Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Atalanta
Match Time & Date:
09/12/2021
19:00
Prediction: 1-0
Villarreal
Atalanta play host to Villarreal at their Gewiss Stadium in a match which will see one of the two teams end their Champions League journey. The Orobici aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, and they have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at the Yellow Submarine. Since Atalanta have been scoring goals for fun in the Serie A of late, home win should definitely be considered.
Both Gosens and Lovato should miss out with injuries for the home team. The La Liga outfit, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Sevilla. Villarreal are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the decider, but preventing Atalanta from scoring in Bergamo is easier said than done. The bad news for the visitors is that important winger Danjuma is sidelined with an ankle injury.
Highlighted Player (Duvan Zapata):
Duvan Zapata was born in Cali, Colombia on 1 April, 1991. The 186-cm-tall attacker started his youth career at America de Cali, playing for the club between 2004 and 2008. In 2008 he made his debut for the first team and three years later he scored his first hat-trick for the Colombian outfit, in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Pereira.
In 2011 he signed a loan deal with Estudiantes and he found the net for the Argentine team on his debut against Belgrano. After scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances for Estudiantes, the Colombian striker joined Napoli in 2013, but he failed to establish himself as a first-choice attacker.
On 22 July, 2015 Zapata joined fellow Serie A team Udinese on loan and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 24 league appearances for the Zebrette. Duvan Zapata has 5 caps for Colombia U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior side.
Highlighted Team (Villarreal):
Villarreal CF was founded on 10th of March 1923. In the year 1998 Villarreal managed to reach the Primera Division for the first time in history of the club. After 1 season the club could not manage to stay in the league and go regulated to the Segunda Division. In the last couple of years Villarreal developed itself to a stable club in the Primera Division.
This first European succes was in 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the semi finals in the UEFA cup. In 2004/2005 Villarreal end 3rd on the table in the Primera Division which was a highlight for the club.
The biggest succes was in 2006 when Villarreal managed to reach the semi finals in the Champions League. In the semi finals the club lost with only 1 goal difference against runner up Arsenal. Former known players for Villarreal are: Riquelme, Tomasson, Fernandez, Forlan and Pires.
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