Atalanta vs SK Sturm Graz, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Atalanta

12': Mateo Retegui
58': Mario Pasalic
63': Charles De Ketelaere
90': Ademola Lookman
90'+4': Marco Brescianini

FT
5 - 0

SK Sturm Graz

Atalanta beat Sturm Graz, firm up Champions League top eight spot

Europa League winners Atalanta thrashed Sturm Graz 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with Gian Piero Gasperini's side well placed to earn a spot in the competition's top eight.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
4': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Atalanta) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross following a corner.
5': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
5': Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
8': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
8': Marco Palestra (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
10': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
10': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Lavalée with a through ball.
12': Goal! Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
15': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
15': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
16': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
17': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
19': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
21': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Marco Palestra (Atalanta).
23': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
27': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
27': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
32': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
32': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
34': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
36': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregory Wüthrich.
42': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
43': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
44': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
45': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Mateo Retegui.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Marco Palestra.
45': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Amady Camara.
46': Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
46': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
48': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
48': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
48': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
50': VAR Decision: No Goal Atalanta 1-0 SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.
52': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
52': Offside, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic is caught offside.
54': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
55': Attempt blocked. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a through ball.
57': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by William Bøving.
58': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Goal! Atalanta 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
62': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregory Wüthrich.
63': Goal! Atalanta 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isak Hien following a corner.
64': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Lazar Samardzic.
64': Substitution, Atalanta. Éderson replaces Marten de Roon.
65': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
66': Attempt missed. Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
68': Attempt saved. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
69': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
70': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces William Bøving.
70': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
70': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Sead Kolasinac.
72': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
72': Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
72': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
73': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
74': Attempt missed. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
78': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Tochi Chukwuani.
80': Offside, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
81': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
81': Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
81': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
84': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt saved. Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
84': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
86': Attempt missed. Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Wüthrich with a headed pass.
86': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
88': Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
89': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
90': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Éderson.
90': Goal! Atalanta 4, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
90': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Hand ball by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
90'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
90'+3': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
90'+3': Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Goal! Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
0': Match ends, Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.

Statistics

STG		ATA
13	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	12
4	Saves	1
39	Possession	61
5	SHOTS	25
1	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
318	Accurate Passes	537
392	Passes	598
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
8	Crosses	24
0.0	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	42
13	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.9
1	Blocked Shots	5
23	Effective Tackles	7
34	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	11
31	Effective Clearances	9
31	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,469

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	+4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
29	Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4	Isak Hien
23	Sead Kolasinac
2	Rafael Tolói
15	Marten de Roon
8	Mario Pasalic
24	Lazar Samardzic
77	Davide Zappacosta
27	Marco Palestra
32	Mateo Retegui
17	Charles De Ketelaere

Atalanta Substitutes:

Francesco Rossi, Vanja Vlahovic, Éderson, Giorgio Scalvini, Marco Brescianini, Juan Cuadrado, Raoul Bellanova, Matteo Ruggeri, Rui Patrício, Berat Djimsiti, Ademola Lookman.

SK Sturm Graz (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Kjell Scherpen (GK)
5	Gregory Wüthrich
47	Emanuel Aiwu
24	Dimitri Lavelée
23	Arjan Malic
21	Tochi Phil Chukwuani
4	Jon Gorenc Stankovic
36	Amady Camara
8	Malick Yalcouyé
15	William Bøving
10	Otar Kiteishvili

SK Sturm Graz Substitutes:

Lovro Zvonarek, Emir Karic, Konstantin Schopp, Jacob Peter Hödl, Leon Grgic, Seedy Jatta, Matteo Bignetti, Peter Kiedl, Niklas Geyrhofer, Stephan Hierländer, Danill Khudiakov, Tomi Horvat.

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