Where will Atalanta stop? Always so irresistible offensively, the club of Bergamo did not tremble at the time of discovering the 8e Champions League final and can already think of the floor above after defeating Valencia 4-1 on Wednesday (February 19) in the first leg in Milan.
It is therefore the provincial Bergamo who will once again awaken San Siro to Europe, while Inter Milan and AC Milan have not attended the European Top 16 since 2012 and 2014 respectively. Atalanta took over and there were more than 40,000, one third of the city's inhabitants, to see the continuation of this incredible course, started with three defeats in the first three days of the group stage. They attended a show to which they are finally used, but in a different environment, that of Serie A.
Because as in the Italian championship, of which it has by far the best attack, Atalanta has constantly played forward and for the goal. She was rewarded with four goals, which give her a considerable advantage for the return match on March 10 in Mestalla.
Leipzig bends Tottenham
RB Leipzig has taken an option for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Julian Nagelsmann's men won 1-0 on the Spurs' lawn. Dominant in the first period, the Germans could have left England with a wider advantage, but Hugo Lloris limited the breakage.
Timo Werner scored the only goal from the penalty spot at the hour mark. Mourinho's wake-up call at the end of the game was not enough and Tottenham will have to make a comeback to hope for a qualification.
“We would not be the first team to lose the first leg at home 1-0 and then qualify. What keeps me confident is the spirit, the mentality of my players, who they are, not only as players, but above all as guys and as a group ", commented Tottenham coach José Mourinho.
