Serie A leader Atalanta can move within a point of the Champions League summit by beating Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Atalanta has dazzled as one of Europe’s surprise packages so far this season and the Serie A leader plays host to Real Madrid on Tuesday hoping to celebrate a piece of Champions League history. La Dea have never got the better of Los Blancos in any of their three previous meetings, and the latter travels to Italy in a state of desperation having lost each of its last two games on the continent. Real Now finds itself down in 24th in the Champions League pecking order, with the defending champion all of a sudden at a must-win stage if its to remain in the competition.
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Real’s slide in form has been a surprise to most, and a trip to Bergamo may not be what the doctor ordered as an Atalanta team that’s won nine in a row awaits at the Gewiss Stadium.
Atalanta was close to seeing its current win streak come to a close over the weekend, only for English winger Ademola Lookman to once again come to the rescue.
The former Leicester and Everton forward stole in at the back post to head home an 87th minute decider against AC Milan, and Napoli’s loss at home to Lazio means La Dea is now clear at the summit:
Gasperini must put those domestic pressures to one side as Atalanta looks to get one over an ailing Real team in Europe, however, with a chance to all but lock down a top-eight finish.
This will be Atalanta’s first home game in Europe since the team was held to a 0-0 draw against Celtic in October, which just so happens to be the last time La Dea failed to win.
Carlo Ancelotti returns to familiar territory without Eduardo Camavinga, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy, while Atalanta will be missing Juan Cuadrado, Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Zappacosta.
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