Even before the break, the game was made by the Nigerian Lookman, who scored a goal and an assist
Miner was destroyed in the case Atalanta in a nominally home match of the 2nd round Champions League – 0:3.
The miners started the match cheerfully, which took place in Hanselkirchen, Germany. But quite quickly the Bergamasques seized the initiative and began to tear apart the opponent’s redoubts. The goal was not long in coming: Ademola Luman served from a set piece, and Berat Djimsiti calmly took the ball and shot Dmitry Riznyk.
The game continued in a one-way direction, and before the break Goddess increased the gap: Lookman himself scored from the center of the penalty area, taking advantage of a pass from Sead Kolasinac.
After the break, Marino Pusic switched from the experimental 3-5-2 formation to the usual formation, but it was all in vain – the third goal very quickly flew into his team’s goal. It was organized by laterals Davide Zappacosta and Raul Bellanova.
The rest of the game became a formality. Atalanta calmly guarded the advantage they had gained, the nominal hosts tried to attack, but they had little success. During the entire game, the Ukrainian team never shot on target.
A sad déjà vu happened for Shakhtar – five years ago, in December 2019, the Miners had already lost to Atalanta in the Champions League with a score of 0:3. Then the match was truly a home match for the Donetsk club – it was hosted by Metalist Kharkov. True, only Matvienko and Stepanenko from the current squad suffered defeat.
Let us remind you that earlier today the Shakhtar U-19 team lost to their peers from Atalanta with the same score. The match also took place in Hanselkirchen.
After two rounds, Shakhtar has one point (for a 0:0 draw with Bologna) and zero goals scored. Atalanta gains four points – let us remember that at the start of the tournament, Gian Piero Gasperini’s team broke away peacefully with Arsenal.
In the third round, Pusic’s team will visit Arsenal on October 22, and Atalanta will host Celtic the next day.
- Champions League. 2nd round
Shakhtar — Atalanta — 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Dzhimsiti, 21, Lukman, 44, Bellanova, 48
Source: Sportarena
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