Atalanta look to Gianluca Scamacca and Teun Koopmeiners for the Europa League quarter-final trip to Liverpool, but have problems in defence.

It kicks off at Anfield at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, MilanRoma and Viktoria Plzen-Fiorentina on the LIVEBLOG.

These sides already met in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage, Liverpool winning 5-0 in Bergamo and losing 2-0 at home, but that was in empty stadiums due to the pandemic.

La Dea’s other visit to England was a 5-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park in November 2017.

Giorgio Scalvini is out with a hamstring strain, while Charles De Ketelaere is not fully fit after a muscular issue, but starts anyway.

Sead Kolasinac was tipped to start, but he too was diagnosed with a left adductor issue this evening and needs tests when returning to Bergamo, so with Jose Luis Palomino off the UEFA list, options are limited.

It seems likely that Marten de Roon will have to drop into the back three, which he has done several times before in emergencies.

Scamacca is therefore supported by Teun Koopmeiners and Mario Pasalic, leaving Ademola Lookman and Aleksei Miranchuk on the bench.

Gian Piero Gasperini sticks with Juan Musso in goal for the Europa League, whereas Marco Carnesecchi is first choice goalkeeper for Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Liverpool are missing Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota and ex-Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker only returned to training this week.

Mohamed Salah is on the bench with Luis Diaz, as Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez start upfront.

Jurgen Klopp’s side lost only one of their 25 Europa League home matches, but that was against another Italian side, 3-2 to Udinese in October 2012.

Liverpool: Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Jones, Mac Allister, Elliott; Nunez, Gakpo

Liverpool bench: Adrian, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jota, Robertson, Gravenberch, Clark, Bajcetic, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Bradley

Atalanta: Musso; De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca

Atalanta bench: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Toloi, Holm, Toure, Lookman, Bakker, Adopo, Hateboer, Bonfanti, Miranchuk

Ref: Umut Meler (TUR)

11-04-2024 20:00
1/4 Final

Player statistic

1st half
    25' Yellow card Isak Hien
    38' Goal Gianluca Scamacca
(Assist: Davide Zappacosta)
2nd half
    60' Goal Gianluca Scamacca
(Assist: Charles De Ketelaere)
    77' Yellow card Matteo Ruggeri
    83' Goal Mario Pasalic

Match statistic

70
Possession %
30
19
Total shots
11
5
Shots on target
7
11
Shots off target
2
3
Blocked shots
2
4
Corners
2
5
Offsides
4
7
Fouls
16
LIV
ATT

Starting lineups

62
Goalkeeper
5
Defender
2
Defender
21
46'
4
Defender
10
Midfielder
17
Midfielder
46'
3
Midfielder
76'
18
Attacker
9
Attacker
60'
19
Attacker
46'
1
Goalkeeper
19
Defender
77
4
Defender
22
Defender
13
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
15
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
17
89'
90

Substitutes

13
Goalkeeper
38
Midfielder
84
Defender
43
Defender
78
Defender
42
Midfielder
26
Defender
46'
11
Attacker
46'
8
46'
7
Attacker
60'
20
Attacker
76'
31
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
2
Defender
29
Goalkeeper
11
Attacker
20
Defender
25
Midfielder
10
Attacker
3
Defender
43
59
Midfielder
89'

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