Atalanta vs Valencia, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegAtalanta fairytale continues as Italians thrash Valencia
Atalanta continued their dream debut Champions League campaign on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Valencia in an entertaining last-16 first-leg clash.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 1': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 2': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Maxi Gómez (Valencia).
- 3': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Valencia).
- 5': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic from a direct free kick.
- 6': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 6': Maxi Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jaume Doménech.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Luis Palomino with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 10': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 13': Maxi Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Goal! Atalanta 1, Valencia 0. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 19': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Maxi Gómez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic following a fast break.
- 22': Offside, Valencia. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Maxi Gómez is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 23': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 28': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 28': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 30': Ferran Torres (Valencia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler following a set piece situation.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 31': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 32': Offside, Valencia. Eliaquim Mangala tries a through ball, but Maxi Gómez is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Maxi Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 33': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
- 35': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 37': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 38': Ferran Torres (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 40': Offside, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic tries a through ball, but Alejandro Gómez is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! Atalanta 2, Valencia 0. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 2, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 2, Valencia 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Maxi Gómez (Valencia).
- 47': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 50': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
- 51': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
- 57': Goal! Atalanta 3, Valencia 0. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 58': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 58': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Attempt saved. Maxi Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 62': Goal! Atalanta 4, Valencia 0. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 64': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 65': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 66': Hand ball by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 66': Goal! Atalanta 4, Valencia 1. Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxi Gómez.
- 70': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 71': Attempt blocked. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Gómez with a headed pass.
- 71': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 71': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 72': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Valencia).
- 72': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Valencia. Kevin Gameiro replaces Maxi Gómez.
- 74': Foul by Carlos Soler (Valencia).
- 74': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Mattia Caldara.
- 75': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 75': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Ferran Torres (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 76': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 79': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 79': Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 79': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Wass with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 83': Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 84': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 85': Ferran Torres (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 85': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
- 85': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 87': Offside, Valencia. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but José Gayà is caught offside.
- 87': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Wass with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Atalanta. Adrien Tameze replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jaume Doménech.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Daniel Wass.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 4, Valencia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Valencia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Valencia 1.
Statistics
 VAL |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 450 | Passes | 486 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 17 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 44,236
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 44,236
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 3 | Mattia Caldara |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jaume Doménech (GK) |
| 4 | Eliaquim Mangala |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 6 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 8 | Carlos Soler |
| 20 | Ferran Torres |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 22 | Maxi Gómez |
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