Out to earn a healthy first-leg advantage in their Europa League quarter-final, Liverpool welcome Italian powerhouses Atalanta BC to Anfield on Thursday evening.
The Reds obliterated Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate in the last 16, while Gian Piero Gasperini's men eked out a 3-2 success over Sporting Lisbon over two legs, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
LIVERPOOL vs. ATALANTA BC
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LIVERPOOL
Out: Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Alisson Becker (thigh), Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee), Diogo Jota (knee), Joel Matip (knee), Ben Doak (knee), Thiago Alcantara (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
ATALANTA BC
Out: Giorgio Scalvini (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Musso; Toloi, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Lookman, Scamacca
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Ben Knapton
