Liverpool were drawn to play Italian club Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals in April
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi says Friday's Europa League quarter-final draw "wasn't a fortunate" one for his club, though still welcomes the opportunity to face Liverpool over two legs next month.
READ MORE: Diogo Jota reveals one thing he’ll do upon Liverpool return - and it’s not what you’d expect"It wasn't a fortunate draw, but at the same time, we are pleased to play against the strongest teams," be initially told Calcio Mercato. "For Bergamo, it will be something extraordinary to host Liverpool, which represents one of the greatest clubs in the world."
"Covid prevented our fans from seeing some really top players, but now they can!" The atmosphere created by our fans will surely be spectacular," he added with a bit more fight than his opening comment. The winner of this tie will play either one of Benfica or Marseille in the semi-finals. If fate then pans out in such a way, there remains the opportunity for the Reds to meet a Bayer Leverkusen side so-far unbeaten this campaign and managed by potential Klopp successor Xabi Alonso in the final.
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