Football commentary Liverpool vs Atalanta (2:00, April 12). Predict the score and expected lineup for Liverpool vs Atalanta in the quarterfinals of the C2 Cup.
Football commentary Liverpool vs Atalanta
90 minute ratio: 0 : 1 1/2
Total goals; 4
Drawing 2-2 with MU in round 32 of Premier Lague, Liverpool once again lost the top spot to Arsenal. At this time, The Kop has the same 71 points as the London Gunners, but is inferior in difference to lose the right to self-determination. This draw also makes the three-horse race to the Premier League championship more fierce than ever when Man City ranked 3rd and is only 1 point behind the 2 teams above, Arsenal and Liverpook, with only 1 point left in the tournament. 5 more rounds.
Returning to the 2-2 draw at MU’s field with a scenario almost similar to Liverpool’s 3-4 defeat to the opponent in the FA Cup quarterfinals more than 2 weeks ago, when The Kop dominated the match, creating There are many dangerous opportunities, but there can be no victory because of individual mistakes. Bruno Fernandez’s 1-1 equalizer came from Quansah’s wrong pass, and it is worth mentioning that it was MU’s first shot during the first 50 minutes. That shows that coach Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool still has many problems in defense, and in this decisive period, such mistakes can be costly.
In the middle of this week, Liverpool will enter the Europa League quarter-final first leg match against Italy’s Atalanta. In terms of class and force, Liverpool surpasses its opponents. But Atalanta is also an annoying team, this season they have won 2 matches against AC Milan, won against Napoli, Lazio, and drew against Juventus. If Liverpool players do not play at their best, and make elementary mistakes in defense, they may have to pay the price.
Besides, after winning the English League Cup, both the Premier League and the Europa League are two fronts where Liverpool must work hard to hope to win the treble. That is also a difficult problem for coach Klopp before bid farewell to the team at the end of the season.
* Liverpool vs Atalanta forces and lineup :
About force. Liverpool still has 7 injured players. With the mistake in the match against MU, Quansah may lose his position to Konate. In midfield, Endo will return with Szoboszlai and Mac Allister
On Atalanta’s side, they will be without defender Giorgio Scalvini due to injury. In attack, the trio of Scamacca, Lookman and Koopmeiners are likely to continue to play
Expected lineup Liverpool vs Atalanta
– Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez; Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
– Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Toloi, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Ederson, De Roon, Hateboer; Koopmeiners, Lookman; Scamacca.
* Head-to-head and performance of Liverpool vs Atalanta :
In history, Liverpool and Atalanta have met each other twice, in the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League group stage, when Liverpool won 5-0 on the opponent’s field in the first leg, but Atalanta won 2-0 in the second leg. . In terms of performance, Liverpool is better with 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in the last 5 matches, while Atalanta has 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw, in which 2 recent matches they have failed.
– Liverpool vs Atalanta head-to-head :
– Liverpool form:
– Atalanta form
* Match odds: Liverpool 0 : 1 1/2 Atalanta
Besides home field advantage, Liverpool is superior to Atalanta in terms of form, strength and playing class. On the other side of the field, Italian football representatives will certainly choose a strict counter-attacking style in the hope of playing the return leg at home.
* Total goals: 4
Liverpool’s last 5 matches had 4 matches with more than 4 goals. With a liberal attacking style of play, The Kop is likely to continue to bring a match with many goals. Atalanta plays defensively, but if the home team’s defense continues to show mistakes like in the last match against Man United, goals could come from both sides.
* Predicted result: Liverpool 3-1 Atalanta
