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Feb 24, 2021 · Ferland Mendy's late stunner gives Real Madrid edge over 10-man Atalanta. Read more. 24 Feb 2021 16.56 EST. Full-time: Atalanta 0-1 Real Madrid. After a match disfigured by the early...
Feb 24, 2021 · Real Madrid struggled to break down 10-man Atalanta before Ferland Mendy scored an 86th-minute winner for a 1-0 win in the first leg of the round of 16.
- February 24, 2021
- Match in Brief
- Player of The Match: Ferland Mendy
- Vieri Capretta, Atalanta Reporter
- Joe Walker, Real Madrid Reporter
- Reaction
- Key Stats
- Line-Ups
- What's Next?*
Madrid had to wait for Ferland Mendy's excellent 86th-minute goal to break the deadlock and dash the hopes of their hosts, who played more than 70 minutes with ten men following Remo Freuler's red card. Madrid dominated possession but were left frustrated for much of the contest, not least by Pierluigi Gollini's save to keep out Casemiro's first-ha...
"He scored the decisive goal and pushed on in attack for the whole game." Cosmin Contra, UEFA Technical Observer Check out every official UEFA Champions League Player of the Match.
This was a very mature performance from Atalanta. They are used to trying to outscore the opposition but on this occasion realised the need for responsibility at the back following Freuler's 17th-minute dismissal. They so nearly managed not to concede the away goal, but could not quite hold on and now have their work cut out in the Spanish capital.
It was not pretty, but as is so often the case in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid got the job done. They struggled at times – and had to turn to an unlikely source for the decisive goal – but full-back Mendy's strike, plus the promise of first-team regulars returning from injury, ensures they are very much in the box seat.
Zinedine Zidane, Madrid coach: "They're physically strong, and they did a great defensive job. It's a good result for us and that's the most important thing. I don't think creativity is an issue as we scored, and didn't concede. We've got a lot of absentees but we're on the right track." Thibault Courtois, Madrid goalkeeper: "We were really well fo...
• This Real Madrid starting XI have now scored a combined 48 UEFA Champions League goals between them; the absent Karim Benzema has 69 to his name alone. • Atalanta have still never been involved in a goalless draw in the UEFA Champions League. • The last time Real Madrid failed to score in a round of 16 game was a 1-0 defeat by Lyon in February 20...
Atalanta: Gollini; Tolói, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle (Palomino 85), De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Pessina; Zapata (Pašalić 30), Muriel (Iličić 56, Malinovskyi 86) Real Madrid: Courtois; Vázquez, Varane, Nacho, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić; Asensio (Arribas 76), Isco (Hugo Duro 76), Vinícius Junior (Mariano Díaz 57)
Both teams have a number of domestic fixtures prior to the second leg in the Spanish capital on Tuesday 16 March. Atalanta 28/2: Sampdoria (a) 03/3: Crotone (h) 08/3: Internazionale (a) 12/3: Spezia (h) Real Madrid 01/3: Real Sociedad (h) 07/3: Atlético (a) 13/3: Elche (h) *League fixtures unless otherwise stated
Real Madrid vs Atalanta 2020/21. All UEFA Champions League match information including stats, goals, results, history, and more.
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Feb 24, 2021 · Ferland Mendy’s late goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win against Atalanta in the first leg of the Champions League last 16.
Feb 24, 2021 · Atalanta host Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on 24 February at 21:00 CET. This page will update with team news, quotes and expert analysis as kick-off approaches.
Feb 24, 2021 · Ferland Mendy grabbed a late winner to earn lacklustre Real Madrid a 1-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg.
