On Wednesday, Atalanta Bergamo heads to the Midtjylland pitch for Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage. Both teams will want to win in order to get the best start in this competition.
Considered one of the main platforms of Danish football for several years, FC Midtjylland won their third national league title last summer, easily overtaking FC Copenhagen, a year after losing their crown. facing this same opponent. Forced to go through the dams to get their ticket for this Champions League, the Wolves, in turn, dismissed Ludogorets (0-3), the Young Boys of Bern (3-0) then Slavia Prague after a double confrontation which changed in the second act (0-0 on the first leg, 4-1 on the return). In the league, the partners of former Guingampais Ronnie Schwartz started slowly, taking only 7 points during the first 4 days. Held in check before the truce by Horsens (2-2), they immediately resumed their march forward by winning against OB (3-1) this weekend.
For its part, Atalanta Bergamo did very well last season for its first participation in this competition. After a somewhat complicated start marked by 3 defeats, the Dea recovered well to snatch 2nd place in their group behind Manchester City but ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Zagreb. Then, the Italians made speak their offensive power against Valencia (4-1 on the first leg, 3-4 on the return) and, in the final 8, they went a few minutes from the feat of qualifying for the semi-finals when leaving PSG. Eventually, they fell in the dying moments of the game. 3rd in Serie A last year behind Juve and Inter, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men started strong by winning their first 3 games against Torino (2-4), Lazio (1-4) and Cagliari ( 5-2). On the other hand, they suffered a big setback against Naples this weekend (4-1).
A priori, FC Midtjylland should be able to count on all of its living forces for this meeting. In goals, we find the former Bastia goalkeeper, Hansen, who is a good start, while the striker passed by Guingamp Schwartz finished top scorer in the Danish league last year. On the other hand, he is undesirable at the start of the season and has not played a single minute in the league. Also note the presence of Belgian defender Dion Cools (ex Club Bruges) and that of former Dijon striker Sory Kaba, regularly starting point.
Among the Italians, goalkeeper n ° 1 Gollini, defender Caldara and young goalkeeper Carnessecchi find themselves on the floor for this meeting. On the other hand, the striker Ilicic found the group this weekend after his depression. Always impressive offensively, the Dea scored 14 goals in 4 league games. This team relies on its main strengths represented by full-backs Gosens and Hateboer and excellent offensive executives Gomez, Zapata and Muriel.
Midtjylland: Hansen – Andersson, Sviatchenko, Scholz, Paulinho – Cajuste, Onyeka, Evander – Mabil, Kaba, Sisto.
Atalanta Bergamo: Sportiello – Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti – Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens – Malinovskyi, Zapata, Gomez.
This meeting will be played with a limited number of spectators.
Shaken this weekend, Atalanta could react well by winning with authority in this meeting. Victory Atalanta Bergamo!
Betting Tips: Victory Atalanta Bergamo
Odds: 1.52
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