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One of the biggest shocks of the Europa League campaign so far came last week when Atalanta stunned Liverpool with a 3-0 away victory at Anfield.
The Italian side were fantastic and fully deserved the win, but the Reds will be eager for revenge in the second leg at the Gewiss Stadium on Thursday.
This is how the Atalanta and Liverpool squads are looking ahead of the game.
Atalanta Team News
Marten de Roon and Davide Zappacosta were both suspended for the weekend draw versus Verona so Gian Piero Gasperini will welcome them back into the starting XI against Liverpool.
Sead Kolasinac returned to the bench from injury at the weekend following an abductor problem, but he will likely not start this one.
Giorgio Scalvini remains a key absentee due to a hamstring issue.
Gianluca Scamacca put Liverpool to the sword with two goals last week and will be their main attacking threat again on Thursday.
Liverpool Team News
Conor Bradley was force off in the loss against Crystal Palace due to injury, but thankfully for Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold came back from injury to replace him so he should be fine to start.
Ben Doak, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are all definitely out due to injury.
Mohamed Salah was rested from the starting XI in the first leg, but was brought on at half-time as Liverpool went into the break 1-0 down. It is likely he play start this one.
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso; De Roon, Djimsiti, Hien; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, De Ketelaere.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
For all of the analysis of Atalanta vs Liverpool as it happens live, check out our Preview and Live Update page for the game.
FAQ
What time does the match start? The match kicks off at 8 PM UK time on April 18, 2024.
Where is the match being played? It is being played at Gewiss Stadium.
What was the result of the first leg? Atalanta won 3-0 at Anfield.
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Author : [email protected] (Martin Macdonald)
Publish date : 2024-04-18 07:30:00
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