UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Città del Tricolore - Reggio Emilia Thursday 14 September 2017 Atalanta BC 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Everton FC Group E - Matchday 1 Last updated 13/09/2017 14:00CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Atalanta BC - Everton FC Thursday 14 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia Match background • #EQUALGAME This week, football fans watching UEFA Europa League matches in stadiums, online and on TV will witness the premiere of the new UEFA RESPECT TV ads, called #EqualGame. The adverts feature Ada Hegerberg, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and amateur players and will run throughout the season to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in European Football with the motto "Everyone has the right to enjoy football, no matter who you are, where you're from, or how you play." More information on the campaign and on the advertisements can be found in the accompanying media release and on the campaign website: www.equalgame.com. Back in Europe after a 27-year absence, Atalanta are facing an exciting start to their UEFA Europa League Group E campaign, with Everton seeking a first win and goal in Italy. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time and it is Atalanta's first encounter with English opponents. • Everton's record in six games against Serie A sides is W1 D2 L3, with defeats coming in all three of their past matches in Italy. • The Toffees failed to score in the first five of those games, finally making the breakthrough in the most recent one – a 2-0 victory home over Fiorentina in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup round of 16 second leg (though they lost on penalties). Form guide • Atalanta are unbeaten in five European home matches (two wins, three 0-0 draws) since a 2-1 loss to Mechelen in the 1987/88 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals. • Undefeated in four European games this season (W3 D1), Everton have lost only one of their last seven on the road in UEFA competition: W3 D3 L1. • Fourth in Serie A last term, Atalanta are returning to Europe for the first time since 1990/91, when they were eliminated by Internazionale in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. • Seventh in the 2016/17 Premier League, Everton have made it through all three of their previous UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, most recently in 2014/15. Links and trivia • The journey from Liverpool to Bergamo is around 1,250km. • Everton's Wayne Rooney was a UEFA Europa League winner with Manchester United last season. He could yet emulate Radamel Falcao (Porto 2011, Atlético 2012) by lifting the trophy in successive seasons with different clubs. • Everton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg played in Serie A with Roma from 2011–13. • Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon was in England last term, playing in the Premier League with Middlesbrough: he featured in a 3-1 away defeat and a 0-0 home draw against Everton • On-loan Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini was also in England last season, playing with Aston Villa in the second tier. He was formerly a trainee at Manchester United, on the books at Old Trafford at the same time as Wayne Rooney. The coaches • A one-time Juventus youth player, Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini mostly played in Italy's lower divisions, but worked his way up to the top tier as a coach, leading Inter, Genoa and Palermo before taking the job in Bergamo in 2016. • Everton manager since 2016, Ronald Koeman won European Cups as a defender with PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona, and the 1988 UEFA European Championship with the Netherlands. He subsequently landed three Dutch titles coaching Ajax and PSV. 2 Atalanta BC - Everton FC Thursday 14 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia Legend 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 tournament 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 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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. 3.