Raffaele Palladino insists he isn’t too fearful after , as a prime eight Champions League spot ‘was solely ever a dream.’
La Dea had been the best-placed Italian workforce going into the ultimate spherical of the league section, though they may’ve already been within the prime eight if not for falling asleep in final week’s 3-2 defeat to Athletic Membership.
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They had been disappointing once more in Belgium this night, shedding 1-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise, who scored when a free kick was floated to the again put up for the Anan Khalaili volley.
Palladino not upset by Atalanta stumble
BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 09: Raffaele Palladino head coach of Atalanta BC in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD6 match between Atalanta BC and Chelsea FC at Stadio di Bergamo on December 09, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
“I’m not fearful, however I’m upset, as a result of we needed to have a way of consistency after the victory in Serie A on the weekend and to place in a powerful efficiency,”
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“It was maybe our worst efficiency on a purely technical stage, we made banal errors and misplaced very easy passes, the type of issues we by no means do. The state of the pitch might solely be a lot of an excuse, there have been some actually foolish errors.
“When that occurs, you create a way of enthusiasm in your opponents too, you construct their perception. The factor that almost all disappoints me is that we appear unable to grasp that when the sport will get messy, we’ve got to get messy too and combat it out for each ball. They power you to play badly, so you need to recognise it’s that type of sport.
“We nonetheless haven’t been in a position to determine the best way to cope with these conditions, it felt like a repeat of the Serie A matches in opposition to Verona and Pisa.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Davide Zappacosta of Atalanta is challenged by Adama Boiro of Athletic Membership in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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This defeat means Atalanta end fifteenth within the Champions League desk and are nonetheless seeded within the play-offs.
They’re set to face both Borussia Dortmund or Olympiacos within the subsequent section, then doubtlessly Arsenal or Bayern Munich within the Spherical of 16.
“Even when we had received tonight, we wouldn’t have gone into the highest eight, however it’s nonetheless one thing we will be taught from,” continued Palladino.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta scores his workforce’s first aim in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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“Towards Athletic Bilbao, we had been excellent for 60 minutes, then had a blackout for quarter-hour that price us the sport. Our goal going into this event was to qualify for the play-offs, not the highest eight. If I take a look at the ultimate desk, Actual Madrid, Inter and Paris Saint-Germain went into the play-offs, Napoli had been eradicated completely.
“We’re a small membership and we wish to continue to grow, however the prime eight was solely ever a dream. I believe we’re working properly, we mustn’t make a drama out of this, I discovered quite a bit in the present day concerning the mentality of the squad and know what I have to work on.”