making these bigger than it is,” Alisson said.

“Of course losing 3-0 at home is something that we cannot accept as Liverpool players. We have to improve our performances, of course.

“But if I would be more precise on the things we have to do better, it is we have to go back to keeping clean sheets and try to score the chances that we have, the clear chances that we have in front of the goal.

“I am saying that because I trust my strikers a lot, I trust my defenders a lot and I know the quality that we have as a team.

“So if we do that as a team, defend as a team, attack as a team, improving these kind of things then I think we can go back to winning games.”

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