Liverpool face Atalanta in Europa League quarters

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates after their win over Chelsea in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 February 2024. (Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

Liverpool will play Italian outfit Atalanta in the quarter-finals of this season's Europa League after the teams were paired together in Friday's draw, which left open the possibility of the Anfield side meeting Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen in the final.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, who are still in contention to win a quadruple this season, will entertain Atalanta at Anfield on 11 April and go to Italy a week later for the return.

The Reds hammered Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate in the last 16 and will be favourites to beat Atalanta, who currently lie sixth in Serie A.

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