Atalanta constantly won possession in the opposition third. Their high-risk man-marking system rarely failed, even if the centre-backs sometimes resorted to fouls.

Club Brugge teenager Chemsdine Talbi's double helped his side to get a three-goal lead at Atalanta before they held off a second-half onslaught for a 3-1 victory in their Champions League playoff ...

Atalanta won 3-0 as De Roon, one of Gasperini’s coaches on the pitch, adapted, not for the first time, to a role in the back three. Lookman and De Ketelaere have become unplayable.