Dinamo Zagreb vs Atalanta, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Dinamo Zagreb

10': Marin Leovac
31': Mislav Orsic
42': Mislav Orsic
68': Mislav Orsic

FT
4 - 0

Atalanta

Dinamo hand Atalanta sour Champions League debut

Dinamo Zagreb made a perfect start to their Champions League Group C campaign with a emphatic win over tournament debutantes Atalanta.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
3': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
5': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
5': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
5': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
7': Hand ball by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
7': Emir Dilaver (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
8': Attempt missed. Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
10': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marin Leovac.
10': Attempt blocked. Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 1, Atalanta 0. Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
11': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
15': Foul by Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb).
15': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Hand ball by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
18': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
18': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
20': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
22': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
22': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
23': Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
24': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
24': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
26': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
28': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Hand ball by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
31': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
31': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 2, Atalanta 0. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marin Leovac.
34': Offside, Atalanta. Pierluigi Gollini tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
35': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Emir Dilaver tries a through ball, but Bruno Petkovic is caught offside.
37': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
39': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
39': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Hand ball by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
41': Foul by Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb).
41': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 3, Atalanta 0. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Arijan Ademi with a headed pass.
45'+1': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Nikola Moro tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
45'+4': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 3, Atalanta 0.
45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 3, Atalanta 0.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Remo Freuler.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Andrea Masiello.
47': Foul by Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb).
47': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
48': Offside, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic tries a through ball, but Berat Djimsiti is caught offside.
49': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
50': Foul by Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb).
50': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
53': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
53': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Hand ball by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
55': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
56': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
58': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arijan Ademi.
59': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Bruno Petkovic is caught offside.
60': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Bruno Petkovic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
62': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
62': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
63': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
63': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
65': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
65': Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Attempt blocked. Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Foul by Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb).
66': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 4, Atalanta 0. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
69': Foul by Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb).
69': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Nikola Moro (Dinamo Zagreb).
70': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
72': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Amer Gojak replaces Nikola Moro.
74': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
74': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
74': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross following a corner.
76': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
76': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Luka Ivanusec replaces Mislav Orsic.
77': Hand ball by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
78': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
79': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
79': Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt saved. Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arijan Ademi.
82': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
83': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Mario Gavranovic replaces Bruno Petkovic.
83': Foul by Amer Gojak (Dinamo Zagreb).
83': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
87': Foul by Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb).
87': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Substitution, Atalanta. Musa Barrow replaces Josip Ilicic.
90': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 4, Atalanta 0.
0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 4, Atalanta 0.

Statistics

ATA		DZG
19	Fouls	19
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
53.2	Possession	46.8
13	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
309	Accurate Passes	272
421	Passes	377
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	7
0.2	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	58
21	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
18	Effective Tackles	11
36	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	19
18	Effective Clearances	21
18	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 28,863

Line-Ups

Dinamo Zagreb (3-4-3)

No.	Name
40	Dominik Livakovic (GK)
66	Emir Dilaver
55	Dino Peric
28	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
5	Arijan Ademi
27	Nikola Moro
22	Marin Leovac
30	Petar Stojanovic
21	Bruno Petkovic
7	Dani Olmo
99	Mislav Orsic

Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:

Mario Gavranovic, Iyayi Atiemwen, Izet Hajrovic, Mario Situm, Luka Ivanusec, Danijel Zagorac, Amer Gojak.

Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
95	Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
19	Berat Djimsiti
5	Andrea Masiello
2	Rafael Tolói
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
8	Robin Gosens
33	Hans Hateboer
91	Duván Zapata
10	Alejandro Gómez
72	Josip Ilicic

Atalanta Substitutes:

Ruslan Malinovskyi, José Palomino, Luis Muriel, Timothy Castagne, Marco Sportiello, Musa Barrow, Mario Pasalic.

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