•Lookman Ademola Lookman and Sead Kolasinac have returned to Atalanta training just in time for their decisive UEFA Champions League second-leg playoff against Club Brugge. Their availability provides a much-needed boost for La Dea as they aim to overturn a first-leg deficit. According to Eco di Bergamo correspondent Giulia Mazzoleni, both pla...
•Barcelona defender Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva (L) celebrates goal with teammates yesterday Barcelona made sure of second place in the Champions League yesterday after being held to a 2-2 draw by plucky Atalanta, who failed in their mission for direct qualification for the last 16. Hansi Flick’s team finished the new single league phase [...
•Atalanta midfielder Charles De Ketelaere fights for the ball with Celtic defender Alistair Johnston during the match yesterday Atalanta were frustrated by dogged Celtic yesterday as the two sides played out a goalless draw in the Champions League in soaking Bergamo. Kasper Schmeichel was the key man for Celtic as the Denmark goalkeeper kept A...
•Read Madrid’s team celebrates with the trophy Kylian Mbappe scored on his debut as Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup for a record-breaking sixth time with a 2-0 win over Atalanta yesterday. Carlo Ancelotti’s Champions League winners took the lead in the 59th minute through Fede Valverde, before Mbappe’s strike secured victory in Warsaw. [&he...
•Caleb Okoli Leicester City have completed the signing of Italy-born Nigerian centre-back Caleb Okoli from Serie A side Atalanta. The 22-year-old Italian defender joins the recently promoted Foxes on a five-year contract for a reported fee of around €15 million (£12.6 million). Announcing this, sports journalist Fabrizio Romano via X today wro...
•Atalanta’s Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman celebrates goal Atalanta reached the Europa League final on Thursday after beating Marseille 3-0 to claim the biggest win in the Italian club’s history. Goals from Ademola Lookman, academy product Matteo Ruggeri and El Bilal Toure put Atalanta through to their first ever European final with a 4-1 ag...
•Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate yesterday. Atalanta are in the last four of a European competition for the first time since 1988, despite Mohamed Salah’s early penalty giving Liverpool a 1-0 second leg win, thanks to their [&h...
•Atalanta’s Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic (C) celebrates goal Atalanta stunned Anfield as Gianluca Scamacca scored twice in a 3-0 win yesterday to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Mario Pasalic added a third seven minutes from time to condemn Liverpool to a first home defeat in all competitio...