Liverpool, for the epic in Bergamo
The Europa League will define its semifinalists today. One of them could be Atalanta or Liverpool in case they come back from 3-0 down at Anfield. Klopp’s team suffered one of their worst defeats at home eight days ago and were practically eliminated from European competition, however, tonight could mark another path.
Those led by Gian Piero Gasperini are not confident with what they achieved in the first leg and that is why for today they will put the best they have on the team on the field. Once again names like Juan Musso, Mario Pasalic, Teun Koopmeiners, and Gianluca Scamacca appear on the roster.
Those from Anfield have just lost to Crystal Palace in the Premier League duel the previous weekend, with which they finished third in the tournament, two points behind the new leader called Manchester City. For its part, Atalanta tied against Monza 2-2 in Serie A and is sixth in the tournament with 51 points in Conference League positions.
“It is truly extraordinary and we know what Atalanta is about. Gasperini is doing an incredible job there for years and years and it is difficult to play against Italian teams. It always was: tactically they are super disciplined and super dangerous in many areas, so we have to give our best to advance to the next round,” Klopp said about this duel in Italy.
