UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Arsenal 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Atalanta
FT
0 - 0
Arsenal

Raya heroics help Arsenal claim draw at Atalanta in UCL opener

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya secured his side a hard-earned point with a sensational penalty save in a 0-0 draw away to Atalanta in their Champions League opener on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Éderson (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 51': Penalty saved. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 60': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Mateo Retegui.
  • 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Raoul Bellanova replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
  • 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
  • 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic replaces Ademola Lookman.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 22,858

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Liverpool 6 18 0
+14 Barcelona 6 15 1
+9 Arsenal 6 13 1
+7 Bayer Leverkusen 6 13 1
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
46.1 Possession 53.9
6 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
362 Accurate Passes 414
433 Passes 496
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 51
17 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 4
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
29 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4 Isak Hien
23 Sead Kolasinac
19 Berat Djimsiti
13 Éderson Yellow Card
15 Marten de Roon
22 Matteo Ruggeri
77 Davide Zappacosta
32 Mateo Retegui
11 Ademola Lookman
17 Charles De Ketelaere
Substitutes:
Mario Pasalic, Vanja Vlahovic, Odilon Kossounou, Tommaso Del Lungo, Marco Palestra, Marco Brescianini, Francesco Rossi, Nicolò Zaniolo, Rui Patrício, Juan Cuadrado, Raoul Bellanova, Lazar Samardzic.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
12 Jurriën Timber
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey
41 Declan Rice
29 Kai Havertz
9 Gabriel Jesus
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Substitutes:
Raheem Sterling, Neto, Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jimi Gower, Jack Porter, Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Riccardo Calafiori, Jorginho.

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