Disappointed Klopp shifts focus to sole trophy hope

ELONDON Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had no complaints as his Eside crashed out of the Europa League on April 18, after a 1-0 win at Atalanta was not enough to overturn their 3-0 quarter-final, firstleg deficit.

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ayer Leverkusen's 1-1 draw with West Ham United, meanwhile, took the newly crowned German champions into the last four.

In Klopp's last season as Liverpool boss, the Reds were hoping to give him a memorable farewell in the final in Dublin.

"It's mixed emotions. We are out, but I'm happy with the game. I loved the commitment and the desire, but it was clear we gave ourselves a massive hurdle. We wished we could have gone to Dublin, but that hasn't happened," he said.

“Disappointed that we did not go through, but not frustrated or angry or something like that. Now we can focus on the league and that’s what we will do.”