UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Result REAL MADRID 3 – 1 ATALANTA, Tuesday 16 March 2021

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53% Ball Possession REAL MADRID and 47% Ball Possession ATALANTA

Real Madrid 3 – 1 Atalanta

34′ Karim Benzema.                                           83′ Luis Muriel
60′ Sergio Ramos (pen)
84′ Marco Asensio

Stats: Champions League Round of 16, First Leg: Atalanta 0 – 1 Real Madrid

Atalanta failing to qualify to the Quarterfinals.  Atalanta lost the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Second Leg game against Real Madrid on Tuesday 16 March 2021 at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, Spain.   Atalanta lost the First Leg game with a 0-1.  The aggregate result is Real Madrid 4 – 1 Atalanta.   The European dream is over for Atalanta but we give them a standing ovation and thank the team for their effort.

  • 👉  Atalanta facing for the second time a Spanish La Liga  opponents away from home in European competition. Their previous game came at this exact stage of the UEFA Champions League last season, winning 4-3 away at Valencia in the Round of 16 second leg (8-4 on aggregate victory).  Real Madrid have won 11 of their last 12 games against Italian Serie A opponents in the UEFA Champions League (L1), scoring at least 2 goals in 10 of these fixtures. The last Serie A team to stop Real Madrid from scoring in the competition was Juventus back in November 2008.   Atalanta are on the longest current run of away victories of any team in the UEFA Champions League, having won each of their last 5. They have scored 14 goals across these five games, while keeping four clean sheets in the process (only three goals conceded).  Real Madrid are winless in their last four home games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (D1 L3), including defeats in each of the last two (v Ajax in 2018-19 and Man City in 2019-20).  Atalanta are yet to concede a goal away from home in the UEFA Champions League this season.

Real Madrid opening the score in the 34th minute with forward Benzema defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Sportiello.

A nightmare! Real Madrid increasing the score for the 2-0 with Sergio Ramos converting a penalty.

Atalanta scoring the honor goal in the 83rd minute with Luis Muriel.

Here is REAL MADRID official starting lineup – formation by Coach Zinedine Zidane:

Real Madrid (3-5-2): Courtois; Nacho, Ramos, Varane; Lucas Vazquez, Modric, Valverde, Kroos, Mendy; Vinicius, Benzema.

Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gian Piero Gasperini:

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Sportiello; Toloi, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle, De Roon, Pasalic, Gosens; Malinovskyi, Pessina; Muriel.

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👉 Click the video to watch Real Madrid 3 – 1 Atalanta highlights on Tuesday 16 March 2021

Referee Danny Makkelie from Netherlands will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED) and Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED). The Fourth Official will be Allard Lindhout (NED). The VAR will be Kevin Blom (NED). The AVAR will be Jochem Kamphuis (NED). The Referee Observer will be Uno Tutk (EST).


2020 – 2021 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16, Second Leg

Real Madrid 3 – 1 Atalanta
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium
Madrid, Spain

21:00

Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)
AVAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Goals: 34′ Benzema (R), 60′ Sergio Ramos (pen)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Real Madrid (3-5-2): Courtois; Nacho, Ramos, Varane; Lucas Vazquez, Modric, Valverde, Kroos, Mendy; Vinicius, Benzema.

Subs: Lunin, Altube, Militao, Asensio, Marcelo, Isco, Rodrygo, Hugo Duro.

Coach: Zinedine Zidane

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Sportiello; Toloi, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle, De Roon, Pasalic, Gosens; Malinovskyi, Pessina; Muriel.

Subs: Rossi, Gollini, Palomino, Caldara, Ghislandi, Ruggeri, Miranchuk, Lammers, Ilicic, Zapata.

Coach: Gasperini