The evening before Atalanta-Liverpool in the Champions League, the coach of la dea Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to the media. His counterpart Jurgen Klopp praised the Italian coach and Gasperini responded to the comments: "It's a huge compliment. He is a reference for any coach, for his accomplishments over the years. He gives another intriugue to this match, that's no doubt. We are motivated by prestige to play against them. The only regret is that there will be no fans here."
"I believe for us the two matches with Liverpool are fundamental. We will face off with the best team in the group. It is important to gain results in these matches to give us a small advantage over Ajax. It is a chance for us to measure ourselves against the best to learn if we can be competitive. In football the strongest team doesn't always win, if you are weaker you can earn a result. This is what we hope to do. De Roon and Gosens will be out. Palomino, Romero and Hateboer are a bit sore but they don't have muscle strains, so they have a chance to recover. Djimsiti and Toloi have recovered already."
