PARIS: Liverpool will play Italian outfit Atalanta in the quarterfinals of this season’s Europa League after the groups have been paired collectively in at this time’s draw, which left open the opportunity of the Anfield facet assembly Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the ultimate.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who’re nonetheless in competition to win a quadruple this season, will entertain Atalanta at Anfield on April 11 and go to Italy every week later for the return.
The Reds hammered Sparta Prague 11-2 on mixture in the final 16 and can be favourites to beat Atalanta, who presently lie sixth in Serie A.
The golf equipment met in the group stage of the Champions League in 2020/21, with Liverpool successful 5-0 away in Bergamo and Atalanta successful 2-0 at Anfield.
Leverkusen are having fun with a outstanding season beneath former Liverpool midfielder Alonso, who is likely one of the main contenders to exchange Klopp as supervisor at Anfield when the German steps down on the finish of the marketing campaign.
Winners of the Uefa Cup, the Europa League’s predecessor, in 1988, Leverkusen haven’t misplaced a match all season and are presently 10 factors clear on the high of the Bundesliga with 9 matches left.
Their unbeaten file very practically ended yesterday, after they trailed 2-1 in harm time at house to Qarabag earlier than a surprising comeback to win 3-2 in opposition to the facet from Azerbaijan.
That allowed them to win their final 16 tie 5-4 on mixture.
Leverkusen will face West Ham United – final season’s Europa Conference League winners – in the quarterfinals, with the English facet having crushed one other German membership in Freiburg in the final spherical.
The winners of that tie will advance to a semifinal in opposition to both AC Milan or Roma, who will face off in an all-Italian last-eight tie.
The different quarterfinal brings collectively two former European champions, with Marseille taking up Benfica.
Whoever wins that match-up will play both Liverpool or Atalanta in the final 4.
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This season’s Europa League ultimate can be performed in Dublin on May 22.
