UEFA Champions League

Valencia vs Atalanta, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 8-4 on aggregate
Valencia
  • 21': Kevin Gameiro
  • 51': Kevin Gameiro
  • 67': Ferran Torres
FT
3 - 4
2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 8-4 on aggregate
Atalanta
  • 3': Josip Ilicic (P)
  • 43': Josip Ilicic (P)
  • 71': Josip Ilicic
  • 82': Josip Ilicic

Ilicic masterclass guides Atalanta past Valencia in Champions League

Atalanta's Josip Ilicic scored four goals in a stunning individual display to lead them to a 4-3 Champions League win over Valencia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Penalty Atalanta. Josip Ilicic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 2': Penalty conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Goal! Valencia 0, Atalanta 1. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia following a corner.
  • 7': Daniel Parejo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  • 19': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
  • 20': Offside, Valencia. Daniel Wass tries a through ball, but Geoffrey Kondogbia is caught offside.
  • 21': Goal! Valencia 1, Atalanta 1. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 32': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 32': Francis Coquelin (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Valencia. Francis Coquelin tries a through ball, but Kevin Gameiro is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Valencia).
  • 33': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Francis Coquelin (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  • 35': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 37': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 37': Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 42': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
  • 42': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 43': Goal! Valencia 1, Atalanta 2. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Marten de Roon because of an injury.
  • 45': Ferran Torres (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Valencia).
  • 45'+2': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Hand ball by Kevin Gameiro (Valencia).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Atalanta 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Atalanta 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Moreno with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 49': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia).
  • 49': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Daniel Parejo (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Moreno.
  • 51': Goal! Valencia 2, Atalanta 2. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Mattia Caldara.
  • 53': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
  • 53': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
  • 53': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
  • 57': Offside, Valencia. Rodrigo Moreno tries a through ball, but Kevin Gameiro is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 57': Francis Coquelin (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia).
  • 58': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
  • 60': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 61': Foul by Kevin Gameiro (Valencia).
  • 61': Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Offside, Atalanta. Alejandro Gómez tries a through ball, but Hans Hateboer is caught offside.
  • 64': Daniel Wass (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
  • 67': Goal! Valencia 3, Atalanta 2. Ferran Torres (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 68': Foul by Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia).
  • 68': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
  • 70': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Goal! Valencia 3, Atalanta 3. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 74': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Francis Coquelin.
  • 75': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 75': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
  • 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Alejandro Gómez.
  • 79': Substitution, Valencia. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Rodrigo Moreno.
  • 79': Daniel Parejo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 80': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
  • 82': Goal! Valencia 3, Atalanta 4. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 83': Substitution, Atalanta. Adrien Tameze replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 84': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
  • 84': Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 85': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 85': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 85': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 86': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
  • 88': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Atalanta).
  • 88': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Valencia 3, Atalanta 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Valencia 3, Atalanta 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 1
40.7 Possession 59.3
11 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
266 Accurate Passes 427
364 Passes 528
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 7
23 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain

Line-Ups

VAL Valencia (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
12 Mouctar Diakhaby Yellow Card
17 Francis Coquelin Yellow Card
14 José Gayà
18 Daniel Wass Yellow Card
6 Geoffrey Kondogbia Yellow Card
10 Dani Parejo
8 Carlos Soler
20 Ferran Torres
19 Rodrigo
9 Kevin Gameiro
Valencia Substitutes:
Hugo Guillamón, Denis Cheryshev, Lee Kang-In, Gonçalo Guedes, Jaume Doménech, Rubén Sobrino, Alessandro Florenzi.

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
3 Mattia Caldara
6 José Palomino
19 Berat Djimsiti
11 Remo Freuler
15 Marten de Roon
88 Mario Pasalic
8 Robin Gosens
33 Hans Hateboer
10 Alejandro Gómez
72 Josip Ilicic
Atalanta Substitutes:
Timothy Castagne, Luis Muriel, Lennart Czyborra, Francesco Rossi, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Adrien Tamèze, Duván Zapata.

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