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Atalanta beats Celtic in a hard-fought encounter
Bergamo, Italy – Atalanta overcame Celtic 2-1 in an exciting Champions League match played at the Gewiss Stadium. The game was marked by a clear territorial dominance of Atalanta, but Celtic managed to put up resistance with a direct and effective game.
The first goal of the game came in the 27th minute through Rasmus Højlund, who capitalized on a pass from Teun Koopmeiners to beat goalkeeper Joe Hart. Celtic managed to equalize in the 51st minute thanks to a shot from Reo Hatate that was deflected by an Atalanta defender. However, Celtic’s joy was short-lived as Atalanta regained the lead in the 63rd minute through Ademola Lookman, who finished with a powerful shot after a great team play.
The game became uphill for Celtic after Aiden Johnston received a yellow card in the 8th minute. Atalanta tried to extend their lead, but Celtic defended in order and kept the hope of a draw. In the end, Atalanta took all three points and consolidated their position at the top of Group C.
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Substitutions atalanta: at minute 58 L. Samardzic came in and R. Bellanova went out., at minute 58 C. De Ketelaere came in and M. Retegui went out., at minute 69 J. Cuadrado came in and A. Lookman went out., at minute 78 M. Ruggeri came in and S. Kolasinac went out., at minute 78 N. Zaniolo came in and M. Pasalic went out.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 68 K. Furuhashi came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 68 P. Bernardo came in and R. Hatate went out., at minute 74 L. Palma came in and D. Maeda went out., at minute 74 L. McCowan came in and A. Engels went out., at minute 81 J. Forrest came in and N. Kuhn went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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