Valencia vs Atalanta, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 8-4 on aggregateIlicic 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
 ATA |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby  |
| 17 | Francis Coquelin |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 6 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 8 | Carlos Soler |
| 20 | Ferran Torres |
| 19 | Rodrigo |
| 9 | Kevin Gameiro |
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 |
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