Carlo Ancelotti's men won a difficult victory in a high-scoring match.
Madrid “Real" beat “Atalanta" away in the match of the sixth round of the main stage of the Champions League season-2024/25. The match at the stadium in Bergamo ended with a score of 2:3.
Already in the 10th minute, Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the game. However, in the 36th minute, the star author of the goal was injured and Rodrigo came on the field instead.
Before the break, the “Bergamaschi” got even – in the 45+2nd minute, Charles de Ketelaere scored an accurate penalty.
At the start of the second half, “creamy” again took the lead – in the 56th minute, Vinicius Junior scored.
Three minutes later, the Brazilian added an assist to his assets when Jude Bellingham scored.
In the 65th minute, Gian Piero Gasperini's team reduced the gap – Ademola Lookman gave the Italian club hope for salvation, but they could not avoid defeat.
Ukrainian goalkeeper of Real Madrid Andriy Lunin spent this match on the bench, the goal of the Madrid team was defended by Thibaut Courtois.
Review of the match “Atalanta” – “Real” Madrid
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Thanks to this victory, “Real” (9 points) rose to 18th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. Atalanta dropped to 9th place with 11 points.
In the next round of the Champions League, the “creamy” will host Austrian “Salzburg” on January 22, and the “Bergamaschi” will play Austrian “Sturm” at home the day before.
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.