Serie A side Atalanta went into the game against Real Madrid with some confidence today but despite putting in a valiant showing, they couldnโt beat the Spanish giants.
Real won 3-2, thanks to two important goals in the second half from Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham. Ademola Lookman had pulled one back to make it 3-2 but he created a vital chance in the 94th minute of the game, but Matteo Retegui somehow missed from point blank range.
In the first half, Kylian Mbappeโs goal was cancelled out by Charles de Ketelaereโs penalty in stoppage time.
After the game, Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to Sky about the loss and he was happy about the showing.
He said, as relayed by TMW: โBoth teams wanted to play, trying to win with their strength. For us there is a bit of disappointment, but we learn something from these games. We still lack something, but it is also a reason to improve and work. We come out defeated, even if maybe not in numbers and this will help us to take a small step forward.โ
Speaking of where La Dea could have done better, the Italian said:ย
โWe were moving a little too slowly, these teams close down well. We held the game well, but we could have been more dangerous because we could have been. A game that will be a great lesson, we are sorry to have lost but we will bounce back from these games.โ
Atalanta are ninth in the Champions League table and have every chance of going through to the next round. They are also top of the Serie A.
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Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN
