It’s MD-1, as Atalanta are set to host Liverpool, the world champion team, at the Gewiss Stadium on Tuesday 3 November. This is Group D matchday 3 and the Colombian forward Duván Zapata is sure: “Great game ahead”.

“Yes, it’s a great match to play. We’re motivated. We’re looking forward to playing this type of matches. I think playing this kind of matches is the best you can have as a player. There are World Cups too, but these matches are close to that level. We’re ready in that respect, we’re motivated”.

Atalanta are ready for this clash, you said it yourself. Liverpool are also the World Champions, these are matches that ‘mentally get ready on their own’, as you’re highly pumped and there’s a great desire to do well.

“Yes, we can say that these matches get ready on their own. We also have to be intelligent, as we’re aware of the quality of the team we’re facing. We know it’s not going to be easy at all, yet we’re aware that we’re always putting grit in our way of playing on the pitch and we have chances to win the game”.

The Nerazzurri attack will be the on the watch list, since Atalanta have made the news for all the goals they score.

“Yes, we shouldn’t underestimate this aspect, that doesn’t go unnoticed. We know that in order to continue to be still so decisive in attack, we have to insist on what brought us there, which is our way of playing and we shouldn’t lack those aspects that have led us to be so decisive”.