Liverpool journey to Bergamo on Thursday evening hoping to overturn their three- deficit to Atalanta in their Europa League quarter-ultimate tie and if they do it, it will go down as just one of the ideal achievements in Jurgen Klopp’s time at the Merseyside club.
The Reds were being hammered by the Serie A outfit very last 7 days at Anfield as the Premier League facet ended up punished for placing in one particular of their worst performances of the time.
That has still left them on the brink of remaining removed from the Europa League and despite the fact that Liverpool have a background of making European comebacks, the simple fact that the second leg is not at Anfield makes the activity 2 times as challenging.
Jurgen Klopp’s group are experiencing a difficult period of time in their year and are coming off the again of a 1- defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
That was a key blow to their Premier League title hopes and Klopp has created a few modifications from that setback.
Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces the wounded Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai will come in for Wataru Endo, and Darwin Nunez is replaced by Cody Gakpo.
Confirmed Liverpool starting off eleven
How we line up to acquire on Atalanta ?? #UEL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April eighteen, 2024
As for Atalanta, the Italian club will be dreaming of likely all the way in the Europa League following final week’s consequence at Anfield and will be confident of advancing to the semi-finals on Thursday night time given their three- lead and the 2nd leg currently being in front of their fans.
Gian Piero Gasperini is not likely to change significantly from last 7 days specified that his male-marking strategies prompted Liverpool so quite a few challenges.
Atalanta also failed to gain their very last match drawing two-2 with Hellas Verona on Monday night but various players were rested in advance of the Europa League match on Thursday.
Gasperini has produced 5 changes from that clash to confront Liverpool with Carnesecchi, Toloi, Holm, Pasalic and De Ketelaere becoming replaced by Musso, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, De Roon and Miranchuk.
Verified Atalanta starting up 11
? Scendiamo in campo così!
? How we line up to consider on Liverpool!#AtalantaLiverpool #UEL #GoAtalantaGo ??? pic.twitter.com/yAFteK6zNm
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) April eighteen, 2024
