Out in Champions League
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When Ademola Lookman (27) competed in the 61st minute at 1: 3 against Club Brügge to the penalty, the chances of progressing after the 1-2 defeat in the first leg for Atalanta were low-a goal would have aroused hope again . This was followed by the miss against Simon Mignolet (36) and the end of the playoffs of the Champions League. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini was very enthusiastic about his protégé after the game: “I think he is one of the worst penalty shooters in history, even during training he kicks her really badly.”
Gasperini saw Lookman’s first missed shot in the Atalanta jersey since his 9.35 million euro change from RB Leipzig-previously he hit the point four times. “De Ketelaere and Retegui were there too, he took the ball on the wave of euphoria. It is a gesture that I absolutely didn’t like, ”said the 67 -year -old successful coach. Lookman came from the bank and achieved the meantime 1: 2 immediately after the break, as a result Mignolet was insurmountable.
In series A, top scorer Mateo Retegui (25) had recently awarded penalty-2024/25 converted the Europa League winner of 2024 five of his eight penalty shocks. For Mignolet it was the second 911 that could not be transformed against him this season. In his 19 -year professional career, he defused 16 out of 74 penalty boards.
For Bruges it is the second move into the round of 16 of the Champions League, which has been held since 1992/93, where you can meet Lille or Aston Villa. The best run in the national champions’ European Cup only ended in 1978 in the final at Liverpool FC.
The longest elf series since 2000