UEFA Champions League

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

Atalanta
  • 68': Matteo Pessina
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1 - 0
Young Boys

    Pessina strike gives Atalanta win over Young Boys

    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: Gewiss Stadium
    Location: Bergamo, Italy
    Attendance: 8,536

    UEFA Champions League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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    Statistics

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    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

    ATA 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 Yellow Card
    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.

    YB 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 Yellow Card
    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.

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