Gian Piero Gasperini needs Atalanta to relish each second of their historic conflict in opposition to Barcelona within the Champions League. ‘We earned the correct to face among the best on this planet.’
It kicks off on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys at 20.00 GMT, as Camp Nou is present process reconstruction work.
Though La Dea are positive of a minimum of a play-off spot, they may make it into the highest eight of Europe’s greatest competitors, one other step ahead after profitable the Europa League final season.
Gasperini needs bold Atalanta
“I would love us to play a terrific sport with out attempting to calculate what they want, as a result of the lads earned their proper to face among the best groups on this planet,”
“Barcelona are scoring a whole lot of objectives. It’s an enormous check for us, and we all know will probably be troublesome, however it’s going to stay regardless and expertise on this membership’s historical past ceaselessly.”
It’s the first time that the Bergamo aspect have ever confronted Barcelona in , having performed Actual Madrid already twice this time period between the Champions League and UEFA Supercup.
Atalanta have remarkably gained all their away video games within the Champions League thus far this season.
Gasperini was additionally requested concerning the switch window, particularly after Odilon Kossounou and Ademola Lookman suffered accidents.
“If there are good alternatives, then we are going to attempt to take them, however we’re additionally properly conscious that Gianluca Scamacca will probably be again within the squad very quickly and that could be a large increase.”