Expectedly, Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman had a
great night for Atalanta and was on the scoresheet, but his effort was not
enough to his Serie A club.
Real Madrid were
the dominant side of the night, winning 3-2 away at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
The slim win, no doubt kept the defending champion on
slim hope of automatic qualification in the tournament should they pick vital
wins in their last two matches at home.
A dominant first-half showing saw Madrid take a
deserved lead through Kylian Mbappe, whose departure from injury before the
interval changed the narrative of the game. Atalanta pounced on the uncertainty
as Charles De Ketelaere scored a penalty with the final kick of the first half.
Vinicius Junior pounced on a fortunate deflection to
restore Madrid’s advantage and Jude Bellingham scored soon after, but Atalanta
slashed the deficit with Ademola Lookman’s fine strike from the edge of the
box.
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Atalanta had the momentum on their side and Lookman
continued to torment Madrid’s makeshift defence, with the visitors forced to
hold on and watch the clock tick down. Mario Retegui should have scored in the
dying embers, volleying over from three yards out when it looked easier to
score.
The final whistle was music to the ears of every
Madrid fan. Three points take them to within a further three of the automatic
qualification spots, although that gap could be stretched slightly after
Wednesday’s matches.
RESULTS
Atalanta 2-3 Madrid
Girona 0-1 Liverpool
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Brugge 2-1 Sporting
Zagreb 0-0 Celtic
Leverkusen 1-0 Inter
Brest 1-0 PSV
Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa
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Salzburg 0- PSG
Shakhtar 1-5
WEDNESDAY’S FIXTURES
Borussia Vs Barca
Juventus Vs Man City
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Atletico Vs Bratislava
Lille Vs Sturm Graz
Milan Vs Zvezda
Arsenal Vs Monaco
Benfica Vs Bologna
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