Mission accomplished! Atalanta living a dream being in the last position to win the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group C Matchday 6 defeating Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Atalanta making a historical comeback to qualify as second of Group C after the away victory against Shakhtar Donetsk! Atalanta reaching 7 points and, definitely, giving a joy not only to Atalanta fans but to Italian football fans by qualifying to the Champions League Round of 16 on their first participation in the tournament. Wow, standing ovation!!!!!!!
Champions League Standing Group C up to Matchday 6
Teams
Played
Won
Draws
Lost
For
Against
Goal difference
Points
Manchester City FC
6
4
2
0
16
4
12
14
👉 Atalanta BC
6
2
1
3
8
12
-4
7
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
6
1
3
2
8
13
-5
6
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
6
1
2
3
10
13
-3
5
Atalanta opening the score in the 68th minute after verifying the goal with the VAR. It is Timothy Castagne to defea Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Pyatov from close range with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Atalanta having a big time by scoring the second goal of the match in the 80th minute! The dream is becoming a reality! It is Mario Pasalic to increase the score from close range with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
Now,it is official, the party is on for Atalanta sealing the game in the 94th minute for the 0-3!!!!! It is Robin Gosens to score the third goal of the match with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. What a way to qualify to the Champions League Round of 16!!!!!!!! Jump, shout this historical GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
🎙️ Gian Piero #Gasperini: “Felice per i ragazzi, la società, i tifosi e tutta Bergamo” 😃
🎙️ “I’m happy for the guys, the club, the fans and the whole Bergamo” 😃
Heare the official starting lineups – formations for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group C Matchday 6 game, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine at 18:55.
Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2019-2020 Italian Serie A Week 16 / Sixteenth Round on Saturday 14, Sunday 15, and Monday 16 December 2019 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Marco Di Bello from the section of Brindisi to direct the Serie A Week 16 game Napoli vs Parma on Saturday 14 December 2019 at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy at 15:00.
Referee Di Bello will be assisted by Matteo Bottegoni from the section of Terni and Davide Imperiale from the section of Genoa. The fourth official will be Livio Marinelli from the section of Tivoli. The VAR will be Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna and the AVAR will be Filippo Valeriani from the section of Ravenna.
By Anna Italia
