After missing a huge opportunity against Arsenal on Matchday 1, Atalanta continue their Champions League campaign away at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night.
Mateo Retegui was handed the chance from the penalty spot to break open a tight and cagey tie with the Gunners less than two weeks ago, but the Italian international was quite incredibly denied on two occasions by David Raya. Both sides struggled to create much in the aftermath, although Atalanta must’ve been content with a point against the Premier League side.
La Dea, the Europa League holders, will back themselves to earn their first win of the league phase in Gelsenkirchen against a Shakhtar side that’s growing familiar with Italian opposition.
The Ukrainians also had issues from the penalty spot on Matchday 1 as the highly-regarded Georhiy Sudakov had his effort saved by Bologna’s Łukasz Skorupski early on.
Shakhtar predicted lineup vs Atalanta (4-2-3-1): Riznyk; Konoplya, Matviyenko, Bondar, Pedrinho; Bondarenko, Kyrskiv; Zubkov, Sudakov, Newerton; Traore.
Atalanta predicted lineup vs Shakhtar (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Kossounou, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; Samardzic, Lookman; Retegui.
