Europa League line-ups: Atalanta vs. Liverpool

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·18 April 2024

Europa League line-ups: Atalanta vs. Liverpool

Atalanta know even a 3-0 first leg lead isn’t enough to be safe against Liverpool in the Europa League quarter-final, as Gianluca Scamacca faces an all-attack Liverpool.

It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

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The first leg was a legendary performance from La Dea, winning 3-0 at Anfield with a Scamacca brace and Mario Pasalic completing the rout.

However, Liverpool famously came back from 3-0 in six minutes in the Champions League Final against Milan, while on Monday Atalanta fumbled a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Verona in four minutes.

Giorgio Scalvini is still out injured, with Juan Musso again picked for the Europa League ahead of Marco Carnesecchi, but Sead Kolasinac returns to the starting XI.

With that 3-0 advantage, Gian Piero Gasperini picks Aleksei Miranchuk and Teun Koopmeiners, leaving Charles De Ketelaere on the bench.

Liverpool have had a rough week, following the first leg with a 1-0 Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace that may well have ruined their title hopes.

Alisson Becker and Trent Alexander-Arnold both returned at the weekend, but Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Conor Bradle and Ben Doak have not made the trip.

Jurgen Klopp has no choice but to go all-out attack with Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz together.

While it is true that Atalanta won both trips to Anfield, Liverpool’s only away fixture with Bergamo ended 5-0.

Atalanta bench: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Toloi, Holm, Pasalic, Toure, Lookman, De Ketelaere, Bakker, Adopo, Hateboer, Bonfanti

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Luis Diaz