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😱 Atalanta stun BVB 4-1 with 98th-minute penalty, reach last 16
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- 😱 Atalanta stun BVB 4-1 with 98th-minute penalty, reach last 16
😱 Atalanta stun BVB 4-1 with 98th-minute penalty, reach last 16
Atalanta pulls off one of the greatest feats in its history: overturns the 0-2 from the first leg, wins 4-1 in the 95th minute, and flies to the Champions League Round of 16!
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Raffaele Palladino and his men put together a masterpiece of a match. After five minutes they take the lead with Scamacca, then at the end of the first half comes the equalizer from Zappacosta with a deflection.
The teams return and Pasalic, with a perfect header, overturns the match and scores the third that secures the Round of 16. But a champion's play by Adeyemi brings the match to 3-1 and it looks like extra time is coming. But no.
Right in the final seconds, Bensebaini catches Krstovic on the forehead with his studs: the referee doesn't blow the whistle, but VAR calls him back and awards a clear penalty, with a red card for the defender. Samardzic steps up to the spot, converts perfectly, and sends the entire Nerazzurri crowd into ecstasy. Mission accomplished, an Italian team is in the Round of 16 and the Goddess confirms herself as a team with a European heart.
😍 MASTERPIECE BY THE GODDESS: MATCH OVERTURNED AND THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16!
The feat is accomplished: Atalanta is in the Round of 16. Now they will face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
😱 Kick to the face of Krstovic: penalty and 4-1 AT THE BUZZER!
95' - An unbelievable, sensational episode right in the final seconds. Bensebaini catches Krstovic on the forehead with his studs: the referee doesn't call it, but VAR intervenes. The penalty is clear, and it's a red card for the defender.
Samardzic steps up to the penalty spot, scores the 4-1 goal, and sends the entire stadium into a frenzy. Thus, Atalanta flies to the Round of 16 and completes the masterpiece!
⚽ Adeyemi, beautiful curling shot: parity restored
75' – Borussia reopens the match with a champion's play. Adeyemi, just on the pitch, receives the ball on the right, takes on his man and cuts inside decisively to the edge of the box.
Then he unleashes a vicious left-footed curler that almost finds the top corner, to the right of Carnesecchi, who remains rooted to the spot. A billiard shot that levels the aggregate score.
🚑 Kolasinac, yet another injury: forced substitution
70' - Another injury for Kolasinac, who hurts the flexor in his right thigh, as reported by Sky Sport . Ahanor comes on in his place.
⚽ Pasalic makes it THREE: for now Atalanta are through!
57' – The Goddess completes the comeback and the Gewiss explodes! Play develops on the left, the ball is worked patiently up to the edge of the box where de Roon lifts his head and delivers a soft, precise cross.
Pasalic appears at the far post: a perfect run behind the defense and a powerful header that makes it 3-0. Having erased the 0-2 from the first leg, Atalanta turns it all around and now can really see the Round of 16, but there are still just over 30 minutes to go.
😱 BVB hits the post: Beier!
54' – Scare for the Goddess. Down the right wing Borussia finds open space: a deep pass, a run behind the defense and an unchallenged entry into the box. Beier cuts inside and unleashes a curling right-footed shot to the far post that smacks off the woodwork.
⚽ Zappacosta, decisive deflection: 2-0 and now it's TIED!
45' - What a Goddess, ladies and gentlemen. The second goal comes at the death: cross from the left, Kobel parries short and central, Zappacosta pounces on the ball and shoots with his right. Bensebaini's deflection wrong-foots the keeper and makes it 2-0, erasing the deficit from the first leg.
First Scamacca's poacher's finish, then the seal from the Nerazzurri winger: the Goddess is dominant, close to a third even with Zalewski. For the Germans, only one real chance, Brandt's shot neutralized by Carnesecchi. The match is wide open, Bergamo is dreaming.
⚽ Scamacca opens IMMEDIATELY: goal after five minutes!
5' - Perfect start for Atalanta, who after just five minutes finds the opening goal with their striker, Gianluca Scamacca.
Zalewski – who moments earlier had almost scored – bursts down the left wing with a blazing run, leaving Svensson and Bensebaini unable to close the gap. The ball reaches Scamacca who, with the goal wide open, just has to tap it in.
😍 Goddess, spine-tingling choreography: Ilicic the star
The choreography created by the fans is simply spectacular and is a tribute to a European gem that remains in collective memory, namely the goal scored in 2018 in Dortmund by Ilicic against Borussia. A memory that rekindles emotions and aims to inspire the team to greatness.
✅ Official lineups
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Pasalic, Bernasconi; Samardzic, Zalewski; Scamacca.
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND (3-4-1-2): Kobel; Anton, Can, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson; Brandt; Beier, Guirassy.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
