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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 MATCH PRESS KITS Atalanta Stadium - Bergamo Tuesday 3 November 2020 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Atalanta BC Group D - Matchday 3 FC Last updated 13/08/2021 20:04CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 8 Match officials 10 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21

1 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Atalanta BC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/2019 GS Atalanta BC - City FC 1-1 Pašalić 49; Sterling 7 Agüero 34, 38 (P), Manchester City FC - Atalanta 22/10/2019 GS 5-1 Manchester Sterling 58, 64, 69; BC Malinovskyi 28 (P)

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Ramírez 71; Cristante 23/11/2017 GS Everton FC - Atalanta BC 1-5 Liverpool 12, 64, Gosens 86, Cornelius 88, 90+4 Masiello 27, Gómez 14/09/2017 GS Atalanta BC - Everton FC 3-0 Reggio Emilia 41, Cristante 44

Liverpool FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lovren 65; Mertens 27/11/2019 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 1-1 Liverpool 21 Mertens 82 (P), 17/09/2019 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 2-0 Naples Llorente 90+2

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2018 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool Salah 34 03/10/2018 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 1-0 Naples Insigne 90

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Milner 15 (og), Džeko 4-2 52, Nainggolan 86, 02/05/2018 SF AS Roma - Liverpool FC Rome agg: 6-7 90+4 (P); Mané 9, Wijnaldum 25 Salah 36, 45+1, Mané 56, Firmino 61, 69; 24/04/2018 SF Liverpool FC - AS Roma 5-2 Liverpool Džeko 81, Perotti 85 (P)

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/12/2012 GS - Liverpool FC 0-1 Udine Henderson 23

2 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

UEFA Europa League Shelvey 23, Luis Suárez 75; Di Natale 04/10/2012 GS Liverpool FC - Udinese Calcio 2-3 Liverpool 46, Coates 70 (og), Pasquale 72

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Gerrard 76, 88 (P), 04/11/2010 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 3-1 Liverpool 89; Lavezzi 28 21/10/2010 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 0-0 Naples

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Benayoun 43; 09/12/2009 GS Liverpool FC - ACF Fiorentina 1-2 Liverpool Jørgensen 63, Gilardino 90+2 29/09/2009 GS ACF Fiorentina - Liverpool FC 2-0 Florence Jovetić 28, 37

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - 0-1 11/03/2008 R16 Milan Torres 64 Liverpool FC agg: 0-3 Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale 19/02/2008 R16 2-0 Liverpool Kuyt 85, Gerrard 90 Milano

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 45, 82; 23/05/2007 F AC Milan - Liverpool FC 2-1 Kuyt 89

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maldini 1, Crespo 39, 3-3 44; Gerrard 54, 25/05/2005 F AC Milan - Liverpool FC (aet, 2-3 pens) Šmicer 56, 60 0-0 13/04/2005 QF Juventus - Liverpool FC Turin agg: 1-2 Hyypiä 10, Luis 05/04/2005 QF Liverpool FC - Juventus 2-1 Liverpool García 25; Cannavaro 63

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Litmanen 7 (P), 19/03/2002 GS2 Liverpool FC - AS Roma 2-0 Liverpool Heskey 64 05/12/2001 GS2 AS Roma - Liverpool FC 0-0 Rome

3 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/02/2001 R4 Liverpool FC - AS Roma Liverpool Guigou 69 agg: 2-1 15/02/2001 R4 AS Roma - Liverpool FC 0-2 Rome Owen 46, 72

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Rush 49; Aguilera 28, 18/03/1992 QF Liverpool FC - Genoa CFC Liverpool agg: 1-4 72 04/03/1992 QF Genoa CFC - Liverpool FC 2-0 Genoa Fiorin 39, Branco 87

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/05/1985 F Juventus - Liverpool FC 1-0 Brussels Platini 58 (P)

UEFA Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/01/1985 F Juventus - Liverpool FC 2-0 Turin Boniek 39, 78

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 30/05/1984 F AS Roma - Liverpool FC Rome Pruzzo 43; Neal 14 (aet, 2-4 pens)

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 13/10/1965 PR Liverpool FC - Juventus Liverpool Lawler 20, Strong 25 agg: 2-1 29/09/1965 PR Juventus - Liverpool FC 1-0 Turin Leoncini 81

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - 3-0 Corso 8, Joaquín 12/05/1965 SF Milan Liverpool FC agg: 4-3 Peiró 9, Facchetti 60 Hunt 4, Callaghan 34, Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale 04/05/1965 SF 3-1 Liverpool St. John 75; Mazzola Milano 10

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Atalanta BC 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 10 7 Liverpool FC 13 8 1 4 13 3 3 7 5 0 2 3 31 11 6 14 36 38

4 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Match background

The top two in Group D meet in Bergamo as Atalanta welcome six-time winners, and section leaders, Liverpool on Matchday 3. • While the English champions have kept clean sheets in winning each of their first two fixtures, at Ajax (1-0) and at home to Midtjylland (2-0), Atalanta made light work of the Danish debutants with a 4-0 away win on the opening night, but then had to come from 2-0 down to salvage a point at home to Ajax thanks to Duván Zapata's double. • This is the first game between the clubs, and only Atalanta's fifth against an English team. Form guide Atalanta • Debutants in 2019/20, this is Atalanta's second succesive UEFA Champions League appearance after they finished third in last season. • Initially it appeared as if the Bergamo club's first taste of the competition would prove brief, Atalanta losing their first three UEFA Champions League matches, against Dinamo Zagreb (0-4 a), Shakhtar (1-2 h) and Manchester City (1-5 a). However, a point at home against City on Matchday 4 (1-1) proved the catalyst for a remarkable revival, the Italian side beating Dinamo 2-0 at home and Shakhtar 3-0 away to snatch second place in the group behind City. • Even better was to follow in the round of 16, Atalanta beating 4-1 at home and 4-3 away with Josip Iličić becoming the first player to score four times in a UEFA Champions League knockout match in the latter fixture. • Atalanta looked set to continue their magical run thanks to Mario Pašalić's first-half goal in their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, but the French side struck twice in the closing moments to end their adventure. • Defeat by Paris in ended Atalanta's club record four-match winning streak in Europe. • The Italian club have lost only five of their last 25 (W12 D8). • This is Atalanta's 47th European match, and their eighth campaign in continental competition. They reached the Winners' Cup semi-finals in 1987/88 and the UEFA Cup quarter-finals three years later. • The 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 2 last season is Atalanta's sole defeat in 17 European home matches (W8 D8), since a 2-1 loss against Belgian side Mechelen in the 1987/88 European Cup Winners' Cup semi- final second leg (2-4 aggregate). Those are their only defeats in their 22 home European matches (W12 D8). • Their two games with City last season aside, Atalanta's only other fixtures against an English club came in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League group stage, when they beat Liverpool's local rivals Everton 3-0 at home and 5-1 away. Alejandro Gómez scored in the home game in Reggio Emilia and Robin Gosens was on target on Merseyside. Liverpool • Liverpool were champions of for the 19th time in 2019/20, their first league title since 1990. • The Reds are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 13th time; they have only failed to progress to the last 16 or further three times. • Jürgen Klopp's side finished top of Group E in 2019/20, recovering from losing their opening fixture 2-0 at Napoli to advance with 13 points ahead of the Italian club, who also drew 1-1 at . There were two wins against both Genk (4-1 a, 2-1 h) and Salzburg (4-3 h, 2-0 a), the latter success on Matchday 6 sealing progress. • Liverpool had won their sixth European Cup in 2018/19, but their defence of the came to a halt in the round of 16, Atlético de winning 1-0 in and, after extra time, 3-2 at Anfield. The latter result ended Liverpool's 25- match unbeaten home run in Europe (W18 D7), since a 3-0 loss to Real Madrid on 22 October 2014, and was their first aggregate defeat in 12 two-legged knockout ties. • Liverpool have won 11 of their last 17 European fixtures (D2 L4). • The Reds have also won their last three away fixtures in the UEFA Champions League group stage, having lost the previous four. • Last season's loss at Napoli made it three successive defeats in for the Reds, who have nevertheless been beaten in only four of their last ten away games against Italian clubs, winning three. • Liverpool have met Italian clubs in four European Cup finals, winning two (against Roma in 1984 and AC Milan in 2005) and losing two (against Juventus in 1985 and Milan in 2007). Links and trivia • Have played in Italy: (Fiorentina 2015, Roma 2015–17)

5 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Alisson Becker (Roma 2016–18) (Internazionale 2015) • Thiago Alcántara was born in Italy in 1991, when his father Mazinho was playing for Lecce. • Have played in England: (Middlesbrough 2016/17) (Aston Villa 2016) • Pašalić joined Chelsea in 2014 but never played for the first team, having several loan spells elsewhere before signing for Atalanta on a permanent deal in June 2020. • Have played together: Mario Pašalić & Fabinho ( 2015/16) • International team-mates: Marten de Roon, & , () Remo Freuler & Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) Latest news Atalanta • Josip Iličić made his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition on Matchday 2. • Atalanta started the new Serie A season with three consecutive wins, scoring 13 goals in defeating Torino (4-2), Lazio (4-1) and Cagliari (5-2), but lost their next two games. They were beaten 4-1 at Napoli on 17 October and went down 3-1 at home to Sampdoria a week later before Saturday's 2-1 win at Crotone. • Atalanta have scored in their last 16 Serie A away games, their longest streak in the Italian top flight. • got both goals at the weekend; he has started three league games in 2020/21 and scored in each one, four goals in total. • New signing Sam Lammers scored his first Atalanta goal against Cagliari on 4 October and was also on target at Napoli. • Duván Zapata has five goals in Atalanta's last six matches in all competitions. • Alejandro Gómez has scored in four of his eight games this season, five goals in total. • Aleksei Miranchuk marked his Atalanta debut against Midtjylland with a goal having recovered from a thigh injury. • Robin Gosens missed the Crotone game with a calf injury while Hans Hateboer and Cristian Romero both went off with muscular injuries. Rafael Toloi completed 90 minutes despite taking a knock on the knee. • Defender is likely to be sidelined until the new year after undergoing knee surgery in early October. • Goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini is recovering from a knee injury; he has not played since 1 August but has been on the bench for Atalanta's last two games. Fellow custodian Marco Carnesecchi is sidelined by illness. • Marten de Roon has been out since damaging his left thigh in the 3-1 defeat against Sampdoria on 24 October. • Matteo Pessina played his first game of the season at Midtjylland having been out since 2 August due to a knee injury. • Summer signing is out with a recurrent knee injury. • Ruslan Malinovskyi, who sat out Matchday 1 with an abdominal injury but returned to action as a second-half substitute against Sampdoria, scored a penalty in Ukraine's 2-1 UEFA Nations League defeat against on 10 October. • Zapata and Muriel (two) scored Colombia's goals in a 3-0 defeat of Venezuela in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying on 10 October. • Remo Freuler scored for Switzerland in a 3-3 UEFA Nations League draw away to Germany on 13 October. • Gómez was included in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League squad of the season. • Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini finished fifth in the ranking for the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award. Liverpool • Mohamed Salah made his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final, on Matchday 2. • On Saturday Liverpool made it four successive wins in all competitions, coming from behind to beat West Ham at Anfield with scoring for the third match in a row.

6 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

• That made it 63 home league games unbeaten for Liverpool (W52 D11), matching their club record set in December 1980. • Saturday marked Trent Alexander-Arnold's 100th appearance and his 77th win; only Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson (79) has ever recorded more victories in his first 100 games. • The Premier League champions won their first three games of the new league season but then suffered a remarkable defeat in their fourth, losing 7-2 at Aston Villa on 4 October. It was the first time Liverpool had conceded seven goals in a game since April 1963, in a 7-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. • Liverpool were also the first reigning English champions to concede seven goals in a league match since September 1953, when Arsenal lost 7-1 at Sunderland. • Liverpool finished 18 points clear of Manchester City in last season's Premier League and won 26 of their first 27 matches; they did not suffer a first defeat until their 28th game, going down 3-0 at Watford on 29 February. • On 17 October Salah scored Liverpool's second in the 2-2 derby draw at Everton, his 100th goal for the club on his 159th appearance. Only Roger Hunt (144 games) and Jack Parkinson (153) have reached the mark for the Reds in fewer matches. • Jürgen Klopp's side have conceded 18 goals in their 12 games in all competitions this season; Matchday 2 was only their fourth clean sheet. • Liverpool have twice lost 5-4 on penalties to Arsenal this season; at Wembley in the Community Shield on 29 August (after a 1-1 draw) and at Anfield in the last 16 of the English League Cup on 1 October (0-0). • On 8 October, Andy Robertson captained as they beat on penalties after a 0-0 draw in their UEFA EURO 2020 play-off semi-final in . • scored twice as Brazil opened their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 home win against Bolivia on 9 October. He also provided an assist in a 4-2 win in Peru four days later. • Jota set up 's first goal and scored the next two himself in a 3-0 UEFA Nations League win against on 14 October. • Curtis Jones and Rhys Williams made their England Under-21 debuts in a 3-3 UEFA qualifying draw in Andorra on 7 October. • Fabinho was withdrawn in the first half on Matchday 2 having suffered a hamstring injury and missed the weekend win. • Virgil van Dijk is facing a long spell on the sidelines after sustaining a serious knee injury at Everton. • Thiago also picked up a knee problem at Everton and has not played since. • Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been out since 26 July due to a knee injury. • Summer signing made his debut in a 7-2 win at third-tier Lincoln in the English League Cup last 32 on 24 September, but picked up a knee injury and has not played since. • Joël Matip (knock) has missed Liverpool's last four games, while Naby Keïta was withdrawn at half-time at Villa on 4 October and has not featured since. • On 8 October Klopp celebrated five years at Liverpool manager; his 60% win ratio at that stage is the best in the club's history.

7 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Squad list

Atalanta BC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Marco Carnesecchi ITA 01/07/2000 20 ------31 Francesco Rossi ITA 27/04/1991 29 ------57 ITA 10/05/1992 28 - - - 2 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 95 Pierluigi Gollini ITA 18/03/1995 25 ------7 - 11 - Defenders 2 Rafael Tolói ITA 10/10/1990 30 - - - 2 - 5 - 9 - 19 2 6 José Luis Palomino BUL 05/01/1990 30 - - - 1 - 6 - 13 - 29 1 8 Robin Gosens GER 05/07/1994 26 - - - 2 - 5 1 10 1 20 2 13 Mattia Caldara ITA 05/05/1994 26 - - - - - 1 - 3 - 12 - 17 Cristian Romero ARG 27/04/1998 22 - - - 2 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 19 ALB 19/02/1993 27 - - - 2 - 5 - 8 - 20 1 21 Cristiano Piccini ITA 26/09/1992 28 ------8 - 18 - 26 Johan Mojica COL 21/08/1992 28 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 33 Hans Hateboer NED 09/01/1994 26 - - - 2 - 5 2 11 2 31 3 40 Matteo Ruggeri ITA 11/07/2002 18 ------41 Davide Angelo Ghislandi ITA 16/06/2001 19 ------42 Giorgio Scalvini ITA 11/12/2003 16 ------Midfielders 11 Remo Freuler SUI 15/04/1992 28 - - - 2 - 4 - 10 1 25 2 15 Marten de Roon NED 29/03/1991 29 - - - 1 - 5 1 10 - 27 1 18 Ruslan Malinovskyi UKR 04/05/1993 27 - - - 1 - 6 - 10 1 36 11 27 Fabio Depaoli ITA 24/04/1997 23 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 32 Matteo Pessina ITA 21/04/1997 23 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 59 Aleksei Miranchuk RUS 17/10/1995 25 - - - 1 1 - - 11 3 26 5 72 Josip Iličić SVN 29/01/1988 32 - - - 2 - 3 - 9 5 50 20 88 Mario Pašalić CRO 09/02/1995 25 - - - 2 - 6 1 17 3 34 6 Forwards 7 Sam Lammers NED 30/04/1997 23 - - - - - 5 2 - - 2 1 9 Luis Muriel COL 16/04/1991 29 - - - 2 1 5 4 16 2 32 8 10 Alejandro Gómez ITA 15/02/1988 32 - - - 2 1 6 4 11 2 24 6 79 Amad Traore CIV 11/07/2002 18 ------91 Duván Zapata COL 01/04/1991 29 - - - 2 3 6 2 10 5 27 10 Coach - Gian Piero Gasperini ITA 26/01/1958 62 - - - 2 - - - 12 - 34 -

8 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Liverpool FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Becker BRA 02/10/1992 28 - - - 1 - 5 - 31 - 42 - 13 Adrián ESP 03/01/1987 33 - - - 1 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 56 Vitezslav Jaros CZE 23/07/2001 19 ------62 Caoimhin Kelleher IRL 23/11/1998 21 ------Defenders 4 Virgil van Dijk NED 08/07/1991 29 - - - - - 5 1 32 2 60 6 12 ENG 23/05/1997 23 - - - 2 - 6 - 23 - 27 - 21 Kostas Tsimikas GRE 12/05/1996 24 ------6 - 25 - 26 Andy Robertson SCO 11/03/1994 26 - - - 2 - 7 1 28 1 29 1 32 Joël Matip CMR 08/08/1991 29 - - - - - 2 - 41 2 64 4 46 Rhys Williams ENG 03/02/2001 19 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold ENG 07/10/1998 22 - - - 2 - 7 - 30 1 33 2 76 WAL 13/04/2001 19 ------Midfielders 3 Fabinho BRA 23/10/1993 27 - - - 2 - 6 - 45 2 59 4 5 Georginio Wijnaldum NED 11/11/1990 29 - - - 2 - 7 - 34 5 74 16 6 Thiago Alcántara ESP 11/04/1991 29 - - - - - 2 - 61 8 61 8 7 ENG 04/01/1986 34 * - - 2 - 5 - 53 4 109 9 8 Naby Keïta GUI 10/02/1995 25 - - - - - 4 - 15 4 33 5 14 ENG 17/06/1990 30 - - - 2 - 5 - 34 1 54 2 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ENG 15/08/1993 27 ------41 9 44 9 17 Curtis Jones ENG 30/01/2001 19 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 23 Xherdan Shaqiri SUI 10/10/1991 29 - - - 2 - 1 - 33 3 52 7 45 Elijah Dixon-Bonner ENG 01/01/2001 19 ------48 Paul Glatzel GER 20/02/2001 19 ------50 Luis Longstaff ENG 24/02/2001 19 ------64 Jake Cain ENG 02/09/2001 19 ------65 Leighton Clarkson ENG 19/10/2001 19 S ------67 ENG 04/04/2003 17 ------70 Yasser Larouci FRA 01/01/2001 19 ------Forwards 9 Roberto Firmino BRA 02/10/1991 29 - - - 2 - 7 1 35 15 51 17 10 SEN 10/04/1992 28 - - - 2 - 6 4 34 16 56 24 11 Mohamed Salah EGY 15/06/1992 28 - - - 2 1 7 7 50 23 89 32 18 JPN 16/01/1995 25 - - - 2 - 4 - 9 2 42 11 20 Diogo Jota POR 04/12/1996 23 - - - 2 1 5 3 10 2 24 11 27 BEL 18/04/1995 25 - - - 1 - - - 15 3 36 6 41 Liam Millar CAN 27/09/1999 21 ------81 Layton Stewart ENG 03/09/2002 18 ------Coach - Jürgen Klopp GER 16/06/1967 53 - - - 2 - - - 71 - 103 -

9 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Match officials

Referee Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU) Assistant Octavian Șovre (ROU) , Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU) Video Assistant Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) Assistant István Kovács (ROU) Fourth official Sebastian Colţescu (ROU) UEFA Delegate Myrsini Psarropoulou (GRE) UEFA Referee observer Drago Kos (SVN)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Ovidiu Haţegan 14/07/1980 34 105

Ovidiu Haţegan Referee since: 1996 First division: 2006 FIFA badge: 2008

Tournaments: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2016 Olympic Games, UEFA EURO 2016, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 23/10/2013 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva Manchester City FC 1-2 Khimki 16/09/2015 UCL GS GNK Dinamo Zagreb Arsenal FC 2-1 Zagreb 15/03/2016 UCL R16 Manchester City FC FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Manchester 23/11/2016 UCL GS SSC Napoli FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Naples 14/03/2017 UCL R16 Juventus FC 1-0 Turin 24/10/2018 UCL GS FC FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 Barcelona 07/11/2018 UCL GS Juventus Manchester United FC 1-2 Turin 23/10/2019 UCL GS AFC Ajax Chelsea FC 0-1 Amsterdam 10/03/2020 UCL R16 Valencia CF Atalanta BC 3-4 Valencia 08/08/2020 UCL R16 FC Bayern München Chelsea FC 4-1 20/10/2020 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv Juventus 0-2 Kyiv

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 15/09/2011 UEL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv Stoke City FC 1-1 Kyiv

10 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 20/09/2012 UEL GS Tottenham Hotspur SS Lazio 0-0 London 22/11/2012 UEL GS AIK SSC Napoli 1-2 Solna 15/06/2013 U21 SF Italy Netherlands 1-0 Petah Tikva 23/10/2013 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva Manchester City FC 1-2 Khimki 27/02/2014 UEL R32 SSC Napoli Swansea City AFC 3-1 Naples 28/08/2014 UEL PO Hull City AFC KSC Lokeren OV 2-1 Hull 13/10/2014 EURO QR Malta Italy 0-1 Ta' Qali 19/02/2015 UEL R32 AS Roma 1-1 Rome 16/09/2015 UCL GS GNK Dinamo Zagreb Arsenal FC 2-1 Zagreb 25/02/2016 UEL R32 Tottenham Hotspur ACF Fiorentina 3-0 London 15/03/2016 UCL R16 Manchester City FC FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Manchester 22/06/2016 EURO GS-FT Italy Republic of Ireland 0-1 Métropole 23/11/2016 UCL GS SSC Napoli FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Naples 14/03/2017 UCL R16 Juventus FC Porto 1-0 Turin 11/05/2017 UEL SF Manchester United FC RC Celta de Vigo 1-1 Manchester 05/04/2018 UEL QF SS Lazio FC Salzburg 4-2 Rome 24/10/2018 UCL GS FC Barcelona FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 Barcelona 07/11/2018 UCL GS Juventus Manchester United FC 1-2 Turin 14/03/2019 UEL R16 FC Internazionale Milano 0-1 Milan 18/04/2019 UEL QF SSC Napoli Arsenal FC 0-1 Naples 09/05/2019 UEL SF Chelsea FC Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 London 09/06/2019 UNL 3rdPO Switzerland England 0-0 Guimaraes 23/10/2019 UCL GS AFC Ajax Chelsea FC 0-1 Amsterdam 28/11/2019 UEL GS İstanbul Başakşehir AS Roma 0-3 Istanbul 10/03/2020 UCL R16 Valencia CF Atalanta BC 3-4 Valencia 08/08/2020 UCL R16 FC Bayern München Chelsea FC 4-1 Munich 20/10/2020 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv Juventus 0-2 Kyiv

11 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Fixtures and results

Atalanta BC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Gómez 13, Muriel 21, Hateboer 42, De 26/09/2020 League Torino FC (A) W 4-2 Roon 54 30/09/2020 League SS Lazio (A) W 4-1 Gosens 10, Hateboer 32, Gómez 41, 61 Muriel 7, Gómez 29, Pašalić 37, Zapata 04/10/2020 League (H) W 5-2 42, Lammers 81 17/10/2020 League SSC Napoli (A) L 1-4 Lammers 69 Zapata 26, Gómez 36, Muriel 42, Aleksei 21/10/2020 UCL FC Midtjylland (A) W 4-0 Miranchuk 89 24/10/2020 League UC Sampdoria (H) L 1-3 Zapata 80 (P) 27/10/2020 UCL AFC Ajax (H) D 2-2 Zapata 54, 60 31/10/2020 League FC Crotone (A) W 2-1 Muriel 26, 38 03/11/2020 UCL Liverpool FC (H) 08/11/2020 League FC Internazionale Milano (H) 21/11/2020 League Spezia (A) 25/11/2020 UCL Liverpool FC (A) 28/11/2020 League Hellas FC (H) 01/12/2020 UCL FC Midtjylland (H) 06/12/2020 League Udinese Calcio (A) 09/12/2020 UCL AFC Ajax (A) 13/12/2020 League ACF Fiorentina (H) 16/12/2020 League Juventus (A) 20/12/2020 League AS Roma (H) 23/12/2020 League Bologna FC (A) 03/01/2021 League US Sassuolo Calcio (H) 06/01/2021 League Parma FC (H) 10/01/2021 League Benevento (A) 17/01/2021 League Genoa CFC (H) 24/01/2021 League AC Milan (A) 31/01/2021 League SS Lazio (H) 07/02/2021 League Torino FC (H) 14/02/2021 League Cagliari Calcio (A) 21/02/2021 League SSC Napoli (H) 28/02/2021 League UC Sampdoria (A) 03/03/2021 League FC Crotone (H) 07/03/2021 League FC Internazionale Milano (A) 14/03/2021 League Spezia (H) 21/03/2021 League Hellas Verona FC (A) 03/04/2021 League Udinese Calcio (H) 11/04/2021 League ACF Fiorentina (A) 18/04/2021 League Juventus (H) 21/04/2021 League AS Roma (A) 25/04/2021 League Bologna FC (H) 02/05/2021 League US Sassuolo Calcio (A)

12 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Atalanta BC 09/05/2021 League Parma FC (A) 12/05/2021 League Benevento (H) 16/05/2021 League Genoa CFC (A) 23/05/2021 League AC Milan (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AC Milan 6 5 1 0 14 5 16 2 US Sassuolo Calcio 6 4 2 0 18 9 14 3 Juventus 6 3 3 0 14 5 12 4 Atalanta BC 6 4 0 2 17 13 12 5 SSC Napoli 6 4 0 2 14 7 11 6 FC Internazionale Milano 6 3 2 1 15 10 11 7 Hellas Verona FC 6 3 2 1 8 3 11 8 AS Roma 6 3 2 1 13 10 11 9 UC Sampdoria 6 3 1 2 11 9 10 10 SS Lazio 6 3 1 2 10 12 10 11 ACF Fiorentina 6 2 1 3 10 12 7 12 Cagliari Calcio 6 2 1 3 12 15 7 13 Bologna FC 6 2 0 4 11 12 6 14 Benevento 6 2 0 4 10 17 6 15 Genoa CFC 5 1 2 2 5 10 5 16 Parma FC 6 1 2 3 8 13 5 17 Spezia 6 1 2 3 8 15 5 18 Udinese Calcio 6 1 0 5 6 11 3 19 Torino FC 5 0 1 4 10 15 1 20 FC Crotone 6 0 1 5 6 17 1

Liverpool FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 12/09/2020 League Leeds United (H) W 4-3 Salah 4 (P), 33, 88 (P), Van Dijk 20 20/09/2020 League Chelsea FC (A) W 2-0 Mané 50, 54 Shaqiri 9, Minamino 18, 46, Jones 32, 36, 24/09/2020 Cup Lincoln City FC (A) W 7-2 Grujić 65, Origi 89 28/09/2020 League Arsenal FC (H) W 3-1 Mané 28, Robertson 34, Diogo Jota 88 D 01/10/2020 Cup Arsenal FC (H) 0-0 (aet, 4-5 pens) 04/10/2020 League Aston Villa FC (A) L 2-7 Salah 33, 60 17/10/2020 League Everton FC (A) D 2-2 Mané 3, Salah 72 21/10/2020 UCL AFC Ajax (A) W 1-0 Tagliafico 35 (og) 24/10/2020 League Sheffield United FC (H) W 2-1 Firmino 41, Diogo Jota 64 27/10/2020 UCL FC Midtjylland (H) W 2-0 Diogo Jota 55, Salah 90+3 (P) 31/10/2020 League West Ham United FC (H) W 2-1 Salah 42 (P), Diogo Jota 85 03/11/2020 UCL Atalanta BC (A) 08/11/2020 League Manchester City FC (A) 21/11/2020 League Leicester City FC (H)

13 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Liverpool FC 25/11/2020 UCL Atalanta BC (H) Brighton & Hove Albion FC 28/11/2020 League (A) 01/12/2020 UCL AFC Ajax (H) Wanderers 05/12/2020 League FC (H) 09/12/2020 UCL FC Midtjylland (A) 12/12/2020 League Fulham FC (A) 12/12/2020 League Fulham FC (A) 16/12/2020 League Tottenham Hotspur (H) 19/12/2020 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 26/12/2020 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 28/12/2020 League Newcastle United FC (A) 28/12/2020 League Newcastle United FC (A) 02/01/2021 League Southampton FC (A) 13/01/2021 League Burnley FC (H) 16/01/2021 League Manchester United FC (H) 27/01/2021 League Tottenham Hotspur (A) 30/01/2021 League West Ham United FC (A) Brighton & Hove Albion FC 03/02/2021 League (H) 06/02/2021 League Manchester City FC (H) 13/02/2021 League Leicester City FC (A) 20/02/2021 League Everton FC (H) 27/02/2021 League Sheffield United FC (A) 06/03/2021 League Fulham FC (H) Wolverhampton Wanderers 13/03/2021 League FC (A) 20/03/2021 League Chelsea FC (H) 03/04/2021 League Arsenal FC (A) 10/04/2021 League Aston Villa FC (H) 17/04/2021 League Leeds United (A) 24/04/2021 League Newcastle United FC (H) 01/05/2021 League Manchester United FC (A) 08/05/2021 League Southampton FC (H) 11/05/2021 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 15/05/2021 League Burnley FC (A) 23/05/2021 League Crystal Palace FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Liverpool FC 7 5 1 1 17 15 16 2 Leicester City FC 7 5 0 2 17 9 15 3 Tottenham Hotspur 7 4 2 1 18 9 14 4 Everton FC 7 4 1 2 15 11 13 5 Southampton FC 7 4 1 2 14 12 13 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 4 1 2 8 8 13

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 7 Chelsea FC 7 3 3 1 16 9 12 8 Aston Villa FC 6 4 0 2 15 9 12 9 Arsenal FC 7 4 0 3 9 7 12 10 Manchester City FC 6 3 2 1 9 8 11 11 Newcastle United FC 7 3 2 2 10 11 11 12 Leeds United 7 3 1 3 13 13 10 13 Crystal Palace FC 7 3 1 3 8 11 10 14 West Ham United FC 7 2 2 3 13 10 8 15 Manchester United FC 6 2 1 3 9 13 7 16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 1 2 4 11 14 5 17 Fulham FC 7 1 1 5 7 14 4 18 West Bromwich Albion FC 7 0 3 4 6 16 3 19 Sheffield United FC 7 0 1 6 3 10 1 20 Burnley FC 6 0 1 5 3 12 1

15 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Match-by-match lineups Atalanta BC

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Liverpool FC 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Atalanta BC 2 1 1 0 6 2 4 AFC Ajax 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 FC Midtjylland 2 0 0 2 0 6 0

Matchday 1 (21/10/2020) FC Midtjylland 0-4 Atalanta BC Goals: 0-1 Zapata 26, 0-2 Gómez 36, 0-3 Muriel 42, 0-4 Aleksei Miranchuk 89 Atalanta BC: Sportiello, Tolói, Gosens, Muriel (68 Iličić), Gómez (68 Pašalić), Freuler (80 Pessina), De Roon, Romero (86 Palomino), Djimsiti, Hateboer, Zapata (80 Aleksei Miranchuk) Matchday 2 (27/10/2020) Atalanta BC 2-2 AFC Ajax Goals: 0-1 Tadić 30 (P) , 0-2 Traoré 38, 1-2 Zapata 54, 2-2 Zapata 60 Atalanta BC: Sportiello, Tolói, Gosens, Gómez (78 Muriel), Freuler, Romero, Djimsiti, Hateboer, Iličić (78 Malinovskyi), Pašalić, Zapata Matchday 3 (03/11/2020) Atalanta BC-Liverpool FC Matchday 4 (25/11/2020) Liverpool FC-Atalanta BC Matchday 5 (01/12/2020) Atalanta BC-FC Midtjylland Matchday 6 (09/12/2020) AFC Ajax-Atalanta BC Liverpool FC

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Matchday 1 (21/10/2020) AFC Ajax 0-1 Liverpool FC Goals: 0-1 Tagliafico 35 (og) Liverpool FC: Adrián, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner (92 R. Williams), Firmino (60 Diogo Jota), Mané (60 Minamino), Salah (60 Shaqiri), Gomez, Jones (46 Henderson), Robertson, Alexander-Arnold Matchday 2 (27/10/2020) Liverpool FC 2-0 FC Midtjylland Goals: 1-0 Diogo Jota 55, 2-0 Salah 90+3 (P) Liverpool FC: Alisson Becker, Fabinho (30 R. Williams), Milner, Gomez, Henderson (46 Wijnaldum), Minamino (60 Salah), Diogo Jota (81 Firmino), Shaqiri, Robertson, Origi (60 Mané), Alexander-Arnold Matchday 3 (03/11/2020) Atalanta BC-Liverpool FC Matchday 4 (25/11/2020) Liverpool FC-Atalanta BC Matchday 5 (01/12/2020) Liverpool FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (09/12/2020)

16 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

FC Midtjylland-Liverpool FC

17 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Competition facts

18 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Team facts

Atalanta BC Formed: 1907 Nickname: La Dea (The Goddess) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Italian Cup: 1 (1963) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2019/20: quarter-finals 2018/19: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2017/18: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-1 twice, most recently v Valencia 19/02/20, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 3-0: Atalanta v Everton 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 0-8: Sarajevo v Atalanta 02/08/18, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-2 twice, most recently v Shakhtar Donetsk 01/10/19, UEFA Champions League group stage Atalanta also lost 1-3 to Sporting CP in a 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round replay, played in neutral Barcelona, and 1-2 against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in Lisbon, a match in which they were the designated home team. • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City v Atalanta 22/10/19, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: Dinamo Zagreb v Atalanta 19/09/19, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Biggest home win 4-1: Atalanta v Valencia (see above) • Biggest away win 0-4: Midtjylland v Atalanta 21/10/20, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Atalanta v Shakhtar Donetsk (see above) Atalanta also lost 1-2 against Paris in the 2019/20 quarter-finals (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City v Atalanta (see above) 4-0: Dinamo Zagreb v Atalanta (see above)

Liverpool FC

19 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo

Formed: 1892 Nickname: The Reds UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup/UEFA Champions League (6): 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, (1985), 2005, (2007), (2018), 2019 • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (3): 1973, 1976, 2001, (2016) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: (1966) • UEFA Super Cup (4): 1977, (1978), (1984), 2001, 2005, 2019 • European/South American Cup: (1981), (1984) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 19 (2020) FA Cup: 7 (2006) League Cup: 8 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2019/20: round of 16 2018/19: winners 2017/18: runners-up 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: UEFA Europa League runners-up 2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-0: Liverpool v Strømsgodset 17/09/74, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: v Liverpool 17/10/17, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Liverpool v Real Madrid 22/10/14, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Ajax v Liverpool 07/12/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 8-0: Liverpool v Beşiktaş 06/11/07, group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: Maribor v Liverpool (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Liverpool v Real Madrid (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Barcelona v Liverpool 01/05/19, semi-final first leg

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

21 Atalanta BC - Liverpool FC Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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