UEFA Champions League

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

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  • 51': Ademola Lookman
  • 88': Nicolò Zaniolo

Lookman, Zaniolo fire Atalanta to win over Stuttgart

Second-half goals from Ademola Lookman and Nicolo Zaniolo earned Atalanta a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Wednesday and the Italian side are still yet to concede a goal in this season's competition.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Substitution, Atalanta. Odilon Kossounou replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.
  • 41': Anrie Chase (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Isak Hien (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 51': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Atalanta 1. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 55': Éderson (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav because of an injury.
  • 69': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Mateo Retegui.
  • 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Atakan Karazor.
  • 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeff Chabot replaces Chris Führich.
  • 79': Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jarzinho Malanga replaces El Bilal Touré.
  • 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel replaces Anrie Chase.
  • 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Raoul Bellanova.
  • 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 88': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Atalanta 2. Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Arsenal 8 24 0
+14 Bayern Munich 8 21 1
+12 Liverpool 8 18 2
+10 Tottenham Hotspur 8 17 1
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Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
44.9 Possession 55.1
9 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
366 Accurate Passes 461
450 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 53
20 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
15 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 17
16 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

VFB VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
29 Anthony Rouault
45 Anrie Chase Yellow Card
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
4 Josha Vagnoman
26 Deniz Undav
16 Atakan Karazor
6 Angelo Stiller
10 El Bilal Toure
27 Chris Führich
8 Enzo Millot

ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
29 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4 Isak Hien Yellow Card
23 Sead Kolasinac
19 Berat Djimsiti
13 Éderson Yellow Card
15 Marten de Roon
77 Davide Zappacosta
16 Raoul Bellanova Yellow Card
32 Mateo Retegui
11 Ademola Lookman
8 Mario Pasalic

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