Atalanta take on the visitors Liverpool in the second leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. First leg result: 3-0. The match will be played on Thursday, April 18th at Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo).
Atalanta can only achieve success in the Europa League. The Bergamo team is still competing in the Italian Cup and has reached the semifinals. But the first leg has already been played, and they lost 0-1 to Fiorentina in Florence - at least they need to make a comeback at home, and then win the decisive match, most likely against Juventus. Meanwhile, in Serie A, they once again fail to return to the top four - there are few rounds left, and the fourth position has quite a few points. It is unlikely that they will be able to catch up with Bologna and the revitalized Roma under De Rossi in the remaining time. So, the Europa League remains their only option. Returning to international tournaments after a year's break (though not to the Champions League, as we are used to), the Italians won their group, including against Lisbon's Sporting. Then in March, they managed to eliminate them from the tournament after again playing against the Portuguese lions. In England, they shocked everyone by defeating the home team 3-0. Now they just need to avoid a big loss at home.
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Liverpool looked disappointing last season, finishing without trophies and only in 5th place. Now, however, Klopp, who will leave his post in the summer, has definitely secured a title, winning the League Cup. However, Manchester United managed to trip up their old rival after that, and more than once. First, the Red Devils were a bit luckier in the cup - Diallo's goal in the 120+ minute settled it all. And then in April, in the Premier League, after a poor first half at home, the Mancunians even took the lead, but ended up with a 2-2 draw. This cost them sole leadership in the table. But it's clear that Jurgen won't give up, and the dispute with Manchester City and Arsenal will last until the last round. This will be the priority, while in the Europa League, they will achieve what they can with an experimental squad. However, that's how they played in 2023, confidently finishing first in the group and thrashing the Prague Sparta twice in the round of 16. However, they lost 0-3 to the Italians at Anfield. And then they failed to score and lost in the Premier League to Crystal Palace - if not a crisis, then a decline is evident.
In 2020, the sides already played each other in the group stage of the Champions League. Then the Reds defeated their opponents 5-0 in Bergamo, but a few weeks later they lost at home. Nevertheless, the odds are still favorable to the visitors from England. But they are unlikely to recover from a series of blows - let's bet on the victory of the hosts in Bergamo with a handicap of +1.0 goals
Prediction for the match: Atalanta to win with +1.0 handicap.
