Diogo Jota has been rewarded for his fantastic kind with a beginning spot in Liverpool’s Champions League conflict at Atalanta on Tuesday night time, LIVE on talkSPORT.
The ahead, who’s scored three targets within the Reds’ final three matches, muscle tissues his manner into the entrance three alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. Roberto Firmino drops to the bench.
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In the meantime, Rhys Williams makes his full Champions League debut as he companions Joe Gomez at centre-back. Williams has featured in each of Liverpool’s group matches however began instead towards Ajax and Midtjylland.
The 19-year-old has been given the nod by Jurgen Klopp regardless of the actual fact Joel Matip has returned to the squad following an damage. Stand-in defender Fabinho continues to be out whereas Virgil van Dijk is a long-term absentee.
In the meantime, star of the win over West Ham on the weekend Nat Phillips isn’t in Liverpool‘s European squad.
There’s additionally a beginning spot for Curtis Jones, who performs in midfield alongside Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Under you’ll be able to see how each side line-up.
Atalanta: Sportiello, Toloi, Djimsiti, Palomino, Hateboer, Pasalic, Freuler, Mojica, Gomez, Muriel, Zapata
Subs: Lammers, Romero, Malinovskiy, Depaoli, Rossi, Pessina, Ruggeri, Scalvini, Al Miranchuk, Ilicic, Traore, Gollini
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Rhys Williams, Gomez, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Jota, Mane
Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Milner, Keita, Origi, Firmino, Minamino, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Matip, Cain, Neco Williams
Six-time European champions Liverpool are in a great place to achieve the last-16 this season having amassed a most six factors from their group matches.
However they’ll be conscious of their Italian opponents, who did higher than them in final season’s Champions League. Atalanta made it to the quarter-finals, whereas Liverpool misplaced within the last-16.
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