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: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, Miranchuk

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

Liverpool bench: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, Danns, Quansah

Ref: Letexier (FRA)

Player statistic

1st half
    7' Penalty Mohamed Salah
Isak Hien Yellow card 43'    
    43' Yellow card Luis Díaz
2nd half
Teun Koopmeiners Yellow card 77'    
Davide Zappacosta Yellow card 90+1'    

Match statistic

30
Possession %
70
8
Total shots
10
2
Shots on target
5
4
Shots off target
3
2
Blocked shots
2
2
Corners
1
5
Offsides
1
14
Fouls
10
Atalanta
Liverpool

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
19
Defender
77
4
Defender
22
Defender
23
Defender
59
Midfielder
79'
13
Midfielder
75'
15
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
90
75'
1
Goalkeeper
26
Defender
79'
5
Defender
66
72'
4
Defender
10
Midfielder
17
Midfielder
18
Attacker
8
67'
7
Attacker
66'
11
Attacker
66'

Substitutes

31
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
2
Defender
29
Goalkeeper
20
Defender
25
Midfielder
10
Attacker
3
Defender
43
8
Midfielder
75'
17
75'
11
Attacker
79'
13
Goalkeeper
62
Goalkeeper
21
38
Midfielder
3
Midfielder
78
Defender
42
Midfielder
20
Attacker
66'
9
Attacker
66'
19
Attacker
67'
2
Defender
72'
76
Attacker
79'

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