Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
- FULL TIME! Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal join Man City in a goalless stalemate against an Italian team in their Champions League opener.
A tough night for the Gunners, who were reliant on the superb double save from David Raya from Mateo Retegui’s penalty.
It could have gone either way, with Bukayo Saka going close from a first half free-kick while Gabriel Martinelli missed a golden one-on-one late on. Juan Cuadrado also went close a couple of times for Atalanta.
But up next for Arsenal, it’s a big away trip to Man City on Sunday. A good result and two dropped points tonight will be forgotten for sure.
: AND WE’RE OFF! Underway in northern Italy!
The Goddess vs the Gunners – and Arsenal get us up and running…
Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
5: Atalanta survive the first Arsenal corner as Rice’s clipped delivery is punched away by goalkeeper Carnesecchi, who had a flurry of Gunners bodies around him.
Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
4: WIDE! First chance for Arsenal!
Partey finds Jesus who spins well in the box, he lays the ball off for Saka whose shot takes a deflection and flies wide.
More worryingly for Atalanta, corner to the visitors…
Team news reminder – ten minutes go!
Not long now until kick-off in Bergamo, here’s a reminder of the two line-ups!
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Djimisti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman
Subs: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Kossounou, Cuadrado, Pasalic, Zaniolo, Bellanova, Samardzic, Palestra, Brescianni, Vlahovic, Del Lungo
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Rice, Partey, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Subs: Neto, Porter, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Gower, S. Oulad-M’Hand, Trossard, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji.
