Champions League line-ups: Olympique Marseille vs. Atalanta | OneFootball

Atalanta hope Nikola Krstovic, Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere can revitalise their fortunes, but it’s a tough Champions League trip to Roberto De Zerbi’s Olympique Marseille.

It kicks off at the Stade Velodrome at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Inter-Kairat Almaty on the Liveblog.

BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Atalanta BC coach Ivan Juric looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan at New Balance Arena on October 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

La Dea are feeling the pressure after a series of unconvincing results, scraping five consecutive stalemates before losing 1-0 to Udinese on Saturday.

Things haven’t been much better in the Champions League, losing 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain, beating Club Brugge 2-1, but then wasting dozens of scoring opportunities in the 0-0 at home to Slavia Prague.

Giorgio Scalvini and Marco Brescianini have not made the trip to France, with Marten de Roon, Sead Kolasinac and Daniel Maldini still not quite at 100 per cent after muscular issues.

Coach Ivan Juric goes all-attack with Krstovic, Lookman and De Ketelaere upfront.

BERGAMO, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta runs with the ball during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Pisa SC at Gewiss Stadium on August 24, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images)

Olympique Marseille are coached by former Sassuolo and Brighton boss De Zerbi, who has found it a tough start to this Champions League campaign.

Although there was a 4-0 home win over Ajax, they lost 2-1 to both Real Madrid and Sporting CP on their travels.

To make matters worse, former Italy international Emerson Palmieri is suspended, with an injury list that includes Geoffrey Kondogbia, ex-Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Traore, former Juventus man Timothy Weah, Leonardo Balerdi, Facundo Medina and Amine Gouiri.

There is still a lot of talent in the squad, most notably ex-Inter defender Benjamin Pavard and Juventus, Roma and Atalanta transfer target Matt O’Riley.

Veterans like Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can still have their say, along with the very impressive winger Igor Paixao and the inconsistent Mason Greenwood.

BRADFORD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 3: Roberto De Zerbi manager of Olympique Marseille during the pre-season friendly match between Sunderland and Olympique Marseille at University of Bradford Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Olympique Marseille vs. Atalanta line-ups

Olympique Marseille: Rulli; Pavard, Aguerd, Egan-Riley; Murillo, O’Riley, Højbjerg, Garcia; Greenwood, Aubameyang, Paixao

Marseille bench: De Lange, Van Neck, Gomes, Vermeeren, Vaz, Bakola, Clement, Mmadi, Ouro Bang Na, Lago

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Ahanor; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Lookman; Krstovic

Atalanta bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Hien, Musah, Sulemana, Pasalic, Scamacca, Samardzic, Kolasinac, Bernasconi, Zalewski, Maldini

Ref: Jose Maria Sanchez (ESP)