{"id":6547,"date":"2026-01-22T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:48:53","slug":"atalanta-3-2-athletic-club-athletic-club-fight-back-to-stun-atalanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6547","title":{"rendered":"Atalanta 3-2 Athletic Club: Athletic Club fight back to stun Atalanta"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Athletic Club produced a stirring second-half fightback to dent Atalanta’s hopes of automatically reaching the last 16 of the Champions League, while boosting their own play-off ambitions. <\/b><\/p>\n

Gianluca Scamacca’s first-half header had given the hosts a deserved half-time lead, before Ernesto Valverde’s side took control in the second period. <\/p>\n

Gorka Guruzeta levelled just before the hour mark, with substitute Nico Serrano adding their second and Robert Navarro placing a third past home goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi. <\/p>\n

While Atalanta pulled a goal back late on, when Ademola Lookman provided fellow substitute Nikola Krstovic with a tap-in, it proved too little too late. <\/p>\n

The result leaves the Bilbao club 23rd in the table on eight points with a home fixture still to come against Sporting on Wednesday, 28 January (20:00 GMT). <\/p>\n

Atalanta head into their final league-phase match, having dropped out of the top eight into 13th. <\/p>\n

As one of eight teams on 13 points, the Italians will likely need a victory at Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise to progress directly into the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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