Tue 16 Mar

UCL 21:00
ALFREDO DI STEFANO | MADRID
REAL MADRID
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ATALANTA

Second half

45' +4' Atalanta's journey in the Champions League ends in the Round of 16: THANKS, LADS and THANKS, COACH for what you did. We're proud of you.
40' Third goal for Real, Asensio.
39' Double substitution Atalanta: on Caldara and Miranchuk, off Pessina and Muriel.
37' Substitution Real Madrid: on Asesio, off Valverde.
37' GOOOAAALLLL!!! LUIIIISSS MURIIIEEELLLL!!! We pull one back through!!! 2-1! C'mon guys!!!
32' Yellow card for Kroos.
31' Courtois rushed off his line to deny Zapata.
30' Mæhle's long-range shot is saved by Courtois.
28' Yellow card for Nacho.
24' Substitution Real Madrid: on Rodrygo, off Vinicius Junior.
23' Great save from Sportiello on Benzema's header. Then the striker hits the rebound onto the post.
22' Zapata turns well on the edge of the box but his shot is straight at Courtois who parries it.
18' Pessina's angled drive is off target.
16' Substitution Atalanta: on Palomino, off Toloi.
15' Sergio Ramos coverts the penalty, Real double their lead.
13' Yellow card for Toloi and penalty for Real Madrid.
12' Substitution Atalanta: on Iličić, off Gosens.
1' Substitution Atalanta: on Zapata, off Pašalić.
1' 2nd half started! KEEP FIGHTING LADS!!

First half

45' We're behind at the break.
43' Malinovksyi fires a left-foot rocket wide.
39' Yellow card for Valverde.
35' Real take the lead through Benzema.
27' Amazing block from Djimsiti to deny Vinicius who had combined with Benzema.
16' Djimsiti fires the rebound over after a corner.
13' Great block from Sergio Ramos to get the ball before Pašalić.
3' Great chance for Gosens, as he finds Muriel's cross and kicks it straight at the goalkeeper.
1' Kick-off in Madrid! C'MON NERAZZURRI!!

Atalanta's UCL journey ends in the Last 16

Muriel scored in the final minutes: Real qualify

Atalanta’s journey in the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League campaign ends in the Round of 16: at the stadium Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid win also in the second leg (3-1) after the 1-0 win in Bergamo and progress in the competition.

The Nerazzurri players approached the game with courage and got dangerous on 3 with Gosens who burst into the box but could only prod Muriel’s cross into the arms of the goalkeeper. The game was balanced, as the first chance for Real Madrid arrived on 27: Benzema and Vinicius quickly combined, but Djimsiti’s block on the shot was providential. Real took the lead on 34 through Benzema, assisted by Modric who make the most of a short clearance to send the forward clear on goal.

In the second half, after Vinicius went for a slalom through the Nerazzurri defenders and fired wide, Sergio Ramos converted a penalty on 60 to double Real’s lead (Toloi’s foul on Vinicius). Despite being two goals down, the Nerazzurri’s reaction was generous. First, an angled drive from Pessina flashed wide, then Zapata tested Courtois on 67. On the counter-attack, Sportiello first and the post denied Benzema’s headers. Zapata got dangerous again on 76, but his shot was parried by the goalkeeper. The perfect free-kick from Muriel pulled one back for Atalanta on 76. But only a minute later, Asensio finished it off for the final 3-1 scoreline and sealed the qualification for Real Madrid.

33' 59' 84'

3 - 1

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95
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3 - 1

3 Goals scored 1
10 Total attempts 11
7 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 6
1 Penalties 0
7 Assists 7
6 Crosses 11
0 Corners 5
3 Decisive interventions 5
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Saves 3
3 Substitutions 5
1 Hit woodwork 0
Zinedine Zidane Lines up
1. courtois / 5. varane / 4. ramos / 6. fernandez iglesias / 17. vazquez / 10. modric / 8. kroos / 23. mendy / 15. valverde / 9. benzema / 20. paixao de oliveira junior

Substitutions

13. lunin / 26. altube / 22. alarcon suarez / 11. asensio / 12. marcelo / 3. militao / 25. silva de goes / 34. duro perales
Zinedine Zidane Lines up
57. sportiello / 2. toloi / 17. romero / 19. djimsiti / 3. maehle / 15. de roon / 32. pessina / 8. gosens / 18. malinovskyi / 88. pasalic / 9. muriel

Substitutions

31. rossi / 95. gollini / 13. caldara / 41. ghislandi / 72. ilicic / 7. lammers / 59. miranchuk / 6. palomino / 40. ruggeri / 91. zapata

Referees

Referee: makkelie / Assistants: steegstra / Assistants: diks / Fourth official: lindhout / V.A.R.: blom / A.V.A.R: kamphuis
Shirt number Player Role
2 Rafael Toloi Difensore
6 José Luis Palomino Difensore
8 Mario Pašalić Centrocampista
9 Luis Muriel Attaccante
15 Marten de Roon Centrocampista
19 Berat Djimsiti Difensore
22 Matteo Ruggeri Centrocampista
31 Francesco Rossi Portiere
91 Duván Zapata Attaccante