Atalanta BC vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Atalanta BC vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
- Atalanta BC 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Juan Martinez
- Referee Damir Skomina
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Robert Vukan
- Referee Roberto Diaz
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct AFC Ajax H 2–2 D 24 Oct UC Sampdoria H 1–3 L 21 Oct FC Midtjylland A 4–0 W 17 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–4 L 04 Oct Cagliari Calcio H 5–2 W 30 Sep SS Lazio A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–2 D 24 Oct VVV Venlo A 13–0 W 21 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 18 Oct SC Heerenveen H 5–1 W 04 Oct FC Groningen A 0–1 L 26 Sep SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W Season Stats
Atalanta BC AFC Ajax #15 Position #32 13 Points 6 8 Played 8 4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 10 Scored 8 10 Conceded 21 +0 GD -13 1.63 PPG 0.75 50% Win % 25% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonAtalanta BC are 15th (13 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atalanta BC to score. At the same time, AFC Ajax does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 6' The referee calls foul for Lassina Franck Traore. He receives a Yellow card.
- 11' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Neres made 470 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' The referee calls foul for Davy Klaassen. He receives a Yellow card.
- 23' It’s a booking for Atalanta BC player. Josip Ilicic gets a Yellow card.
- 25' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 30' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 0-1.
- 35' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 38' What a strike from Lassina Franck Traore! The score is 0-2.
- 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Gomez, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
- 48' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 53' Atalanta BC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 54' What a strike from Duvan Zapata! The score is 1-2.
- 56' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Sean Klaiber on 56 minute.
- 60' What an equalizer from Duvan Zapata!
- 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' The referee calls foul for Berat Gjimshiti. He receives a Yellow card.
- 69' Quincy Promes is replacing David Neres for the AFC Ajax side.
- 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 78' Another substitution for Atalanta BC to replace Alejandro Gomez by Luis Muriel on 78 minute.
- 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 88' It looks surprising Atalanta BC does not make any changes. Hans Hateboer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Zakaria Labyad. He replaces Antony on 90 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Atalanta BC
Starting XI- 2
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Alejandro Gomez C ↓ Luis Muriel 78'
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Bench- 7
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Luis Muriel ↑ 78'
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Ruslan Malinovskyi ↑ 78'
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Coach Gian Piero GasperiniAFC Ajax
Starting XI- 6
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Antony ↓ Zakaria Labyad 90'
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David Neres ↓ Quincy Promes 69'
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Bench- 1
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Sean Klaiber ↑ 56'
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Zakaria Labyad ↑ 90'
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Quincy Promes ↑ 69'
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Coach Erik ten Hag -
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