JURGEN KLOPP has evoked memories of Liverpool's famous Barcelona comeback by telling his players to "fail in a most beautiful way" if 'Mission Impossible' proves beyond them.
Liverpool trail Atalanta 3-0 from last week's horror show at Anfield and the Reds have never won a European tie after losing the first leg at home.
Liverpool famously beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final in May 2019 after losing the first leg 3-0 and Klopp will send his players out tonight with the same words.
"I remember that I said, 'If we fail, then let's fail in a most beautiful way' and that's how I see it again," said the Kop boss.
"We want to win the game and if we want to win the game, we had better play good. If we play good, then we will have a chance to win it and we will see.
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