More careful and less daring, h Arsenal did not chase as much as one might expect, the game at home Atalanta both teams stayed at 0-0 for the 1st matchday of his League Phase Champions League. Of course, the defining moment of the match was his double, magical intervention Rail in the penalty and Reteghi’s “rebound” in the 51st minute.
From 70% of her possession at the start of the match, Arteta’s team with its decision to look cautious and not take risks, saw the Italians balance the situation. The truth is that the first half of the game in Bergamo it showed two teams that didn’t care to pick up speed and play faster.
Both would be patient to take advantage of any opportunity likely to present itself. However, this never happened and the quality of the match was such that perhaps the first 45 minutes were forgotten by everyone during the half-time break.
The “gunners» they were playing… safe, Raya had not had to intervene at all and the opposition in its periphery Lombardy he needed some spark to ignite and offer something more to the world.
That spark came in the 48th minute, when o Take it completely lost him Anderson and overthrew him in the region, sending Atalanta to white bullet. From there, however, Reteghi he was defeated twice by Raya, who in an improbable way saved the “rebound” of the Italian striker who tried to score with a header, but… he was defeated by the Spanish keeper.
Arteta threw Jorginho and Trossard into the “battle” in the 58th minute, but the “Bergamaski” were now pressing high enough and trying to cause the English to make mistakes in the second balls. THE Square he threatened twice from distance, to respond with a huge opportunity for Arsenal o Martinellibut due to poor body positioning and speed, he sent the ball high. Nothing seemed capable of changing the score and the 0-0 confirmed as a result, absolutely normal.
The compositions of the groups:
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Karneseki, Kolasinac, Hien, Djimsiti, Ruggeri (89′ Pasalic), Anderson, De Roan, Tzapacosta (70′ Bellanova), Lookman (89′ Samardzic), De Kettelar (60′ Cuadrado), Reteghi (70′ Zaniolo)
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya, Timber (73′ Calafiori), Magalias, Saliba, White, Rice, Partey (58′ Jorginho), Havertz, Martinelli, Jesus (58′ Trossard), Saka (73′ Sterling)
Source: Sport Fm
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