BERGAMO. Atalanta manages to recover against Manchester United with 2 goals from C. Ronaldo from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 45′.
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 14,443 spectators. The referee was Slavko Vinčić who was helped by Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The 4th official was Matej Jug. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 120 Attack 113
- 48 Dangerous attack 47
- 108 Ball safe 94
- 16 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Atalanta was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Atalanta to win the match.
Atalanta shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atalanta didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (S. McTominay).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Atalanta will have 5 points to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United will have 7 points like Villarreal to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Atalanta will host Villarreal on the 8th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
Manchester United will host Young Boys on the 8th of December with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
71'
12'
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Juan Musso , Marten de Roon , Merih Demiral , José Luis Palomino , Davide Zappacosta , Teun Koopmeiners , Remo Freuler , Joakim Mæhle , Mario Pašalić , Josip Iličić and Duván Zapata .
The home team had on the bench: Francesco Rossi, Roberto Piccoli, Berat Djimsiti , Aleksei Miranchuk, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Luis Muriel , Marco Sportiello, Giuseppe Pezzella, Matteo Lovato and Giorgio Scalvini.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 2 changes: M. Pasalic for B. Djimsiti (46′) and J. Ilicic for L. Muriel (71′).
Best player: Duván Zapata
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Duván Zapata.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
51'
Manchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Ole Gunnar Solskjær played with: David De Gea , Eric Bailly , Raphaël Varane , Harry Maguire , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Paul Pogba , Scott McTominay , Luke Shaw , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jadon Sancho , Donny van de Beek , Juan Mata, Mason Greenwood , Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani , Dean Henderson, Alex Telles, Fred, Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot and Nemanja Matić .
Manchester United could not rely on the presence of M. Greenwood (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester United made 5 changes: R. Varane for M. Greenwood (38′), P. Pogba for N. Matic (69′), M. Rashford for E. Cavani (69′), S. McTominay for J. Sancho (87′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (87′).
Best player: Cristiano Ronaldo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Cristiano Ronaldo.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Juventus – Zenit – 4-2
- Sevilla – Lille – 1-2
- Villarreal – Young Boys – 2-0
- Atalanta – Manchester United – 2-2
- Malmö FF – Chelsea – 0-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Salzburg – 2-1
- Dynamo Kyiv – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- FC Bayern München – Benfica – 5-2
