Liverpool will be hoping for a repeat of their preceding day trip to Atalanta when they kick off in their Europa League quarter-final.
The Reds have been overwhelmed 3-0 with the aid of the Serie A membership in the first leg ultimate week at Anfield. Gianluca Scamacca scored a brace with Mario Pasalic additionally finding the again of the net for traffic on a disappointing night time for Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp and Co. will nonetheless have the belief they can turn round the tie with a significantly improved result and overall performance in Italy. The Reds travel to the Gewiss Stadium on Thursday night time for the 2nd leg, searching to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a European competition for the first time due to the fact that the well-known Champions League semi-final in opposition to Barcelona in 2019.
Liverpool have solely ever played one fit away at Atalanta in their history, and the equal result this time round would see the Reds progress to the semi-final of the Europa League. The closing time Liverpool travelled to the Gewiss Stadium used to be in November 2020 in the course of the Champions League team stage.In that game, Liverpool claimed a 5-0 win in Italy to simply impenetrable the three points. The sport used to be performed with no fans in the stadium due to the COVID-19 restrictions on fans attending football fits throughout Europe.
Diogo Jota scored his first hat-trick for Liverpool in the game, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane additionally on the score sheet in Italy. The Reds do no longer have Mane in their squad anymore, however Salah and Jota will both be decided to be on the rating sheet in Bergamo once again.
Jota has only lately returned to the matchday squad for Liverpool after spending two months on the sidelines with a knee injury. He made his return from the bench towards Atalanta in the first leg closing week and will be hoping to be handed a begin for the return leg in Italy on Thursday night time
