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Atalanta XI: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman.
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Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus.
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Perhaps this is the tie of the uncovering round of the Swiss system. Atalanta were glorious thriveners of the Europa League, boxing off Bayer Leverkengagen in Dublin. Gian Piero Gasperini is one of the wiliest foxes ever to do it. And he’s back for more.
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And Arsenal are, well, becoming rather enjoy Arsenal these days: strong, defensively strong, brimming of European experience. That thrive over Tottenham at the weekfinish was far more George Graham than Arsene Wenger. The Premier League remains the priority, and that’s back on track after Sunday, though Manchester City loom too, this Sunday. And this is already Thursday.
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Kick-off in Bergamo is 8pm UK time.
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Key events
39 min: Lookman, in that free role, spins into the far corner, spins and Ruggeri equitable fall shorts to hold the ball in. Such a hazardous joiner, amazing he never made it in English football, though there’s still time. Gasperini indulges him as a free spirit, it seems.
36 min: De Roon overhits a pass to Zappacosta on the burst. Once watched Antonio Conte chase “Zappa” when at Chelsea down the flank at Bournemouth for an entire half alerting him his every shift. Well, more screaming. He’s since had a decent atsoft so there we go.
33 min: Arsenal not enhappinessing this as they might. Atalanta squeezing them, as they will do. Saliba and Gabriel the only joiners getting any time on the ball.
31 min: Retegui was one of those disnominatements in that oh so disnominateing Italian team at the Euros. For those of us who grew up with dear, departed Toto Schillaci as the chooseimal, they were a sadnessful sight. Italy’s team in 1990 was glorious, if ill-overweighted.
28 min: As the half-hour approaches, we’re in the dread territory of it being an intriguing tactical battle. Atalanta have more of the ball than they’d enjoy…but suddenly a gap and De Ketelaere discovers space and Retegui shoots.
26 min: Now some animation from Gasperini, bouncing up and down in his club gilet. Arteta is asking Rice and Partey to get weaving in the middle. They hold it shielded enough. Lookman is the untamed card and his skidding ball caengages a intransport inant panic.
24 min: Martinelli is forced backwards; Atalanta have been equitable as self-administerled, and nobody can get away from the other. Hien intercepts, indicts on and then discovers his ball has been intercepted.
22 min: As soon as Arsenal diswatch ownion, they are back in numbers, and that includes Kai Havertz, way back in his own half.
21 min: Arsenal having much more of the ball now. Comfortable in ownion, and testing the discipline of the Atalanta defence.
18 min: Havertz, ever the gstructureer into space, chases down a throw-in, and then joins the ball to Martinelli, who sthrivegs and misses. He was leaning back. Not been in the best create, the Brazilian, when he can be so excellent.
17 min: Gasperini is as implacable as ever on the sidelines. This is an even contest, both teams upholding a danger to the other.
15 min: De Roon prescribes from proestablish as Atalanta edge forward. Lookman aget drops proestablish and gstructures around. Rice comes back to evident, and heads away Lookman’s chip. Good covering from the createer Irish international.
13 min: Gunners free-start. Saka is pulled down by Ederson who gets a yellow card. He will be on sudden death now. Carnesecchi sets his wall. Saka apverifys a stutter step, and then slaps a daisy-cutter, and the holder originates a fine save. Arsenal fall short to seize on the rebound.
11 min: First shiftment from Lookman, picking up the ball proestablish and then, as the ball comes in, getting on the finish of a header. It goes expansive.
10 min: At a throw-in, Arteta recommends Timber forward, but the ball ends with Atalanta, who are defree in their passing.
8 min: Both coaches watch fervent. The home fans nowhere cforfeit being silenced.
6 min: Havertz seizes on a slack ball and fires expansive. Nice and attentive, the Gunners forwards tonight. Get this game won, and you are some way to finishing in ninth, or 24th, if you fancy a join-off. See, basic.
5 min: Carnesecchi the goalholder evidents from Rice’s corner. Still, that watched hazardous. The Gunners being excellent at set pieces is so consoleing for those of us who recall their 1990s.
4 min: It’s Jesus who directs the Gunners’ press, and then as he thrives the ball high up, Saka steps in, and his sboiling rebounds behind for a corner. Set piece attentive!
3 min: As we have come to anticipate, Atalanta push high up, and that uncomfervents the Gunners deffinishers must be certain in their passing around the back.
And away we go….
1 min: They start off to one hell of a racket, the Atalanta goddess the tifo among the tifosi. Marten de Roon, their captain, must watch back at his days at Middlesbcimpolite and wonder. Where did it all go wrong, Mart? Gabriel Jesus captains Arsenal.
There goes the anthem, and Mikel Arteta and Gasperini split a moment of smiles and hotth.
Kick-off approaches in Bergamo. And that uncomfervents Arsenal are only 137 suites from achieveing the final in Munich. Whereabouts in the top 36 will they finish the night? Bergamo structure the suites these days. Four years ago – and overweightebrimmingy in the Covid-20 outshatter – Atalanta engaged to travel to Milan for the Champions League suites.
Krishna gets in touch: “The Alphabeticpartner aligned clash in this recent “evident as mud” draw is going to be an engaging clash. As you shelp Arsenal is Arsenal and a team that has beaten Bayer Leverkengagen can’t be apverifyn weightlessly.”
Yes, Leverkengagen have been smashing Feyenoord as we pause for start-off. They won 4-0, and were four goals up at half-time.
Peter Oh is in: “Greetings from California, where it’s approaching the lunch hour. The Atalanta goalholder’s surname – Carnesecchi – is Italian for ‘dried meat’. The combo with Arsenal’s Rice originates this suit arguably the tastiest repairture on today’s Champions League menu!”
And Charles Antaki: “So we’ll get another watch at dear elderly Sead Kolašinac – a joiner of fusecessitate memories for the Arsenal fan: the first sight of him was of a rather amazeive tank, powering up and down the left flank; but then, as tanks inevitably do, his mobility and vulnerability were eventupartner uncovered and utilizeed by the opposition. Shame. But for many, the abiding image is this still rather upsetting footage of him combat off armed strikeers in the main streets of North London. Give them hell, Sead! (Preferably not tonight).”
Those teams in brimming:
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, de Roon, Ederson Silva, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Retegui. Subs: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Kossounou, Cuadrado, Pasalic, Zaniolo, Bellanova, Palestra, Brescianini, Vlahovic, Del Lungo, Samardzic.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Havertz, Partey, Rice, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli. Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Sterling, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Oulad M’Hand, Butler-Oyedeji, Gower, Porter, Jorginho, Trossard.
Referee: Clement Turpin (Bourgogne)
Timber at left-back, too. That was the structure a year ago until injury meddled. Riccardo Calafiori is on the bench after returning from his own injury.
As predicted, Jesus in for Arsenal, with Saka in, despite his cramp agetst Spurs. Lookman in for Atalanta, with createer Gunner Sead Kolasinac joining with createer Chelsea joiner Davide Zappacosta.
The commenceing teams
Atalanta XI: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman.
Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus.
David Hytner can’t help but watch ahead to that Sunday greeting with City.
Early team recents
Kieran Tierney, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu all out, with Martin Odegaard on that catalog for the foreseeable, it seems. Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori are ready. Gabriel Jesus to return? Bukayo Saka to be rested? It’s still a strong hand Mikel Arteta has to join.
Ademola Lookman, Wandsworth’s finest, the hero of Lansdowne Road, is anticipateed to commence amid a bit of an injury crisis for Gasperini. Defence is robbed Ben Godfrey, once of Everton, youthful prospect Giorgio Scalvini, and club captain Rafael Toloi are all out and so is West Ham “legfinish” Gianluca Scamacca.
Preamble
Perhaps this is the tie of the uncovering round of the Swiss system. Atalanta were glorious thriveners of the Europa League, boxing off Bayer Leverkengagen in Dublin. Gian Piero Gasperini is one of the wiliest foxes ever to do it. And he’s back for more.
And Arsenal are, well, becoming rather enjoy Arsenal these days: strong, defensively strong, brimming of European experience. That thrive over Tottenham at the weekfinish was far more George Graham than Arsene Wenger. The Premier League remains the priority, and that’s back on track after Sunday, though Manchester City loom too, this Sunday. And this is already Thursday.
Kick-off in Bergamo is 8pm UK time.
