Atalanta crushes Shakhtar Donetsk, Girona falls against Feyenoord

Continuation of the 2nd day of the Champions League this Wednesday including a duel between Shakhtar Donetsk and Atalanta at the Veltins Arena in Geselkirchen in Germany. The Ukrainian club was structured in a 3-4-1-2 with Dmytro Riznyk as the last line of defense behind Marlon Gomes, Valeriy Bondar, Alaa Ghram, Mykola Matviyenko and Pedro Henrique. Dmytro Kryskiv was placed on sentry duty with Taras Stepanenko at his side. Higher up, Heorhii Sudakov was placed in support by Oleksandr Zubkov and Eguinaldo. The Italians opted for a 3-4-3 with Marco Carnesecchi in goal. In defense, we found Odilon Kossounou, Berat Djimsiti and Sead Kolasinac. The midfield saw the presence of Maarten de Roon and Ederson while Raoul Bellanova and Davide Zappacosta played the roles of pistons. Alone at the forefront, Charles De Ketelaere was placed just ahead of Ademola Lookman and Lazar Samardzic.

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Unsurprisingly, Gasperini’s troops dominated the debates. On an interesting counterattack for Atalanta, Ademola Lookman was found on the left of the area. The Nigerian fixed Dmytro Riznyk but his shot slipped to the right (12th). On a free kick kicked on the right side by Atalanta. Lazar Samardžić combined with Ademola Lookman who crossed towards the area. At the penalty spot, Éderson missed his move and that allowed Berat Djimsiti to appear behind his back to adjust the goalkeeper (21st, 0-1). On the right, Raoul Bellanova crossed towards the near post. He found Ademola Lookman who passed in front of Valeriy Bondar and attempted a deflection which ended on the crossbar of Dmytro Riznyk (36th). And on a cross to the right from Raoul Bellanova towards the far post. Davide Zappacosta headed for Charles De Ketelaere whose header was captured by Dmytro Riznyk (39th). And shortly before the break, Lazar Samardžić passed on the left of the area to Sead Kolašinac who crossed back towards the penalty spot. Ademola Lookman appeared and finished on the right of the goal (44th, 0-2).

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Shakhtar – Atalanta: the official line-ups

Bergamo continues, Girona disappoints

Returning from the locker room, Atalanta continued. Davide Zappacosta was launched on the left by Ademola Lookman, delayed in the area and crossed towards the far post. Raoul Bellanova appeared behind Pedrinho’s back and finished with a shot of his helmet (48th, 0-3). Found by Ademola Lookman on the left of the Ukrainian area, Davide Zappacosta outpaced Valeriy Bondar and struck. His shot hit the left post of Dmytro Riznyk (52nd). On the right, Charles De Ketelaere overflowed and passed full axis for Ademola Lookman in front of the Ukrainian area. The Nigerian’s shot slipped to the right (54th). Between the full axis lines, Lazar Samardžić moved and decided to put himself in a striking position after having played two opposing defenders. His shot to the right of the goal was pushed away for a corner by Dmytro Riznyk (61st). Mario Pašalić passed down the middle for Nicolò Zaniolo who took his chance. The latter’s shot passed above the left corner of Dmytro Riznyk (66th). With this controlled meeting, Atalanta dominated their evening opponent (0-3).

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In the other match, Girona hosted Feyenoord Rotterdam, on the lawn of the Montilivi municipal stadium. A match which was rich in twists and turns with the opening score of Dani Lopez (19th, 1-0). Yangel Herrera subsequently committed the irreparable with a CSC, the Dutch club thus equalized (23rd, 1-1). Antoni Milambo allowed the Dutch to take the lead (33rd, 1-2). Feyenoord almost tripled the lead, but Ayase Ueda missed his penalty (36th). Dávid Hancko saw his goal canceled by VAR after returning from the locker room (52nd). On the Girona side, Bojan Miovski also missed a penalty to equalize (67th). On a pass from Arnaut Danjuma, Donny van de Beek scored in the second half, which allowed the Catalans to equalize (73rd, 2-2). And at the end of the match, when everything indicated that the match was going to end in a draw, Ladislav Krejčí made the mistake with a CSC, thus allowing Feyenoord Rotterdam to regain the lead on the scoreboard (79th , 2-3). And this is how the Dutch club left Spain with a precious victory (2-3).