Liverpool vs Atalanta Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Quarter-Final

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THE FACTS

When is Liverpool vs Atalanta on and what time does it start? Liverpool vs Atalanta will take place on Thursday 11^th April, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)

Where can I get tickets for Liverpool vs Atalanta? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information

What channel is Liverpool vs Atalanta on in the UK? Liverpool vs Atalanta will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK

Where can I stream Liverpool vs Atalanta in the UK? Liverpool vs Atalanta can be streamed live on discovery+

THE KEY STATS

• The only previous meetings between Liverpool and Atalanta came in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League group stage. Liverpool won 5-0 away from home in the first encounter and Atalanta gained revenge a week later, winning 2-0 at Anfield.
• This is Liverpool’s eighth UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final appearance – more than any other English club (Tottenham are next with seven). They have won five of their previous seven quarter-finals.
• Overall, this is Liverpool’s 27th UEFA competition quarter-final. They have won eight of their last ten UEFA competition quarter-final ties.
• Liverpool have won their home leg in five of their previous seven UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final ties (L2). Including both in the Europa League era (4-1 vs Benfica 2009/10 and 4-3 vs Dortmund 2015/16).
• Liverpool have won the first leg in only one of their previous seven UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final ties (D4 L2). The only success was a 2-0 home win against Dynamo Dresden in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup – that is the only time they played the first leg at home.
• Liverpool have won their last five UEFA competition two-legged ties against Italian teams. Their last defeat over two legs against an Italian club was in the 1991/92 UEFA Cup quarter-finals against Genoa (1-2 a, 0-2 h).
• Liverpool have lost only one of their last 11 UEFA competition quarter-final matches (W7 D3).
• Including qualifying, Liverpool have lost only one of their last 33 UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup matches at home (W25 D7).
• Liverpool have won their last nine Europa League matches at home.
• Liverpool have won 12 and drawn one of their previous 13 home matches in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Europa League.
• Liverpool have scored a total of 24 goals in their last six Europa League home games (an average of four goals scored per game).
• Liverpool have only failed to score in one of their last 16 UEFA competition matches.

• Atalanta also reached the quarter-finals in last their last UEFA Europa League appearance in 2021/22. On that occasion they lost out against Leipzig (1-1 h, 0-2 a)
• This is Atalanta’s fifth UEFA competition quarter-final. Their only success in the previous four was in the 1987/88 Cup Winners’ Cup when they won 3-1 on aggregate against Sporting CP.
• Atalanta are unbeaten in their previous eight Europa League matches this season (W5 D3).
• Including qualifying, Atalanta have lost only one of their last 21 Europa League matches (W12 D8).
• Atalanta have lost the first leg in only two of their last 15 UEFA competition two-legged ties (W5 D8).
• Including qualifying, Atalanta are unbeaten in their last ten Europa League matches away from home (W6 D4).
• This is Atalanta’s first two-legged UEFA tie against English opposition. Their previous matches against English teams were all in the group stage of UEFA competitions.
• Atalanta have won both of their previous two UEFA competition matches in the city of Liverpool. W 5-1 vs Everton (2017/18 UEL GS) and W 2-0 vs Liverpool (2020/21 UCL GS).

THE PREDICTION

Jurgen Klopp has been majorly boosted this week after the returning to training of four key absentees Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Stefan Bajcetic and Diogo Jota. The Reds are still fighting to add two more trophies to their cabinet this season and have got some much-needed depth now. Atalanta have been magnificent in the calendar year of 2024 but Gian Piero Gasperini’s side come into this one on the back of losing the first-leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final against Fiorentina before then losing to Cagliari in Serie A. Liverpool should win this first-leg, especially at Anfield.

TIP: LIVERPOOL TO WIN