Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came off the bench to fire Paris St Germain into the Champions League semi-finals as Atalanta’s fairytale came to a heartbreaking and dramatic conclusion.The Serie A side were literally within seconds from a famous victory at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon when Marquinhos bundled home an equaliser to set the stage for Choupo-Moting to win it 2-1 in a dramatic finish....Full Story »

The Ligue 1 champions' top scorer had seemed certain to miss out after suffering a nasty knock in the Coupe de France final last month Kylian Mbappe is set for a sensational return to action for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarter-final clash with Atalanta on Wednesday. The 21-year-old had been expected to miss out after suffering an ankle injury in the Coupe de France fina...Full Story »

Paris St Germain are confident Kylian Mbappe will be fit for Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta in Lisbon.The fleet-footed forward missed PSG’s Coupe de la Ligue final victory over Lyon on July 31, having suffered an ankle injury in the Coupe de France final win over St Etienne a week earlier.But boss Thomas Tuchel provided an upbeat assessment of the 2...Full Story »

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini revealed he was positive for coronavirus during his side's clash with Valencia at Mestalla in March. Gasperini said he was ill as the Italians beat Valencia 4-3 behind closed doors in the Champions League, when the Serie A side reached the quarter-finals via an 8-4 aggregate victory. The 62-year-old said he thought about death as he struggled with Covid-19...Full Story »

Hans Hateboer scored in either half as Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta blew away Valencia in their last-16 first-leg clash. Atalanta marked their maiden game in the Champions League knockout stages with a resounding 4-1 win over Valencia in the first leg of their last-16 tie at San Siro on Wednesday. Gian Piero Gasperini's side dominated from the outset against their LaLiga opponents and opene...Full Story »

Manchester City will have to wait to secure their place in the last-16 of the Champions League after an eventful 1-1 draw with Atalanta.Raheem Sterling struck early for the Premier League champions in Milan but Gabriel Jesus missed a penalty before Mario Pasalic levelled in a dramatic second half that saw City reduced to 10 men.Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, a half-time replacement for the injured Ed...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said he would not “put oil in the fire” as the controversy over his recent comments about Sadio Mane rumbled on.Borrowing a phrase from his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp, the Manchester City manager tried to play down remarks that labelled Reds striker Mane a diver.Guardiola made the comments in an interview following City’s victory over Southampton on Saturd...Full Story »

Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti was “offended” and “disappointed” after he was sent to the stand as Atalanta twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw at the San Paolo Stadium.Napoli took an early lead through Nikola Maksimovic, only for Remo Freuler to level with a clever shot through the legs of goalkeeper Alex Meret.The home side regained the lead through an Arkadiusz Mi...Full Story »

Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti was sent to the stand as Atalanta twice came from behind to claim a point in 2-2 draw. The hosts extended their unbeaten run to seven games but a late goal from Josip Ilicic ensured the spoils were shared.Napoli took an early lead through Nikola Maksimovic, only for Remo Freuler to level with a clever shot through the legs of goalkeeper Alex Meret.The home side regain...Full Story »

Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti is confident his side can produce a response when they tackle Serie A surprise package Atalanta at Stadio San Paolo.The Partenopei missed the chance to make up ground on the top three when they were held to a 1-1 draw at strugglers Spal on Sunday.Defender Kevin Malcuit looks set for an expected spell on the sidelines after the club confirmed he had sustained anteri...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling grabbed a quickfire second-half hat-trick as 10-man Manchester City thrashed Atalanta 5-1 to put one foot in the Champions League knockout stages.The England forward struck three times in the space of 11 minutes after Sergio Aguero had netted twice to cancel out Ruslan Malinovsky’s penalty opener for the visitors at the Etihad Stadium.City’s victory lifted them five p...Full Story »