Atalanta need a victory to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid and Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to start both Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata tomorrow.

The coach insisted La Dea won't change their playing style against the Merengues, while Matteo Pessina said the match is the most important in the club's history.

Atalanta need a victory to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid and Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to start both Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata tomorrow.

The coach insisted La Dea won't change their playing style against the Merengues, while Matteo Pessina said the match is the most important in the club's history.

The Italian midfielder will start in the middle of the park with Marten De Roon and Mario Pasalic.

Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel will get a starting spot upfront with Josip Ilicic on the bench.

Only Hans Hateboer, Bosko Sutalo and Remo Freuler are not eligible to play. The German midfielder was shown a straight red card in the reverse fixture amid controversy.

Gasperini urged the team not to think about that game, adding La Dea are even more motivated now.

They need a win to qualify for the next stage of the competition after facing a 1-0 defeat in Bergamo three weeks ago.

Real Madrid are without the suspended Casemiro and the injured Eden Hazard, Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and Mariano Diaz.

Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos sat out the first leg but are now back to action and will start against Atalanta.

Probable line-ups:

Atalanta: Sportiello; Toloi, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle, De Roon, Pessina, Gosens; Pasalic; Muriel, Zapata.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Ramos, Varane, Mendy; Kroos, Modric, Valverde; Vinicius, Benzema, Asensio. 

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