Athletic Club win 3-2 at Atalanta

Match report

Atalanta were beaten 3-2 by Athletic Club at New Balance Arena on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 7. G. Scamacca (16') and N. Krstovic (88') scored for Atalanta, while G. Guruzeta (58'), N. Serrano (70') and R. Navarro (74') found the net for Athletic Club. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Atalanta had 70% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Athletic Club’s 4 (3 on target). Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) was the top-rated player with 9.2.

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No previous meetings on record.

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Match events

16'goalG. ScamaccaAssist: N. Zalewski
22'yellow cardDaniel VivianYellow Card
46'substitutionA. BoiroOff: O. Sancet
54'yellow cardMikel JauregizarYellow Card
58'goalG. GuruzetaAssist: R. Navarro
59'substitutionM. JauregizarOff: M. Vesga
59'substitutionA. RegoOff: I. Ruiz de Galarreta
66'substitutionN. ZalewskiOff: A. Lookman
66'substitutionG. ScamaccaOff: N. Krstovic
68'substitutionU. GomezOff: N. Serrano
70'goalN. SerranoAssist: R. Navarro
74'goalR. NavarroAssist: O. Sancet
76'substitutionD. ZappacostaOff: L. Samardzic
76'substitutionS. KolasinacOff: H. Ahanor
81'substitutionA. GorosabelOff: J. Areso
82'substitutionL. BernasconiOff: K. Sulemana
88'goalN. KrstovicAssist: A. Lookman
90+5'yellow cardMarco CarnesecchiYellow Card

Lineups

Atalanta

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Raffaele Palladino

Starting XI

Substitutes

Athletic Club

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

70%Possession30%
2.02Expected goals (xG)1.74
14Total shots4
4Shots on target3
7Shots off target1
3Blocked shots0
9Shots inside the box4
5Shots outside the box1
5Corners2
4Offsides1
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
0Goalkeeper saves2
671Passes292
567Accurate passes192
85%Pass accuracy66%
-0.03Goals prevented-0.03

Player statistics

Atalanta

Atalanta player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
29Marco CarnesecchiG	90	6.2				28 · 82%
3Odilon KossounouD	90	6.7				82 · 94%		2	4/7
19Berat DjimsitiD	90	6.5				113 · 96%			4/6
23Sead KolašinacD	76	5.9			1 (0)	68 · 90%		1	3/7
13ÉdersonM	90	6.7			1 (0)	69 · 93%		4	5/14
15Marten de RoonM	90	6.6				87 · 84%	1	2	6/8
47Lorenzo BernasconiM	82	6.5			1 (0)	44 · 75%		1	1/2
77Davide ZappacostaM	76	6.3			2 (1)	51 · 71%	1		2/2
9Gianluca ScamaccaF	66	7.7	1		2 (1)	10 · 60%		1	6/11
17Charles De KetelaereF	90	6.2			2 (0)	44 · 70%	3		1/6
59Nicola ZalewskiF	65	7.6		1		23 · 52%	3	1	11/20
31Francesco RossiG	–	–
57Marco SportielloG	–	–
4Isak HienD	–	–
42Giorgio ScalviniD	–	–
69Honest AhanorD	14	7.2			1 (1)	22 · 95%		2	3/3
6Yunus MusahM	–	–
8Mario PašalićM	–	–
10Lazar SamardžićM	14	7.0				11 · 91%	2		2/5
7Kamaldeen SulemanaF	8	6.3				4 · 100%			1/4
11Ademola LookmanF	25	7.2		1		11 · 64%	1
70Daniel MaldiniF	–	–
90Nikola KrstovićF	24	7.0	1		1 (1)	4 · 25%			1/1

Athletic Club

Athletic Club player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Unai SimónG	90	6.7				42 · 31%			1/1
3Daniel VivianD	90	6.6				27 · 78%		3	5/10
4Aitor ParedesD	90	6.2				28 · 79%		3	4/10
15Íñigo LekueD	90	6.5				36 · 69%		2	4/7
2Andoni GorosabelM	81	6.7				14 · 50%		1	3/6
18Mikel JauregizarM	59	6.5				17 · 59%		1	4/9
19Adama BoiroM	45	6.5				5 · 60%			0/1
30Alejandro RegoM	59	6.7				20 · 85%		2	3/5
11Gorka GuruzetaF	90	7.6	1		2 (1)	18 · 67%		3	9/18
20Unai GómezF	68	6.3				16 · 81%			1/4
23Robert NavarroFTop rated	90	9.2	1	2	1 (1)	23 · 65%	3	3	5/11
26Mikel SantosG	–	–
27Alex PadillaG	–	–
12Jesús AresoD	9	6.2				3 · 67%		1	1/1
34Jon de LuisD	–	–
6Mikel VesgaM	31	6.7				12 · 83%		1	1/2
8Oihan SancetM	45	6.2		1		14 · 64%	1		2/6
16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM	31	6.7				14 · 79%		1	1/2
35Ibon SánchezM	–	–
44Selton SanchezM	–	–
22Nico SerranoF	22	7.6	1		1 (1)	3 · 67%		2	2/3
31Asier HierroF	–	–
33Adrian PerezF	–	–