Quarter Final action resumes in the Europa League with four mouthwatering fixtures. Liverpool will play Atalanta, West Ham take on Bayer Leverkusen, Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica take on Ligue 1 side Marseille.
The first legs take place on 11 April, with the second legs on 18 April.
If Liverpool come through their tie, they will face either Benfica or Marseille in the semi-finals, with West Ham meeting AC Milan or Roma if they find a way past Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen.
The semi-finals are scheduled for 2 May and 9 May.
Dublin Arena in the Republic of Ireland hosts this season’s final on Wednesday, 22 May.
Liverpool still have the potential to pick up four trophies in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge after they beat Czech club Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate in the last 16, winning 6-1 in the second leg at Anfield on Thursday.
Atalanta and Liverpool have met on two previous occasions, with the Reds winning 5-0 in Italy and losing 2-0 at home during the group stage of the Champions League in 2020-21.
The Italian club are sixth in Serie A and are yet to lose in the Europa League this season, winning five and drawing three.
West Ham, who won the Europa Conference League last season, go up against Bayer Leverkusen for the first time.
The Hammers saw off German opposition in the last 16, beating Freiburg 5-1 on aggregate, coming back from a 1-0 loss in the first leg with a 5-0 win at London Stadium.
They have a record of six wins, six defeats and one draw when facing German teams in Europe.
Leverkusen are 16 points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, and have not lost a match in all competitions this season, winning 32 and drawing five.
Victories for West Ham and Aston Villa in the Europa League and Conference respectively on Thursday will boost England’s hopes of securing five places in next season’s revamped Champions League.
The group stage of 2024-25 Champions League will be re-structured to feature 36 clubs rather than 32, opening up two extra places for Europe’s best-performing leagues in Uefa competitions.
Prior to Thursday’s games, Italy and Germany were first and second in Uefa’s coefficient table with England third.
England remain behind Germany but have five clubs remaining across the three European competitions – Champions League, Europa League and Conference League – with three German teams still involved.
