Atalanta was the champions league marvel after squeaking in the 16th circular, but now the Italian team is the disappointed special for many in the quarter-finals against PSG. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team, which has a team of players unknown on a global scale but bets on a football logo that produces countless goals, is looking to kill the giants and succeed in the latter in Lisbon with a team full of confidence and momentum. Here’s what you want to know about the kids in Bergamo.
Atalanta has won the Champions League as it is the team’s first participation in the competition.
Atalanta officially qualified for next season’s UCL to finish in the 4 most sensible Serie A.
18 September: Dinamo Zagreb 4, Atalanta 0 1 October: Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalante 1 22 November: Manchester City 5, Atalanta 1 Nov. 6: Atalanta 1, Manchester City 1 26: Atalanta 2, Dinamo Zagreb 2 11: Atalanta 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 0
Round of 19: Atalanta 4, Valencia 1 10 March: Atalanta 4, Valencia 3
Quarter-finals 12: Atalanta vs PSG, 3pm ET at CBS All Access
Atalanta plays a 3-4-3 wrecker, overloading the attack and making the defenses pay. This is the team that has scored the most productive in Italy, with 96 goals against the 73 of Juventus, which, if you consider juve with Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala, is impressive. Atalanta scores 3 or 4 matching goals and has even scored more than six goals several times this season. They move fast, use exact passes, and are as well oiled with an attacking device as any team that remains in competition.
Josip Ilicic: Honestly, there are many options. But Atalanta has five players with double-digit goals and one figure to finish the season with 3 players who have scored 20 goals. The leader is Illicic with 21 in 33 games, scoring five in the Champions League. The Slovenian striker stepped forward with age and, at 32, had the most productive season of his career. He’s strong with his feet, in the air, and the leader of this team in attack.
Facing PSG is not an easy task, but the Atalanta has nothing to lose. This mentality has taken them a long way in this festival and may make them move forward. They play loose and carefree in the world, and are extremely happy to be where they are and live in the moment. In a singles game anything can happen, and a team like Atalanta has never come out of there because of its incredible attacking ability. The team will want to be able to beat the PSG, and it may do so if it remains serene in the back and the attack is up to its highest standards.
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