Atalanta will look to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Club Brugge in the Champions League play-off second leg and you can find a preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups below.
Atalanta vs Club Brugge Preview
The Belgian giants bring a goal advantage with them to Bergamo, after Ferran Jutgla and Gustaf Nilsson secured a 2-1 win at the Jan Breydel Stadion.
Since then, Brugge have continued their Jupiler Pro League campaign with a disappointing 2-2 draw with relegation-battling St. Truiden.
Despite this, Nicky Hayen’s side are on a strong run of form, as Brugge are unbeaten from their last four matches across all competitions.
The Jupiler Pro League side have picked up some huge results in the UCL group stages this season, beating Sporting Lisbon and Aston Villa – meaning they will be looking for another scalp on Tuesday evening.
As for Atalanta, recent form has been a slight issue for the Italian side after securing a 13-match unbeaten streak in the opening stages of the season.
The Serie A side have won just one game from their last six matches, which directly coincides with the six-game absence of Ademola Lookman who is 50/50 to appear against Brugge.
Piero Gan Gasperini’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Cagliari in their latest league encounter and will be lacking confidence ahead of Tuesday’s European clash.
Atalanta vs Club Brugge Team News
The Serie A side will be without Odilon Kossounou, Giorgio Scalvini and Gianluca Scamacca as the trio continue their recovery from injury.
Ademola Lookman, Daniel Maldini and Sead Kolasinac are facing a race against time to feature on Tuesday evening while Ibrahim Sulemana is also a doubt after he was substituted against Cagliari.
As for Club Brugge, Bjorn Meijer is set to miss the clash after missing six consecutive matches through injury – however the Belgian side have a full bill of health otherwise.
Atalanta vs Club Brugge Predicted Lineups
Atalanta: Patricio; Posch, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Retegui
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Seys, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Jashari, Oyedika; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla
Atalanta vs Club Brugge Prediction
Despite the result from the opening leg, Atalanta are heavy favourites to pick up a win on UK betting sites, which could heavily depend on Ademola Lookman’s availability.
With this in mind, we agree with the bookies pricing and expect the Serie A side to earn a big enough win to qualify for the next stages of the Champions League.
Prediction: Atalanta 3-1 Club Brugge
