Liverpool's hopes of giving Jurgen Klopp the dream send-off in the Europa League final Dublin next month are hanging by a thread.
The Reds boss has announced he is leaving the club at the end of the season and players his players were keen to extend the season to 22 May when the final of Europe's second-tier competition takes place.
A shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg means that looks an unlikely scenario as it stands.
Klopp, who has steered Liverpool to three Champions League finals - winning it in 2019 - looked bewildered at the final whistle and applauded fans as he disappeared down the tunnel.