Atalanta made its debut this season in the Champions League and managed to get out of a very difficult group. Moreover, the first three matches of the group stage, the team Gian Piero Gasperini lost with a bang, but then, contrary to all forecasts, pulled out a (1:1) draw against Manchester City away and beat Dynamo Zagreb (2:0) with Shakhtar (3:0), which was enough to reach the playoffs. In Serie A, the Bergamasks are also very successful – after 24 rounds, Atalanta is on the fourth line in the table and feels quite comfortable, having a gap of six points from the fifth Roma. Gasperini team managed to get this handicap in the last round – Atalanta beat Roma (2:1) on their field, winning a strong-willed victory, which was already the 13th of the season.
The current Champions League winner confidently went through the group stage of the tournament, where he became the first team of Group E, but allowed himself to relax and was defeated, having conceded eight goals, however, it did not prevent to achieve the desired result. Liverpool have lost only three matches this season. The first in the debut game of the season, and the last in the game against Aston Villa (0: 5), but such a drain of the English League Cup is due to the fact that the main squad played at the FIFA Club World Cup. In the English Premier League championship, the Reds are preparing to celebrate the victory, to which there is very little left. The Merseysides have a single defeat and 25 victories, with 15 goals conceded for 26 rounds .