The Dea coach after the victory over Chelsea: “I told the boys that Saturday was just an episode. They were perfect, impressive for how they held up one-on-one”
A night in third place, with the certainty of being among the best 8 in the Champions League at the end of the day. Atalanta beat Chelsea 2-1 in a comeback, continues to fly in the European nights and Raffaele Palladino enjoys the moment, 72 hours after that defeat in Verona that had hurt so much, canceled out by a “magical evening, in front of our fans, against a very strong team that impressed me with their technical quality. In midfield I told the boys that Saturday was just an episode, we have to bring in this Atalanta spirit” he stated to Sky.
go back up
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“We prepared for this match in one day, playing matches like this gives you great values and self-esteem. Since I arrived we have always played, I was able to work little on the principles, but we tried to touch the right chords that the team was looking for. We have to go back because it is within our possibilities.”
opponent
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“I have studied Chelsea, up close and on TV: they are strong, they have speed and technique, they have many solutions and they are complete. Today the boys were perfect, impressive for how they held up one-on-one, they had courage.” And now the dream of the last 16 is real: “I just saw the ranking, but I’m focusing on the championship now. We will have to become aware that in the championship we are too far behind for the qualities we have, matches like those in Verona must no longer happen. Then entering the top 8 would be unique, but our thoughts are different.”
mvp
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De Ketelaere was elected man of the match in the match and showed all his satisfaction: “A beautiful evening, we kept our faith even after the defeat in Verona – he stated to Sky – We have to be stronger mentally to win every match, it’s not possible to make a fool of ourselves like on Saturday and then win tonight in this way. We haven’t lost our enthusiasm, because we know our qualities. Garnacho said he didn’t know who we were? Surely today he knows…”. First goal in the Champions League for Scamacca: “Instead of being satisfied we started pushing, it’s a sign of great strength”.
defeat
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“We were in control until the goal was conceded, then we conceded and the dynamic of the match changed – explains a disappointed Maresca – We also had two opportunities to make it 2-0. We suffered, but we were ahead. After the 1-1 draw there was the worst moment of the match”.
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