Atalanta vs Young Boys 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Atalanta

68': Matteo Pessina

FT
1 - 0

Young Boys

Pessina strike gives Atalanta win over Young Boys

Atalanta celeb Matteo Pessina goal v YB 20210929 [1296x729]

Atalanta maintained their good start in the Champions League after an opportunist goal from Matteo Pessina saw them beat Young Boys 1-0.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Robin Gosens because of an injury.
45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Young Boys 0.
65': Vincent Sierro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Young Boys. Fabian Rieder replaces Meschak Elia.
66': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
68': Goal! Atalanta 1, Young Boys 0. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
69': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Vincent Sierro.
75': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
75': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Matteo Pessina.
83': Substitution, Young Boys. Quentin Maceiras replaces Silvan Hefti.
83': Substitution, Young Boys. Marvin Spielmann replaces Michel Aebischer.
89': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Davide Zappacosta.
90': Substitution, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Remo Freuler.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 8,536

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

YB		ATA
12	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	1
35.8	Possession	64.2
3	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
239	Accurate Passes	523
341	Passes	605
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	55
28	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	3
19	Effective Tackles	15
37	Tackles	22
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
20	Interceptions	15
18	Effective Clearances	8
18	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Juan Musso (GK)
28	Merih Demiral
19	Berat Djimsiti
2	Rafael Tolói
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
8	Robin Gosens
77	Davide Zappacosta
91	Duván Zapata
32	Matteo Pessina
18	Ruslan Malinovskyi

Substitutes:

Roberto Piccoli, Teun Koopmeiners, Joakim Maehle, Luis Muriel, Marco Sportiello, Francesco Rossi, Giorgio Scalvini, Josip Ilicic, Mario Pasalic, Alexey Miranchuk, Matteo Lovato, Giuseppe Pezzella.

Young Boys (4-3-3)

No.	Name
26	David Von Ballmoos (GK)
30	Sandro Lauper
4	Ali Mohamed
21	Ulisses Garcia
36	Silvan Hefti
35	Christopher Martins Pereira
8	Vincent Sierro
20	Michel Aebischer
17	Jordan Pefok
13	Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
15	Meschack Elia

Substitutes:

Miralem Sulejmani, Fabian Rieder, Felix Mambimbi, Guillaume Faivre, Marvin Spielmann, Alexandre Jankewitz, Wilfried Kanga, Abdullah Laidani, Nicolas Bürgy, Quentin Maceiras, Jordan Lefort.