Atalanta go all-out attack with Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel as they host a decimated Real Madrid with Isco in the Champions League Round of 16.
It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium at 20.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.
Despite the appeals from local authorities not to gather and break COVID protocols, Atalanta fans have crowded to cheer on their team, while they have an interesting recipe for success against Real Madrid.
The Champions League Round of 16 tie kicks off at 20.00 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
The head of the local health authority in Bergamo is asking Atalanta fans to avoid congregating to cheer on their team against Real Madrid, a year on from the Valencia game described as ‘a biological bomb.’
The historic Champions League Round of 16 tie kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium this evening at 20.00 GMT, but will be played behind closed doors.
Victor Osimhen has no memory of being knocked unconscious or going to hospital, as the Napoli striker’s doctor warns he’ll be out until early March.
The forward fell backwards and hit his head on the turf during the Serie A match against Atalanta on Sunday and was dropping in and out of consciousness.
He was rushed to the local hospital for tests, which fortunately all came back clear, but it has emerged he has no memory of the incident.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini evaluates if he should start with Josip Ilicic or Duvan Zapata against Real Madrid tonight.
The match kicks off at 20.00 UK time, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens of the Liveblog HERE.
The Nerazzurri prepare for the first of two legs against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Atalanta host Real Madrid this evening and Giancarlo Rinaldi lists the five reasons why Gian Piero Gasperini’s side can shock the Merengues.
There was a time when even to suggest such a thing would have forced you to suppress a derisive snort. To state with any level of credibility that Atalanta - one of Italy’s perennial elevator clubs, shuttling back and forth between Serie A and B - could trouble a member of Europe’s elite like Real Madrid would have provoked nothing more than a chuckle of disbelief. However, like a gig by a bad stand-up comedian, nobody’s laughing now.
Manchester United signing Amad Diallo paid touching tribute to his former Atalanta teammate Willy Ta Bi, who died at the age of 21.
They had won the Primavera youth team title together in 2019 in Bergamo.
He was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and returned home to the Ivory Coast in recent months.
Diallo, who left Atalanta in January for Manchester United, paid tribute to his former teammate on social media.
Atalanta have named their squad for the Champions League clash with Real Madrid, missing Hans Hateboer.
The first leg in the Round of 16 kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00 GMT.
The only real injury case that Gian Piero Gasperini is dealing with is Hateboer, who will be out for several weeks with an ankle issue that could require surgery.
Joakim Maehle had been in doubt, but started Sunday’s 4-2 Serie A victory against Napoli.
Zinedine Zidane praises ‘very attacking side’ Atalanta and coach Gian Piero Gasperini, but Real Madrid ‘wouldn’t settle for a draw’ in the Champions League.
The first leg in the Round of 16 kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00 GMT in Bergamo.
“We know the game that awaits us tomorrow and we know where we’re coming from. We worked well, are concentrated, and need to get a good result,” said the Merengues coach in his press conference.
Toni Kroos admits ‘it’s going to be a complicated game’ for Real Madrid against Atalanta in the Champions League. ‘We’re going to have to defend too.’
The first leg in the Round of 16 kicks off in Bergamo on Wednesday at 20.00 GMT.
“We have to do what we’ve done lately, which is push on despite missing several players. Those who are here must give their all,” said the midfielder in his press conference.
