Atalanta vs FC Midtjylland, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueRomero claims precious point for Atalanta in Midtjylland draw
Cristian Romero's late equaliser secured a potentially precious point for Atalanta in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Danish side Midtjylland.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 5': Attempt saved. Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Awer Mabil.
- 7': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 7': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Anders Dreyer (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Attempt saved. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 10': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 11': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 11': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 13': Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Goal! Atalanta 0, FC Midtjylland 1. Alexander Scholz (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sory Kaba following a set piece situation.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Daniel Høegh.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 16': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 18': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 19': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 20': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
- 21': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 21': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 26': Joel Andersson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland).
- 28': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 30': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Awer Mabil (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 31': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Daniel Høegh (FC Midtjylland).
- 32': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 33': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 33': Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Hand ball by Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland).
- 38': Attempt missed. Awer Mabil (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Andersson.
- 39': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 42': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 42': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, FC Midtjylland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, FC Midtjylland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 47': Foul by Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
- 47': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Awer Mabil.
- 57': Foul by Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland).
- 57': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 62': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Daniel Høegh (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Awer Mabil.
- 62': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 63': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
- 63': Attempt missed. Awer Mabil (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 63': Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 64': Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 67': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Lasse Vibe replaces Awer Mabil.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces José Luis Palomino.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Amad Diallo Traore replaces Luis Muriel.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Marten de Roon replaces Remo Freuler.
- 69': Foul by Alexander Scholz (FC Midtjylland).
- 69': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
- 70': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Amad Diallo Traore (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Manjrekar James (FC Midtjylland).
- 72': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 75': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 75': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo Traore (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
- 76': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 78': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo Traore (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo Traore (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 79': Goal! Atalanta 1, FC Midtjylland 1. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
- 80': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
- 82': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Nicolas Madsen replaces Sory Kaba.
- 82': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Gustav Isaksen replaces Anders Dreyer.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo Traore.
- 85': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Daniel Høegh.
- 86': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Robin Gosens.
- 86': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 86': Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Hand ball by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 89': Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland).
- 90'+1': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland).
- 90'+4': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, FC Midtjylland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 1, FC Midtjylland 1.
Statistics
 MID |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 533 |
| 326 | Passes | 665 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 99 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 27 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 27 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
FC Midtjylland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansen (GK) |
| 5 | Daniel Høegh |
| 14 | Alexander Scholz |
| 25 | Manjrekar James |
| 29 | Paulo Victor |
| 6 | Joel Andersson |
| 38 | Frank Onyeka |
| 34 | Mikkel Anderson |
| 11 | Awer Mabil |
| 36 | Anders Dreyer |
| 9 | Sory Kaba |
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