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Valencia v Atalanta, Champions League 2019/20, last 16 2nd leg - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Valencia v Atalanta, Champions League 2019/20, last 16 2nd leg - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage from an empty Mestalla where Valencia host Atalanta in the Champions League last 16 second leg tie. The Italians are 4-1 up from the first leg so Valencia need 3 goals this evening.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
3'
J. Iličić
Kévin Gameiro
21'
1 - 1
1 - 2
43'
J. Iličić
Kévin Gameiro
51'
2 - 2
Ferran Torres
67'
3 - 2
3 - 3
71'
J. Iličić
3 - 4
82'
J. Iličić
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 92'
    FT: Valencia 3-4 Atalanta (agg 4-8)! All over at the Mestalla! Ilicic scored four goals with the help of two pens committed by Diakhaby while Gameiro's brace and Ferran Torres goal gave Valencia glimmers of hope on the odd occasion, but they never really had a chance of fighting back. Most of the damage was done in the first leg and they had to throw people forward tonight.
  • 92'
    Sportiello makes a great save to deny Gameiro from close range after a pass by Ferran Torres, but the flag is up!
  • 91'
    Zapata fires one over the goal!
  • 90'
    Two extra minutes. Atalanta just playing out time here.
  • 86'
    Ferran Torres' swinging cross is knocked behind by Sportiello!
Card

Yellow card

a Atalanta
  • 85'
    Freuler sees yellow after bringing down Soler to the left of the Atalanta area.
Substitution

Substitution

at Atalanta
  • 83'
    Atalanta sub: Tameze on for Pasalic.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Atalanta en el 82'
  • 82'
    Ilicic scores his fourth! It's 3-4!!! Quick passing between Zapata, Freuler and then Ilicic who scores from inside the box to Cillessen's right!
Substitution

Substitution

at Valencia
  • 79'
    Valencia sub: Florenzi on for Rodrigo.
  • 73'
    Gosens is down here with an injury. Not sure where.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Atalanta en el 71'
  • 71'
    On the counter, Ilicic runs through thr middle, he gives it to Zapata, the he gets luck with the pass back to Ilicic and the Slovenian fires the ball into the goal! 3-3! This is some match!
  • 71'
    Valencia throwing everyone forward and a bad touch by Guedes prevents the home side shooting towards goal.
  • 70'
    What a save by Cillessen to deny Zapata!! Ilicic on this near side finds Zapata and his effort across the keeper and Cillessen stops it with his right leg!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Valencia en el 67'
  • 67'
    Ferran Torres makes it 3-2!!! We weren't expècting that. A long pass by Soler is sent to Torres, Sportiello comes out and doesn't get there and Torres chips it into the empty goal. No need for Sportiello to do that!
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 64'
    Wass is cautioned for a late sliding challenge on Gomez. He will miss the first leg of the QF, but I can't see Valencia getting there.
  • 62'
    Another dangerous Atalanta attack ends with an offside flag.
  • 60'
    Ilicic fires a powerful goalbound effort, but it strikes his own man Pasalic!
  • 60'
    Atalanta have picked up since it went 2-2.
  • 59'
    What a free-kick! Gomez touches it to Ilicic who runs and is knocked off the ball by Parejo. The worst free-kick you will see.
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 58'
    Kondogbia is booked for a foul on Ilicic just outside the area.
  • 55'
    Gameiro shoots wide of the goal while Gaya was calling out for the pass. They are giving it a go!
  • 54'
    Atalanta attack now through Zapata down the far side and his pass across the box is cleared by Kondogbia.
  • 53'
    The home side with a corner and the Spanish club win a second set piece after Gaya's header is knocked away by Hateboer.
  • 52'
    Palomino is having a shocking night for the Italians. Valencia need 4 more.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Valencia en el 51'
  • 51'
    Valencia score through Gameiro!!!! Palomino loses the ball, a shot is blocked, the ball falls for Torres on the far side whose cross is headed in by Gameiro!
  • 50'
    Freuler strikes the bar after Valencia do not clear their lines.
  • 48'
    Chance for F Torres! His effort is well stopped by Sportiello!
  • 46'
    Valencia gets us going once again!
Substitution

Substitution

at Atalanta
  • 45'
    Valencia HT sub: Guedes comes on for Diakhaby who gave away both penalties.
  • 45'
    HT: Valencia 1-2 Atalanta (agg 2-6)! Atalanta scored in the third minute through Ilicic after a foul by Diakhaby. Gameiro then picked up and levelled through Gameiro in the 21st minute. Then Atalanta woke up and attacked a bit while Valencia threw people forward. Atalanta scored another penalty before the break after a Diakhaby handball. Valencia need 5 in the second half. Can't see it happening. Back for more in a bit!
  • 45'
    Ilicic's ball in is knocked away by Cillessen and that's HT!
  • 45'
    Handball by Valencia in the wall and another free-kick for the Italians.
  • 45'
    Free-kick to Atalanta just outside the box.
  • 45'
    Three extra minutes.
  • 44'
    Atalanta sub: Zapata on for De Roon.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Atalanta en el 43'
  • 43'
    Ilicic steps up and he sends Cillessen the wrong way! It's 1-2 and Valencia need 5 more. Diakhaby has conceded both penalties.
  • 42'
    Pen to Atalanta! Diakhaby the guilty man again! If they get this, Valencia need 5 more.
  • 42'
    The referee is going to the screen! The ball from the throw in bounces, Ilicic lets it run and Diakhaby knocks it with his left arm.
  • 41'
    Atalanta claiming a penalty for handball by Diakhaby and his arm is out. This could easily be given.
  • 40'
    De Roon is down again. He seems to have a problem with his left eye after being caught there a few minutes earlier.
  • 39'
    Valencia are looking more ambitious as you would expect, but Atalanta are extremely comfortable.
  • 37'
    De Roon is caught in the face by Rodrigo and the ex-Boro man is getting treatment.
  • 36'
    The second corner is easily dealt with.
  • 35'
    Corner for the home side, Atalanta try and get it away, but lose the ball and it's another corner.
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 33'
    Coquelin is fouled for catching Pasalic on the head with his boot.
  • 30'
    Rodriiigo!!!! Ferran Torres' pass is deflected to Rodrigo on the edge of the box and his curling effort goes wide.
  • 27'
    Diakhaby loses the ball to Pasalic, he feeds Gomez and his very ambitious chip goes well over the goal. The away side are better now.
  • 27'
    Wass fouls Gomez from behind, but doesn't see yellow.
  • 25'
    Pasalic heads wide from the corner!
  • 25'
    Chance for Atalanta! The visitors attack through Gosens, his cross is almost turned in and then Djimsiti gets a corner.
  • 24'
    If Atalanta get another, it's finished, but Valencia are going to keep on throwing people forward.
  • 22'
    3 more needed for Valencia for extra-time. Do not go anywhere!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Valencia en el 21'
  • 21'
    Gameiro scores for Valencia!!!! Djimsiti loses the ball to Rodrigo, the pass through for Gameiro is touched by the sliding Palomino, but Gameiro picks up the loose ball, turns and hits home! Offside was tight, but it's given.
  • 20'
    The corner is dealt with initially and then an offside is called on the ball back in.
  • 19'
    Corner kick for the home side!
  • 17'
    Ilicic tries to get a corner off Coquelin, but the Atalanta man gets the final touch. Goal kick.
  • 15'
    Parejo has the ball on the edge of the Atalanta box, he gives it to Gaya whose cross in is knocked away by Freuler.
  • 13'
    Valencia attacking as they have absolutely nothing to lose. They haven't created anything apart from that one chance up to now though.
  • 12'
    The Italian side are very comfortable here. That early goal has settled down any early nerves.
  • 10'
    Atalanta still attacking despite leading. One more goal would leave Valencia needing six.
  • 9'
    What a save by Sportiello! Kondogbia passes the ball to Rodrigo who goes for goal from 35-40 yards and it's a quality save!
  • 6'
    The shot goes wide. There's quite a lot of noise in the stadium. They are not fans, they are recorded bits of chants from previous matches which are being played over the stadium speakers from time to time to make the atmosphere seem less strange.
  • 6'
    Valencia win a corner.
  • 5'
    You can hear all the sounds from the game here. A loud firecracker has just gone off, presumably from outside.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Atalanta en el 3'
  • 3'
    Ilicic sends it down the middle and scores!!! Cillessen nearly gets there with his leg and Atalanta lead. Valencia need 4 for extra time.
  • 2'
    Penalty to Atalanta! Ilicic weaves his way into the box and he's brought down by Diakhaby! Clear.
  • 1'
    Gomez attempts to chip a pass to a teammate in the box and the GK picks it up.
  • 1'
    Atalanta get us going from right to left! Both teams in their usual kits.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Parejo and Gomez shake hands in the middle.
  • PRVW
    The players are out here at the Mestalla!
  • PRVW
    It's 15 degrees in Valencia this evening.
  • PRVW
    Ovidiu Hategan of Romania is the referee and Pawel Gil of Poland is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Valencia need three unanswered goals to progress and they can look to Deportivo's fightback v AC Milan back in 2004 as inspiration. It is possible.
  • PRVW
    Atalanta won the first leg 4-1 and they were 4-0 uip at one stage. The Coronavirus means that this game is being played behind closed doors.
  • PRVW
    Atalanta XI: Sportiello (GK); Palomino, Caldara, Djimsiti; Gosens, Freuler, Pasalic, De Roon, Hateboer; Gomez and Ilicic.
  • PRVW
    Valencia XI: Cillessen (GK); Gaya, Diakhaby, Kondogbia, Wass; Soler, Coquelin, Parejo, F Torres; Rodrigo and Gameiro.
Info

Pre-match

10 March 2020, 21:00

Referee: Ovidiu Hategan | VAR: Pawel Gil

Stadium: Mestalla

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League last 16 second leg game between Valencia and Atalanta. Will Valencia fightback and overturn a 4-1 deficit?