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19:26 Warming up
Roma and Milan are on the pitch.
19:21 Atalanta warm-up
BatJuan IN ✅👊@musso_juan | #AtalantaLiverpool #UEL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/O9pmI1GQWO
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) April 18, 2024
19:21 Fiorentina sub
Beltran off, Barak on. Beltran just forced a save, but Nico Gonzalez hadn’t kept the assist in play anyway.
19:19 Mandragora effort
Mandragora drills wide, it was so bad that it almost turned into an accidental assist for Belotti.
19:17 Plzen sub
Reznik replaces Chory
19:17 Isak Hien (Atalanta)
“It is an important match for us, we know it will be tough against this opponent, but we believe in our qualities. For us, it is the same as the first leg. We know they have a lot of quality, but we played well and got a good result in England, so today we want to do the same thing. We are not playing to sit on that first leg result, we want to win again today.”
19:14 Into the wall
Mandragora free kick into the wall. Corner cleared.
19:12 VAR – RED CARD!
VAR on-field review for that, as Cadu stood on the back of Dodo’s ankle. Red card!
19:12 Fiorentina sub
Maxime Lopez replaces Arthur.
19:11 Dangerous free kick
Well-worked passing move, Dodo brought down on the edge of the area, Cadu booked.
19:09 Edoardo Bove (Roma)
“It is a very important night for us and always a pleasure to play games of this level in Europe. There is an atmosphere that is truly exhilarating. We will give everything to bring joy to us and all the fans.
“The level of players we have in the squad is very high, so it’s natural there is going to be limited rotation when you have champions of Europe and the world. I try to make sure I am ready, this is an opportunity for me and I’ll give my all, as always.”
19:06 Milan fans
4,500 at least are present at the Stadio Olimpico.
19:02 Plzen sub
Vydra off, Kliment on.
19:01 Mandragora close!
What a goal that would’ve been. Controlled just inside the area with his back to goal, juggled with the ball like in training, set it up for an overhead kick, just over the bar!
18:59 Oof
Chory, who is huge, leaps over the also rather massive Milenkovic and lands horribly on his shoulder.
18:58 Roma are here
Stadio Olimpico. 📌 #ASRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/YPZ2q50KBn
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 18, 2024
18:57 Liverpool arrive
The Reds have arrived 👋 #UEL pic.twitter.com/c7SFPGmO4T
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 18, 2024
18:57 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #Atalanta vs. #LiverpoolFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/8UVSs77oKc#AtalantaLiverpool #ATALIV #LFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:55 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #ASRoma vs. #ACMilan ?
Liveblog https://t.co/8UVSs77oKc#RomaMilan #ASRACM #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:54 Team News
#ASRoma vs. #ACMilan line-ups:
Roma bring in Edoardo Bove with Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku for the Europa League quarter-final, as Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud try to turn it around https://t.co/2NczwbB5u4 #RomaMilan #ASRACM #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:52 Roma vs. Milan line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola; Bove, Paredes, Pellegrini; El Shaarawy, Lukaku, Dybala
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Musah; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud
Ref: Marciniak (POL)
18:51 2nd half kicks off: Fiorentina 0-0 Viktoria Plzen
18:50 Team news
#Atalanta vs. #Liverpool line-ups:
Atalanta know even a 3-0 first leg lead isn’t enough to be safe against Liverpool in the Europa League quarter-final, as Gianluca Scamacca faces an all-attack Liverpool https://t.co/1PwvlpGvKi #AtalantaLiverpool #LFC #ATALIV #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:48 Atalanta vs. Liverpool line-ups
Atalanta: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, Miranchuk
Atalanta bench: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Toloi, Holm, Pasalic, Toure, Lookman, De Ketelaere, Bakker, Adopo, Hateboer, Bonfanti
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Luis Diaz
Liverpool bench: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, Danns, Quansah
Ref: Letexier (FRA)
18:45 Liverpool XI
How we line up to take on Atalanta 📋🔴 #UEL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 18, 2024
18:44 Bergamo calling
DZ77 c’è 👊@DZappacosta in the building 📍#AtalantaLiverpool #UEL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/RhJSzv21BL
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) April 18, 2024
18:42 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Atalanta vs. #LiverpoolFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/8UVSs77oKc#AtalantaLiverpool #ATALIV #LFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:41 POLL
POLL: Who wins #ASRoma vs. #ACMilan ?
Liveblog https://t.co/8UVSs77oKc#RomaMilan #ASRACM #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
18:35 Half-Time: Fiorentina 0-0 Viktoria Plzen
Definitely cursed.
18:33 Aaaaaaaaaargh
Such a great move, nutmeg on Chory, back-heel flick, roll across from the left for Nico Gonzalez, finish deflected wide!
18:31 Kouame off the crossbar!
OK, they are definitely cursed. Kouame controls, lets it bounce, thumps the left-foot strike and it bounces off the underside of the crossbar! Then probable foul on Nico Gonzalez, but outside the box.
18:30 Milan arrive
👉Ci siamo! L'arrivo del #Milan allo stadio Olimpico di #Roma (via @AntoVitiello e @antonello_gioia) pic.twitter.com/z9kRf7T7GQ
— MilanNews.it (@MilanNewsit) April 18, 2024
18:29 Risky
Jemelka with a sliding tackle on Beltran inside the penalty area. Let’s just call that dumb defending, but he did get the ball.
18:28 Dodo cross
Nico Gonzalez cross-field pass, Dodo floats in the cross, but Kouame and Belotti both go for it and rather get in their way.
18:26 Coming up
Changing room ready. 🟡🔴#ASRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/n5XfbYjbLL
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 18, 2024
18:22 Ranieri booked
Bit of pushing and shoving at the byline, Ranieri and Chory are both booked.
18:20 That save
Martin Jedička with a sublime piece of goalkeeping once again 😮💨
He is determined to shut Fiorentina out!#UECL
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/Aqj92mBcZA
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 18, 2024
18:20 Argh
Biraghi dribbles through the middle, heavy touch and defence manages to clear.
18:18 Cursed
Vincenzo Italiano said he feared Fiorentina were cursed with their inability to score goals. He might have a point.
18:17 Belotti off the upright!
The move continued, Belotti header thumps the far post!
18:16 Ridiculous Save!
How on earth did he keep that out?! Lovely team move down the right, roll across for Kouame, incredible save!
18:14 Beltran is trying
He had treatment, is trying to come back on.
18:13 Beltran big problem
He has gone down to ground with head in hands. That’s not reassuring.
18:11 Beltran problem
Beltran landed a bit awkwardly on his ankle, he’s limping.
18:09 Nico Gonzalez effort
A lovely left-foot curler towards the far top corner, but the goalkeeper saw that coming and plucked it out of the air.
18:07 Fiorentina corner cleared
There’s pressure, but they need to speed things up a bit.
18:04 Save on Beltran
Dribbled forward after combining with Belotti, but scuffed the finish straight at the goalkeeper.
18:01 That Belotti chance
Andrea Belotti misses a golden opportunity to give Fiorentina an early lead in this quarter-final thanks to a wonderful save from Martin Jedička in the Viktoria Plzen goal 😧#UECL
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/RjlihhkgRl
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 18, 2024
18:00 Coming up
⚫️🔵🆚🔴🔴#AtalantaLiverpool #UEL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/39EwbUyRs0
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) April 18, 2024
17:58 Fiorentina keeping possession
They also had a free kick followed by a corner. Plzen love to defend.
17:54 Kouame chance
Offside flag went up eventually, but it was very tight, goalkeeper rushed out to make the block. Kouame is very fired up today.
17:52 Huge double Fiorentina chance!
Ooooh! First Belotti sliding in to the Kouame cross from the left, huge save from the goalkeeper’s legs from six yards, then the move continues and Kouame header cleared almost off the line!
17:50 Plzen threaten
Free kick whipped across the face of goal, Hranac sliding in just fails to connect at the back post!
17:49 Plzen corner
Aggressive start from the visitors, who win a corner, but not much comes from it.
17:46 We have kick-off in Fiorentina vs. Viktoria Plzen!
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Mandragora, Arthur; Nico Gonzalez, Beltran, Kouame; Belotti
Viktoria Plzen: Jedlicka; Hranac,Hejda, Jemelka; Kopic, Kalvach, Cerv, Cadu; Sulc; Vydra, Chory
Ref: Manzano (ESP)
17:45 A minute’s silence
As it is the first UEFA home game since his death, there is a minute’s silence for Fiorentina director Joe Barone. Members of his family are present.
17:41 Out come the teams
Here we go!
17:35 Fiorentina vs. Viktoria Plzen
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Mandragora, Arthur; Nico Gonzalez, Beltran, Kouame; Belotti
Fiorentina bench: Christensen, Sottil, Maxime Lopez, Ikone, Infantino, Faraoni, Martinez Quarta, Duncan, Kayode, Comuzzo, Parisi, Barak
Viktoria Plzen: Jedlicka; Hranac,Hejda, Jemelka; Kopic, Kalvach, Cerv, Cadu; Sulc; Vydra, Chory
Plzen bench: Tvrdon, Baier, Paluska, Kliment, Traore, Reznik, Mosquera, Dweh
Ref: Manzano (ESP)
17:31 Tough opponents
#UECL qualifying stages for Viktoria Plzen:
👕 6 games, 6 wins
⚽️ 13 goals scored
🔒 2 conceded#UECL Group Stage for Viktoria Plzen:👕 6 games, 6 wins
⚽️ 9 goals scored
🔒 1 conceded#UECL KO stage for Viktoria Plzen:👕 3 games, 3 draws
⚽️ 0 goals scored
🔒 0 goals… pic.twitter.com/kEs2ZKr9Vs— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 18, 2024
17:13 Vincenzo Italiano speaks
Vincenzo Italiano explains his choices for the Conference League quarter-final against Viktoria Plzen, as Fiorentina need to be ‘more enterprising in the final third.’ https://t.co/2kF9ySxROc #Fiorentina #FiorentinaViktoriaPlzen #ACFPLZ #UECL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
16:59 Nzola absent
M’Bala Nzola recovered from injury, but is absent due to family reasons.
16:47 Bonaventura out
Jack Bonaventura out with an ankle injury, not even on the bench.
16:38 Coming up
Setting the scene in Bergamo ahead of tonight's #UEL action ✨ pic.twitter.com/E3IpjgbaOx
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 18, 2024
16:37 Florence
Ci siamo. 🏟 #ForzaViola #FiorentinaPlzen #ACFFiorentina #UECL pic.twitter.com/t0dRTLNta3
— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) April 18, 2024
16:36 Team News
#Fiorentina vs. #ViktoriaPlzen line-ups:
Fiorentina need Nico Gonzalez and Andrea Belotti to end their goal droughts in the Conference League quarter-final with unbeaten Viktoria Plzen https://t.co/bC31Jv3eHq #FiorentinaViktoriaPlzen #UECL #AFCPLZ
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 18, 2024
16:34 Fiorentina vs. Viktoria Plzen line-ups
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Mandragora, Arthur; Nico Gonzalez, Beltran, Kouame; Belotti
Fiorentina bench: Christensen, Sottil, Maxime Lopez, Ikone, Infantino, Faraoni, Martinez Quarta, Duncan, Kayode, Comuzzo, Parisi, Barak
Viktoria Plzen: Jedlicka; Hranac,Hejda, Jemelka; Kopic, Kalvach, Cerv, Cadu; Sulc; Vydra, Chory
Plzen bench: Tvrdon, Baier, Paluska, Kliment, Traore, Reznik, Mosquera, Dweh
Ref: Manzano (ESP)
The build-up and action as it happens from the quarter-finals, as Fiorentina host Viktoria Plzen for the Conference League, while in the Europa League Roma defend a 1-0 lead over Milan and Atalanta eye another Liverpool shock.
We begin at 17.45 UK time (16.45 GMT) at the Stadio Franchi, where it’s all to play for in the Conference League after Fiorentina’s goalless draw in Plzen.
The Europa League takes centre-stage at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) with Roma leading 1-0 from the first leg away to Milan, while Atalanta have a huge advantage following a 3-0 victory at Anfield.