Atalanta vs Celtic, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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Stubborn Celtic hold Atalanta to UCL stalemate

Atalanta spurned several chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by a defensively resilient Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
8': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
8': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Éderson.
13': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éderson with a cross.
14': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
18': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
18': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
20': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
22': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
24': Attempt saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Valle.
24': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
26': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
27': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Liam Scales.
30': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
30': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
33': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
33': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
37': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
38': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
39': Attempt saved. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
44': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
45': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Celtic 0.
45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Celtic 0.
46': Hand ball by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
49': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
50': Attempt saved. Álex Valle (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
50': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
52': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
52': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Éderson.
55': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Liam Scales.
55': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
56': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
58': Attempt saved. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
58': Substitution, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic replaces Raoul Bellanova.
59': Substitution, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Mateo Retegui.
61': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic is caught offside.
62': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
62': Offside, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic is caught offside.
63': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
63': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
66': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Álex Valle.
67': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
68': Substitution, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Adam Idah.
68': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Reo Hatate.
69': Offside, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Ademola Lookman.
73': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
74': Substitution, Celtic. Luis Palma replaces Daizen Maeda.
75': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Arne Engels.
77': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álex Valle.
77': Offside, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Sead Kolasinac.
78': Substitution, Atalanta. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Mario Pasalic.
79': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
79': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta).
81': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Nicolas Kühn.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Auston Trusty (Celtic).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by James Forrest.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
90'+1': Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
90'+2': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Foul by Luis Palma (Celtic).
90'+4': Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Paulo Bernardo.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Celtic 0.
0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Celtic 0.

Statistics

CEL		ATA
9	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	2
33.8	Possession	66.2
4	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	548
333	Passes	633
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	15
9	Crosses	47
0.1	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	41
18	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	5
48	Effective Clearances	10
48	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 21,614

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	4	+9	12
2	Sporting CP	4	+7	10
3	AS Monaco	4	+6	10
4	Brest	4	+6	10

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
29	Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4	Isak Hien
23	Sead Kolasinac
19	Berat Djimsiti
13	Éderson
15	Marten de Roon
8	Mario Pasalic
77	Davide Zappacosta
16	Raoul Bellanova
11	Ademola Lookman
32	Mateo Retegui

Atalanta Substitutes:

Nicolò Zaniolo, Francesco Rossi, Alberto Manzoni, Marco Palestra, Vanja Vlahovic, Juan Cuadrado, Tommaso Del Lungo, Matteo Ruggeri, Ben Godfrey, Lazar Samardzic, Charles De Ketelaere, Rui Patrício.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
6	Auston Trusty
11	Álex Valle
2	Alistair Johnston
42	Callum McGregor
41	Reo Hatate
27	Arne Engels
9	Adam Idah
38	Daizen Maeda
10	Nicolas Gerrit Kühn

Celtic Substitutes:

Anthony Ralston, Maik Nawrocki, Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma, Luke McCowan, Stephen Welsh, Paulo Bernardo, James Forrest, Scott Bain, Yang Hyun-Jun, Viljami Sinisalo.

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