Tag: Atalanta
-
UCL: Mendy scores late in Madrid win over Atalanta
Ferland Mendy scored a stunning late winner as Real Madrid clinched a hard-working last-16 first-leg victory against 10-man Atalanta. Real looked like being left frustrated by a well-organised home side until Mendy curled in with four minutes left. Atalanta’s Remo Freuler was sent off after just 17 minutes for denying Mendy a clear goalscoring opportunity.…
-
UCL: We can beat Real Madrid – Atalanta attacker
Atalanta attacker Luis Muriel is sure of victory in tonight’s Champions League clash against La Liga side Real Madrid. The first leg encounter kicks off on Wednesday at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. “Playing against Real Madrid is always prestigious and I am enjoying this moment,” declared Muriel. “The only way to put in a…
-
Salah return to Liverpool, available for Atalanta clash
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is back in training and could face Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 28-year-old missed Sunday’s 3-0 win over Leicester after testing positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. But he has since tested negative and took part in training on Monday. Liverpool have a 100% record…
-
Jota nets hat-trick as Liverpool thrash Atalanta
Striker Diogo Jota netted his first hat-trick for Liverpool as they thrashed Atalanta 5-0 on Tuesday in a blistering performance. The victory ensured that Liverpool went five points clear at the top of their UEFA Champions League Group D after three straight wins. Jota’s treble continued his scintillating start to his Liverpool career. Mohamed Salah…
-
UCL: PSG progress to semi-finals after two late goals
Paris St-Germain scored twice in stoppage-time to seal an incredible comeback against Atalanta and reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 25 years. A night of frustration for PSG forward Neymar looked set to ensure more continental disappointment for the French champions as Atalanta led through Mario Pasalic. But Neymar laid on…
-
Ronaldo rescues Juventus in ‘robbery’ against Atalanta
Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalty kicks, both awarded for handballs and the second in the last minute on Saturday, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta. The draw helped the defending champions to move closer to a ninth successive Serie A title. The Portuguese forward took his league tally…
-
Serie A: Atalanta midfielder dies aged 19
Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi has died aged 19 after suffering a brain aneurysm on Friday while training at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Rinaldi was part of the youth system at Atalanta and had been on loan at Serie D side Legnano this season. “Always available and positive, he knew how to make himself well-liked…
-
Atalanta cruise to Champions League quarter-finals
Atalanta eased into the Champions League quarter-finals as Josip Ilicic hit four goals against Valencia, in the first match of the competition to be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Italians arrived in Spain with a commanding 4-1 lead from the first leg of their last-16 tie and quickly added to…
-
Serie A: Juve makes first 2020 signing
Juventus have signed Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski from Atalanta in a 35m euro (£29.7m) deal. The 19-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half year contract with the Serie A side but will return on loan to Parma until the end of the season. Kulusevski signed a one-year loan deal with Parma in July 2019 and has scored…
-
Serie A: AC Milan suffer heaviest defeat since 1998
AC Milan suffered their heaviest defeat for more than 21 years as they were thrashed 5-0 by Atalanta in Serie A. Stefano Pioli’s side are 10th in the table and could go into Christmas in the bottom half if Sassuolo or Bologna win later on Sunday. Alejandro Gomez scored a stunning opener, nutmegging Andrea Conti…