Liverpool vs Atalanta: Europa League prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h, odds today
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The Europa League quarter-finals kick off tonight with Liverpool and Atalanta facing off at Anfield.
A disappointing Premier League draw at Manchester United has slightly derailed the Reds’ quest to win a treble in Jurgen Klopp’s final season but they remain the favourites in this competition.
Having smashed Sparta Prague in the last round, Liverpool face a tougher test on Thursday against an Atalanta side looking to breach the last eight of a European tournament for the first time since 1988.
However, the Bergamo outfit were beaten by relegation-threatened Cagliari on the weekend after a Coppa Italia loss at Feyenoord
Gian Piero Gasperini faces one of his most difficult tasks in turning La Dea around for a first-leg trip to one of the globe’s most intimidating football fortresses.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Liverpool vs Atalanta is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off today, Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Liverpool vs Atalanta team news
The Reds are unlikely to include their injured troop consisting of Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker in time for the first leg, though all three have returned to training.
Ibrahima Konate is primed to enter the defence with Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott also options to start having been benched at Old Trafford.
Talented young defender Giorgio Scalvini will miss out for Atalanta due to a muscle injury.
Former Everton forward Ademola Lookman could continue up front alongside Gianluca Scamacca.
Liverpool vs Atalanta prediction
The Italians head to Merseyside at a bad time but much will depend on whether Liverpool click back into gear after a wasteful display last time out.
Liverpool to win, 3-1.