Atalanta have a chance to make history on Thursday as they welcome Liverpool to Bergamo with one foot in the Europa League semi-finals thanks to a stunning first-leg win at Anfield.Last week's win in England was probably the greatest European night in Atalanta's history as their run to 2020 Champions League quarter-finals -- where they were desperately unlucky to lose to Paris Saint-Germain -- came at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic which devastated Bergamo.
Hours after sealing Bayer Leverkusen's maiden Bundesliga title win, coach Xabi Alonso told thousands of delirious fans "we want more", laying down a marker in pursuit of a remarkable treble.This season, Alonso has repeatedly said the club needed to be patient, even as the Bundesliga title grew more and more likely.
Jurgen Klopp was headed for a glorious send-off in his final season at Liverpool just a few weeks ago, but talk of a potential quadruple is now long forgotten as the Reds have come off the rails.Fatigue The quest for the quadruple could now be coming back to haunt Klopp as Liverpool look to have run out of steam.