Madrid look to avoid upset against Atalanta


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2020/21 UEFA Champions League 

Round of 16
Second-Leg 

Real Madrid v Atalanta BC 

Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano 
Madrid, Spain 
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Kick-Off 20h00 
 
Real Madrid will lock horns with Atalanta in an UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg encounter on March 16. 
 
The Spanish champions claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Atalanta in the first-leg match at the Gewiss Stadium on February 24.
 
As a result, Madrid are unbeaten in their last two matches in this competition having registered two consecutive wins.
 
They are also undefeated in their last two home matches in the Champions League having recorded two successive victories.
 
Ferland Mendy of Madrid
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Meanwhile, Atalanta saw their three-match unbeaten run in this competition come to an end when succumbed to a defeat to Madrid. 
 
The Italian side had recorded two victories and one draw, before they locked horns with the Whites. 
 
They are undefeated in their last five away games in this competition having recorded five successive victories. 
 
Gian Piero Gasperini - Atalanta manager
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Gian Piero Gasperini, the Atalanta manager, has made it known that they will play their own game in Madrid in the second-leg game. 
 
"We defended well and almost brought home the 0-0," Gasperini said. 
 
"But it would've certainly been more entertaining with 11 against 11. We might've lost anyway, I am not complaining about the result.
 
"But we at least could've played our game. We are satisfied, though, and we are going to Madrid to play our game."
 
Madrid will host Atalanta for the first time in a competitive match. 
 
Their first-leg encounter was their first-ever meeting in a competitive game. 
 

Head-to-Head stats (Competitive Matches)


Matches - 1
Madrid - 1
Atalanta - 0
Draws - 0
 

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Published: 03/15/2021