BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Goals, balance and spectacle. The match between Barcelona and Atalanta ends 2-2. Good result for the Nerazzurri who, however, fail to enter the top eight by only one point. Second place for Barcelona that flies directly to the round of 16, on Friday there will be the draw to see who will challenge the orobici in the round of 16 (Sporting or Bruges). Atalanta tried to put the Blaugrana in trouble from the first minutes, the first real chance coming in the 11th minute, with Balde barring De Ketelaere’s goal. Soon after, Yamal attempted a looping finish to surprise Carnesecchi, but the ball ended up on the bottom. In a first half in which the Orobici found space mainly on the outside lanes, Retegui startled Szczesny with a deflected shot on the right, but the Polish goalkeeper deflected the ball into a corner kick. On 35′ came Zappacosta’s goal for the lead, however, the Var cancelled for an irregular position. In the second half the hosts immediately found the lead through Yamal, at 2′ the Spaniard skipped past Carnesecchi himself scoring practically on an empty goal. Gasperini’s team reacted immediately with Pasalic’s conclusion, Raphinha scared the Dea with a great free kick deflected into the corner. Atalanta did not let up, at 22′ Ederson tied the score with a great shot from the edge. Five minutes later Araujo, left completely alone at the second post on the development of a corner, netted the 2-1 goal. At 34′ came Atalanta’s reaction, which thanks to Pasalic found the final 2-2 goal. In the final Scalvini left on a stretcher due to a shoulder injury, the condition of the defender (who had stopped due to a similar injury before the Real Madrid match) will be evaluated in the coming hours. It ends 2-2, Barcelona in the round of 16, Atalanta in the play-offs against one between Sporting Lisbon and Bruges with the return leg to be played at home.- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
