{"id":298894,"date":"2023-12-01T01:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=298894"},"modified":"2023-12-01T01:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:24:55","slug":"klopp-savours-two-top-results-as-reds-reach-europa-league-knockouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/klopp-savours-two-top-results-as-reds-reach-europa-league-knockouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp savours &apos;two top results&apos; as Reds reach Europa League knockouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jurgen Klopp savours &#8216;two top results&#8217; as Liverpool qualify for the Europa League last-16 with a 4-0 win over LASK, while Toulouse and Union Saint-Gilloise play out a goalless draw that guarantees the Reds&#8217; first place in the group<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side cruised into last-16 of the UEFA Europa League with a win\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cody Gakpo took the plaudits with brace, as Luis Diaz and Mo Salah also scored<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United in a mess &#8211; they have a collapse in them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp declared himself satisfied with the 4-0 victory over LASK which secured top spot in their Europa League group with a match to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Two goals from Cody Gakpo and one apiece from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, his 199th for the club, saw them coast past the Austrians at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Toulouse&#8217;s draw with Union Saint-Gilloise meant Klopp&#8217;s side cannot be caught at the top and crucially that means avoiding the play-off round when the competition restarts in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Two top results for us tonight in the group,&#8217; said Klopp. &#8216;It was clear, with the defeat at Toulouse (last time out) we made it a bit more tricky but because of our result and their result we are now top of the table and that will not change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s good, very important in the busy schedule we have from now on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/00\/78449279-0-image-a-3_1701391313887.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp saw his side claim top spot in the group and earn a place in the Round of 16<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/00\/78441909-0-Cody_Gakpo_middle_and_Mohamed_Salah_right_both_got_on_the_scores-a-4_1701391370090.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cody Gakpo (middle) and Mohamed Salah (right) both got on the scoresheet on Thursday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/00\/78449327-0-image-a-5_1701391404038.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Caoimhin Kelleher was forced into action on numerous occasions on Thursday night<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A lot of positives in the game, a lot of good football. The thing I didn&#8217;t like too much, and told the boys at half-time, (was) this game should have been put to bed already at half-time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You cannot play better, you cannot set it up better, (but) you can finish it better obviously &#8211; but we didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Caoimhin (Kelleher) worked for his clean sheet, which he desperately wanted, and that&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We scored a fourth goal in the last minute or whatever, so result top, performance really good (and) nobody got injured. All good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are favourites for the Europa League but having put themselves firmly in the title race the demands on Klopp&#8217;s side are likely to be significant when the competition resumes.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Reds boss refused to relegate Europe to a second-tier ambition. &#8216;Unfortunately, my career is not like this where I can choose, to be honest,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have to take what I get. When we play the competition it&#8217;s the most important competition on the planet. Easy as that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/00\/78449417-0-image-a-6_1701391603664.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Reds resume their Premier League campaign against Fulham at Anfield on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But now we play Premier League on Sunday (at home to Fulham) and so that is then the most important competition, definitely. We want to go as far as somehow possible (in the Europa League).&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Gakpo said the squad were determined to compete in all competitions they were in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to keep going because we have big goals for the season. That&#8217;s it,&#8217; he told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We just have to keep going and win as much as possible. We have a lot of quality in the group and I think with this quality we can win a lot of games.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12812399\/Jurgen-Klopp-savours-two-results-Liverpool-qualify-Europa-League-16-4-0-win-LASK-Toulouse-Union-Saint-Gilloise-play-goalless-draw-guarantees-Reds-place-group.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp savours &#8216;two top results&#8217; as Liverpool qualify for the Europa League last-16 with a 4-0 win over LASK, while Toulouse and Union Saint-Gilloise play out a goalless draw that guarantees the Reds&#8217; 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