UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Chelsea, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 55': Gianluca Scamacca
  • 83': Charles De Ketelaere
FT
2 - 1
  • 25': João Pedro
Embed this event in your website

Atalanta score late to take down Chelsea in Champions League

Chelsea gave up a halftime lead to fall to a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Atalanta on Tuesday in Bergamo to leave their hopes of a top-eight finish on a knife edge.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 8': Offside, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens is caught offside.
  • 10': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a headed pass.
  • 11': Handball by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
  • 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 14': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Raoul Bellanova because of an injury.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 25': Goal! Atalanta 0, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 26': VAR Decision: Goal Atalanta 0-1 Chelsea (João Pedro).
  • 29': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 29': Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 32': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 32': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 34': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 37': Offside, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 37': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 40': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 41': Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Handball by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
  • 44': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 49': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a headed pass.
  • 52': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 53': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Reece James.
  • 55': Goal! Atalanta 1, Chelsea 1. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 57': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Éderson.
  • 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
  • 60': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by João Pedro.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Bernasconi with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Enzo Fernández.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Honest Ahanor replaces Sead Kolasinac.
  • 72': Substitution, Atalanta. Nikola Krstovic replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
  • 79': Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 80': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Honest Ahanor.
  • 82': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 82': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
  • 83': Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Goal! Atalanta 2, Chelsea 1. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Yunus Musah replaces Éderson.
  • 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Yunus Musah (Atalanta).
  • 90'+3': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Josh Acheampong with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Chelsea 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, Chelsea 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/363.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCHE ATAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/105.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
14 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 4
50.6 Possession 49.4
10 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
437 Accurate Passes 417
509 Passes 494
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 51
17 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 22
12 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 20,685

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 7 +18 21
2 Real Madrid 7 +11 15
3 Bayern Munich 6 +11 15
4 Tottenham Hotspur 7 +8 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
29 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
19 Berat Djimsiti
23 Sead Kolasinac
3 Odilon Kossounou
13 Éderson
15 Marten de Roon
47 Lorenzo Bernasconi
16 Raoul Bellanova
9 Gianluca Scamacca
11 Ademola Lookman
17 Charles De Ketelaere

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
5 Benoît Badiashile
23 Trevoh Chalobah Yellow Card
3 Marc Cucurella
34 Josh Acheampong
8 Enzo Fernández
24 Reece James
25 Moisés Caicedo
20 João Pedro
11 Jamie Gittens
7 Pedro Neto

UEFA Champions League News

'Two big glasses of red!' - Frank to toast much-needed Tottenham win
'Two big glasses of red!' - Frank to toast much-needed Tottenham win

Thomas Frank reacts to Tottenham's 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

Slavia Prague vs Barcelona: TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, referee, injury and team news
Slavia Prague vs Barcelona: TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, referee, injury and team news

Barcelona's indifferent Champions League campaign reaches Prague against a Slavia side short on goals in Europe.

Tottenham's 'big win' over Dortmund one to build on, Frank says
Tottenham's 'big win' over Dortmund one to build on, Frank says

Thomas Frank will toast Tottenham's "big win" over Borussia Dortmund with two glasses of red wine, but acknowledged it must be the catalyst for more consistency.

Do Arsenal have the best squad in Europe?
Do Arsenal have the best squad in Europe?

The ESPN 'FC TV' crew react to Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

Gabriel Jesus and Gyökeres battling to be Arsenal's main striker
Gabriel Jesus and Gyökeres battling to be Arsenal's main striker

Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyökeres each staked their claim to Arsenal's No. 9 spot in their 3-1 win over Inter Milan.