Tuesday
the hot games
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will miss their Champions League tie with Real Madrid due to a thigh injury.
The Belgium forward, 27, has scored seven goals in as many matches for the Italian side this season.
Alexis Sanchez has returned to training after sitting out the past three matches, although Inter coach Antonio Conte said it was unlikely the Chile striker would start in Madrid.
Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Tuesday's game.
Real will also be without Nacho, Dani Carvajal and young playmaker Martin Odegaard through injury.
Apart from the shock 1-0 loss to Cadiz on October 17, Real Madrid have not failed to score at home in their last five games at home in all competitions. In three of those games, they have scored two or more goals.
they have conceded at least a goal in four out of the last five games.
Inter Milan have managed to score at least two goals in three of their last five matches in all competitions. One of them was in a 3-2 loss to Sevilla on August 21.
They have also managed two wins, as many draws, and a loss in the aforementioned number of matches.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
The sides have shared 15 previous fixtures but none since autumn 1998, when they met in their only previous Uefa Champions League contests. Madrid won 2-0 in Spain thanks to goals in the final ten minutes from Fernando Hierro, a penalty, and Clarence Seedorf, before a 3-1 Inter win in Milan sealed by two late Roberto Baggio goals (86, 90). Both clubs were defeated quarterfinalists that season.
Four of the teams' previous ties had come in semifinals, Madrid winning all four on aggregate – including a memorable comeback in the most recent, in the 1985/86 Uefa Cup, when they went down 3-1 away but won 5-1 after extra time at home.
The Spanish side also came out on top in the two previous European Champion Clubs' Cup semifinals between the clubs, and have won five of their six two-legged knockout ties against Inter. At home Madrid's record is W6 L1.
The Nerazzurri, however, can point to a 3-1 success against Madrid in the 1964 European Cup final, Sandro Mazzola scoring twice in Vienna to give Inter the trophy for the first time.
Defender Joel Matip and midfielder Naby Keita face late fitness tests before Liverpool's Champions League game at Atalanta on Tuesday (20:00 GMT).
The pair trained on Sunday, but midfielder Thiago Alcantara was absent as he recovers from a knee injury.
Atalanta are missing out on the services of a host of key players, especially in the defensive unit, where Mattia Caldara and Robin Gosens have not been included in the squad.
The absence of Caldara, in particular, means head coach Gian Piero Gasperini could continue with the back three of Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti and Cristina Romero, although Jose Luis Palomino is a potential alternative.
This will be Liverpool's first European match against the Italian side and Klopp is expecting a tough game.
"They obviously have a really good atmosphere, a good mood and are a proper fighting unit," said the German.
"They are very well organised; play their system with 100% conviction, they know exactly what everybody has to do.
MATCH FACTS
Atalanta
the hot games
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will miss their Champions League tie with Real Madrid due to a thigh injury.
The Belgium forward, 27, has scored seven goals in as many matches for the Italian side this season.
Alexis Sanchez has returned to training after sitting out the past three matches, although Inter coach Antonio Conte said it was unlikely the Chile striker would start in Madrid.
Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Tuesday's game.
Real will also be without Nacho, Dani Carvajal and young playmaker Martin Odegaard through injury.
Apart from the shock 1-0 loss to Cadiz on October 17, Real Madrid have not failed to score at home in their last five games at home in all competitions. In three of those games, they have scored two or more goals.
they have conceded at least a goal in four out of the last five games.
Inter Milan have managed to score at least two goals in three of their last five matches in all competitions. One of them was in a 3-2 loss to Sevilla on August 21.
They have also managed two wins, as many draws, and a loss in the aforementioned number of matches.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
The sides have shared 15 previous fixtures but none since autumn 1998, when they met in their only previous Uefa Champions League contests. Madrid won 2-0 in Spain thanks to goals in the final ten minutes from Fernando Hierro, a penalty, and Clarence Seedorf, before a 3-1 Inter win in Milan sealed by two late Roberto Baggio goals (86, 90). Both clubs were defeated quarterfinalists that season.
Four of the teams' previous ties had come in semifinals, Madrid winning all four on aggregate – including a memorable comeback in the most recent, in the 1985/86 Uefa Cup, when they went down 3-1 away but won 5-1 after extra time at home.
The Spanish side also came out on top in the two previous European Champion Clubs' Cup semifinals between the clubs, and have won five of their six two-legged knockout ties against Inter. At home Madrid's record is W6 L1.
The Nerazzurri, however, can point to a 3-1 success against Madrid in the 1964 European Cup final, Sandro Mazzola scoring twice in Vienna to give Inter the trophy for the first time.
Defender Joel Matip and midfielder Naby Keita face late fitness tests before Liverpool's Champions League game at Atalanta on Tuesday (20:00 GMT).
The pair trained on Sunday, but midfielder Thiago Alcantara was absent as he recovers from a knee injury.
Atalanta are missing out on the services of a host of key players, especially in the defensive unit, where Mattia Caldara and Robin Gosens have not been included in the squad.
The absence of Caldara, in particular, means head coach Gian Piero Gasperini could continue with the back three of Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti and Cristina Romero, although Jose Luis Palomino is a potential alternative.
This will be Liverpool's first European match against the Italian side and Klopp is expecting a tough game.
"They obviously have a really good atmosphere, a good mood and are a proper fighting unit," said the German.
"They are very well organised; play their system with 100% conviction, they know exactly what everybody has to do.
MATCH FACTS
Atalanta
- Atalanta are set to face their third different English opponent, having previously met Everton in the 2017-18 Europa League (played two, won two) and Manchester City in the Champions League last season (played two, drew one, lost one).
- Since losing their first three group-stage games in the Champions League last season, Atalanta have gone unbeaten in their past five group-stage games in the competition (won three, drew two), including both this season (won one, drew one).
- Excluding qualifiers, Atalanta have only failed to score in one of their past 19 games in major European competition (4-0 v Dinamo Zagreb last season), while they have averaged 2.1 goals per game over the course of this run (40 goals in total).
- Duvan Zapata has been directly involved in six goals in five Champions League starts for Atalanta (four goals and two assists), while he scored twice in their 2-2 draw against Ajax on matchday two.
- Liverpool have lost all three of their away Champions League matches in Italy under manager Jurgen Klopp, losing to Roma in May 2018 and Napoli in October 2018 and September 2019.
- Liverpool have won each of their past three away games in the Champions League group stage, after losing four in a row before this between October 2018 and September 2019 (all under Jurgen Klopp).
- Jurgen Klopp has lost all five of his away Champions League matches in Italy, losing to Napoli (three), Juventus and Roma. Only Sir Alex Ferguson (six) has lost more away Champions League games in Italy than Klopp, while only Luciano Spalletti in England (six out of six) has managed more away games in a country while losing every match.
- Since leaving Basel in January 2014, Mohamed Salah has played more minutes against Atalanta in all competitions without scoring than any other club (263), with his four games against them coming during his spells at Fiorentina and Roma.
- Diogo Jota scored on his first Champions League start for Liverpool in their last game (4-0 v FC Midtjylland), while he could become only the second player to score in his first two starts in the competition for the Reds, following Robbie Keane in 2008.
