Europa League, quarter-final first leg: time and where to watch Milan-Roma and Liverpool-Atalanta on TV

Milan, 10 April 2024 – Not just there Champions League, but the second continental competition is also ready to put on a show with the first leg quarter-finals. The ballot box was not kind to the three Italians in the running: for theAtalanta There is the Liverpool, the last of the Klopp era and who is also in the running for the Premier League title; while it will be the Italian derby between Milan e Rome. Without a doubt, the other four teams would have represented less of an obstacle, but the other pairings will be: Benfica-Olympique Marseille and Leverkusen-West Ham. The Portuguese overcame Rangers in the round of 4, while the French advanced thanks to a clear 0-3 win in the first leg against Villarreal who tried in vain to recover in Spain (finished 1-3, aggregate 5-XNUMX). In the other clash, all the pressure is on Xabi Alonso's team who, although very close to the Bundesliga title, struggled quite a bit against Qarabag in the previous round, winning only at the last second. West Ham, who will play with less pressure, is not willing to be a sacrificial victim and will want to accomplish what is a real feat this year: beating Bayer.

Goddess you have to be perfect at Anfield

The opponent is one of the worst, in fact he is probably the worst. The team of Gian Piero Gasperini is called to the coup against the Liverpool, an opponent who leads the Premier League with Arsenal and already has a Carabao Cup in their cupboard. Even though the Champions League race is still very open in the league and every bit of energy is fundamental in the final rush, Gasp is ready to send out all the players very titular: from koopmeiners in midfield with de Roon ed Ederson, up to the duo Lookman-Scamacca in front of. The only doubt is on the right: at the moment Zappa costa, more experienced with these scenarios, is in advantage about Emil Holm. Juan is in goal Musso, cup goalkeeper. On the other side Klopp it's no different, no turnover and inside Salah, nunez e Diaz in front, while Joe can be seen behind Gomez who will be paired with Virgil. Always between the posts out Alisson and therefore room for Kelleher. This is the fifth time that Atalanta has reached the quarter-finals of a European competition and the desire, although the opponent is difficult, is to reverse the trend given that on the last two occasions they were eliminated ('19/'20 from PSG in the Champions League and '21/'22 from Leipzig in the Europa League). The appointment is for Thursday 11 April at 21. Below are the likely formations.

Liverpool (4-3-3): Kelleher; Bradley, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Diaz

Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Ederson, de Roon, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Lookman, Scamacca

Pioli against De Rossi Europe version, everything is ready for game 1

Two teams who know each other, two teams who arrive at the match on the strength of an important success in the championship: the Rome beat Lazio in the derby, the Milan Lecce dominated, keeping second place firmly in place and the advantage over third-placed Juventus. Now, however, we need to reset everything and return our minds to Europe, where things are inevitably becoming more complicated. Roma battered Brighton by winning 4-0 in the first leg and losing, painlessly, 1-0 in England. On the other hand the Milan, after the "relegation" from the Champions League, has surpassed the Slavia Prague suffering even more than expected from a defensive point of view, so this is an aspect to keep in mind in view of the match against the Giallorossi. Side formations, very titular on both sides. Pioli ready to choose Thiaw in defense with Gabbia given the disqualification di Tumor, while in front the usual trio: Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao behind Giroud. On the other side Dybala is there from the first minute, with El Sha and Lukaku, untouchable Pellegrini in midfield and behind a four-man line with Celik, Mancini, Llorente and Spinazzola. The appointment is for Thursday 11 April at 21. Below are the likely formations.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud

Rome (4-3-3): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Llorente, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy.

All Thursday's matches

All matches will be played on Thursday 11 April Contemporary at 21.

Liverpool-Atalanta

Benfica-Olympique Marseille

Milan-Roma

Leverkusen-West Ham

Where to watch the Europa League on TV

All matches ofEuropa League 2023/2024 can be followed both on Sky Sport (Sky Sport 252, Sky Sport Uno or Sky Sport 4K), but also via live streaming on Dazn, Now Tv and Sky Go. Furthermore, the match of Milan e Rome will also be available in clear su Rai 1, given that the rights to the Italians' matches in European cups have been acquired until the end of the season.