- The Atalanta vs Liverpool clash will kick off at 10 PM.
- Atalanta have a healthy 3-0 advantage from the first leg.
- The match will be played at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
After a proper whipping at Anfield, Liverpool travel to face Atalanta in an almost impossible mission for the return leg of their Europa League quarterfinal tie on Thursday, April 18.
In the first leg, Atalanta completely dominated Liverpool and hammered them 0-3 in front of their home fans with Gianluca Scamacca’s brace and Mario Pasalic’s finish sending Gian Piero Gasperini’s men into pandemonium.
However, motivated by the famous tagline, ‘Never Walk Alone’ Jurgen Klopp’s side is looking to overturn a three-goal deficit away from home in the Europa League and make history as the first team to achieve that feat.
They travel for the match on the back of a weekend defeat where they surrendered the Premier League lead to Manchester City following a shocking 0-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze’s strike condemned the Reds to their first top-flight home loss in nearly 18 months.
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The Red are also well aware that they have only won two of their last five Premier League games.
On the other hand, Atalanta were unable to carry last Thursday’s momentum forward to the weekend’s Serie A battle with Hellas Verona- letting a 2-0 lead slip in a 2-2 home draw.
The shocking thrashing of Liverpool at Anfield was La Dea’s third win from their last 11 contests across all competitions.
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What time does Atalanta vs Liverpool start?
The return leg will be played on Thursday, April 18 from 10 PM. The Stadio di Bergamo in Bergamo will host the much anticipated Europa League tie.
Atalanta vs Liverpool Team News
Former Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac is a doubt for the clash at Stadio di Bergamo after picking up an adductor problem. Atalanta is hopeful that Kolasinac will make it to the matchday squad after being included in the weekend lineup.
He adds to Giorgio Scalvini who is also expected to sit out Thursday’s second leg due to a hamstring issue.
Marten de Roon missed out on account of a yellow-card suspension, but the experienced Dutchman is now back at Gasperini’s disposal. Davide Zappacosta is back from a Serie A ban too and should start on the right.
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The Reds on the other hand have their own injury issues. Ben Doak (knee), Joel Matip (knee) and Thiago Alcantara (muscle) remain out.
Allison Becker and Diogo Jota are expected to make their full returns to bolster Klopp’s side. However, Liverpool will likely have to make do without young right-back Conor Bradley, who overstretched his foot in the loss to Palace and had to be helped off the field by medics.
Trent Alexander Arnold is expected to make a full return on Klopp’s side on the righthand side of the defensive unit.
Possible Starting Lineups
Atalanta: Musso; De Roon, Djimsiti, Hien; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, De Ketelaere
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Elliott; Salah, Jota, Diaz
Atalanta vs Liverpool head-to-head
Atalanta: 2
Draws: 0
Liverpool: 1
Liverpool’s only previous visit to Atalanta in the 2020-21 Champions League ended in an emphatic 5-0 success.
Atalanta vs Liverpool current form
Atalanta: WDWDWW
Liverpool: LWLWWL
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Atalanta vs Liverpool prediction
Liverpool will be looking to break Europa League history when the travel to Atalanta. Klopp’s men will be more than determined to turn around the three-goal deficit and return to winning ways.
However, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men are ready to prove that the emphatic win at Anfield was not just their lucky day in office.
With all teams looking to proceed to the next Europa League round, it promises to be a mouthwatering clash at Stadio di Bergamo in Bergamo on Thursday, April 18.
The team that will get through will face one of Benfica or Marseille.
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