UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Liverpool, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
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0 - 5
  • 16': Diogo Jota
  • 33': Diogo Jota
  • 47': Mohamed Salah
  • 49': Sadio Mané
  • 54': Diogo Jota

Jota scores hat trick as Liverpool beat Atalanta in Champions League

Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick as Liverpool breezed past hosts Atalanta 5-0 in Champions League group-stage action on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
  • 7': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 12': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 12': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
  • 14': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
  • 15': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 16': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 21': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
  • 21': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 25': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 25': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Atalanta. Alejandro Gómez tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
  • 32': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 33': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 2. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
  • 36': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
  • 36': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Liverpool 2.
  • 46': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
  • 47': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
  • 49': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 4. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 51': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
  • 52': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
  • 53': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 54': Goal! Atalanta 0, Liverpool 5. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a through ball.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 59': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
  • 59': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 59': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
  • 61': Johan Mojica (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a through ball.
  • 63': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 63': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 64': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Andrew Robertson.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
  • 70': Offside, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keita.
  • 73': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Johan Mojica (Atalanta).
  • 77': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
  • 77': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
  • 80': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Sam Lammers replaces Alejandro Gómez.
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Johan Mojica.
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Fabio Depaoli replaces Hans Hateboer.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
  • 82': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neco Williams.
  • 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 85': Hand ball by Fabio Depaoli (Atalanta).
  • 87': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 87': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 89': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
  • 90': Sam Lammers (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Atalanta. Fabio Depaoli tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Liverpool 5.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 7
56.5 Possession 43.5
15 SHOTS 9
12 ON GOAL 6
0.8 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
523 Accurate Passes 373
602 Passes 455
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 48
29 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
9 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 14
11 Effective Clearances 16
11 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
6 José Palomino
19 Berat Djimsiti
2 Rafael Tolói
11 Remo Freuler
88 Mario Pasalic
10 Alejandro Gómez
26 Johan Mojica
33 Hans Hateboer
91 Duván Zapata
9 Luis Muriel

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
12 Joe Gomez
46 Rhys Williams
26 Andy Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
14 Jordan Henderson
5 Georginio Wijnaldum Yellow Card
17 Curtis Jones Yellow Card
20 Diogo Jota
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah

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