Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk-Atalanta from 18.55 - Live
Possible formations of Shakhtar Donetsk-Atalanta.
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1): 30 Pyatov; 98 Dodô, 4 Kryvtsov, 22 Matviyenko, 31 Ismaily; 6 Stepanenko, 21 Alan Patrick; 11 Marlos, 20 Kovalenko, 7 Taison; 10 Junior Moraes. (1 Shevchenko, 5 Khocholava, 50 Bolbat, 8 Marcos Antonio, 14 Tetê, 15 Konoplyanka, 19 Solomon). All .: Castro.
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): 95 Gollini; 19 Djimsiti, 4 Kjaer, 6 Palomino; 21 Chestnuts, 15 De Roon, 11 Freuler, 8 Gosens; 10 Gomez, 88 Pasalic; 9 Muriel. (57 Sportiello, 5 Masiello, 41 Ibañez, 13 Arana, 33 Hateboer, 18 Malinovskyi, 99 Barrow). All .: Gasperini.
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
"For us it is a great opportunity that we have built ourselves along the way. We are obliged to win to go to the knockout stages, both us and Shakhtar. But the Ukrainians start with more chances because they have more points and are ahead of us in the standings". Gian Piero Gasperini, from the belly of the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv where his Atalanta will consume the appointment with the great story on Wednesday night during the last match of the Champions League group C, seems to answer indirectly to the conclusions of the home coach Luis Castro , who spoke an hour before him: "We each have 50 percent of possibilities. And I consider the opponent as a collective, not as a group of individuals: I'm not sure that the absences will weigh." The nerazzurro technician arrives at the epochal intersection from last in rankings, 4 points against the 5 of the Dinamo Zagreb, that will host the already mathematically first Manchester City (11), and the 6 of the rivals of the day: "Winning to the worst we would continue however in Europa League , it is clear that we will have to wait for the result of Zagreb - he observes -. Without Ilicic and Zapata at the same time it seems to me that we have already played four times: we will adopt different solutions. In such a busy schedule it happens to have to do without injured or disqualified as Toloi ". Three-man Djimsiti-Kjaer-Palomino defense, Muriel the only striker with two large midfielders, including the indispensable Gomez and perhaps the former used as a joker during the work: "I have not yet decided whether to play Malinovskyi or not, I know he is appreciated and expected because he is Ukrainian and is also playing well. But here with me at the press conference there is Pasalic because he is in a favorable moment ". The Croatian international is confident: "I grew up playing continuously as the whole team, we can play it as we had played it in the first leg by repeating the great performance with Dinamo". Already, that 1-2 at the San Siro at the end of October 1st that still cries out for vengeance: "The first leg was a balanced challenge against an opponent of great technical level, but the score had punished us excessively - replies the Gasp -. I hope to overturn the result. We must hold Shakhtar offensive and be good in the last 20 meters. " Not a simple recipe, but the Bergamo people believe in it: "If we have come this far to be able to play the passage to the round of 16 it is because we have earned it - Gasperini closes -. We started the group with three defeats in a row: with Shakhtar it is a great opportunity that we approach with enthusiasm ".