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Suspended game Atalanta vs Villarreal in Champions League
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The match between Atalanta and Villarreal will not be played this afternoon and will be played tomorrow Thursday at the same time, 2pm Mexico time and 3pm Eastern USA time.
Delay
The match is scheduled to kick off at 2:40 p.m. Mexico time and 3:20 p.m. Eastern U.S. time.
Will not start on time
Due to the heavy snowfall, technical teams are helping to remove the snow from the playing field which is complicating the situation.
Minutes away
We are minutes away from the start of the game between Atalanta and Villarreal in the Champions League.
Heating
Under heavy snow, both Atalanta and Villarreal finished their warm-up phase to re-enter the field for the last game of the Champions League group stage.
Atalanta substitutes
99 Roberto Piccoli
13 Giuseppe Pezzella
19 Berat Djimsiti
9 Luis Muriel
88 Mario Pasalic
57 Marco Sportiello
31 Francesco Rossi
59 Aleksei Miranchuk
77 Davide Zappacosta
18 Ruslan Malinovskyi
66 Matteo Lovato
7 Teun Koopmeiners
Villarreal substitutes
1 Sergio Asenjo
22 Aïssa Mandi
2 Mario
10 Vicente Iborra
14 Manu Trigueros
17 Raba
20 Rubén Peña
16 Boulaye Dia
9 Paco Alcácer
11 Samu Chukwueze
35 Filip Jorgensen
24 Alfonso Pedraza
XI Villarreal
13 Gerónimo Rulli, 4 Pau Torres, 3 Raúl Albiol, 12 Pervis Estupiñán, 8 Juan Foyth, 5 Dani Parejo, 6 Étienne Capoue, 18 Alberto Moreno, 23 Moi Gómez, 15 Arnaut Danjuma, 7 Gerard Moreno.
XI Atalanta
1 Juan Musso, 28 Merih Demiral, 6 José Palomino, 2 Rafael Tolói, 15 Marten de Roon, 11 Remo Freuler, 32 Matteo Pessina, 3 Joakim Maehle, 33 Hans Hateboer, 91 Duván Zapata, 72 Josip Ilicic.
Villarreal arrived
This was Villarreal's arrival to a complicated climate, but with the conviction of being able to win.
"We are better than what the results say. We have a good feeling, but it will be a very tough match," said Raúl Albiol.
OMG 🌨😱!#UCL pic.twitter.com/h6a414vQIV
— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) December 8, 2021
Heavy snowfall
The snow is falling non-stop in Bergamo, so it could hinder the actions of the game, especially for those of the Yellow Submarine.
📍🏟 #GewissStadium, Bergamo ☃️
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 8, 2021
👀 Da dove guarderete la partita?
🗺 Where in the world are you watching #AtalantaVillarreal from?#UCL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/jYUC0jQmbS
What does Villarreal need?
A win or draw would be enough for Villarreal to secure second place in the group, but a defeat would drop them to third place and they would have to hope that Young Boys do not beat Manchester United.
What does Atalanta need?
Atalanta must win to advance to the round of 16, a draw or defeat is of no use to them and they would have to wait for Young Boys to lose in order to advance to the Europa League.
Start
Atalanta and Villarreal are playing for their lives in the last match, as the winner will qualify and the loser will go to the Europa League or home. We begin with the coverage of the game.
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What time is Atalanta vs Villarreal match for UEFA Champions League?
This is the start time of the game Atalanta vs Villarreal of 8th December in several countries:
Argentina: 5:00 PM in ESPN
Bolivia: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Brazil: 5:00 PM in ESPN
Chile: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Colombia: 3:00 PM in ESPN
Ecuador: 3:00 PM in ESPN
USA (ET): 3:00 PM in TUDN
Spain: 9:00 PM
Mexico: 2:00 PM in HBO Max
Paraguay: 5:00 PM in ESPN
Peru: 3:00 PM in ESPN
Uruguay: 5:00 PM in ESPN
Last games
The first and only meeting so far took place on September 14 in Spain with a 2-2 draw; Manu Trigueros and Danjuma scored for the Yellow Submarine, while Remo Freuler and Robin Gosens scored for the visitors.
Key player Villarreal
Despite playing as a midfielder, the Spaniard Yeremi Pino has found it hard to contribute with goals as he has done in past seasons, emphasizing that in this Champions League group stage he has already scored one goal.
Key player Atalanta
Little by little Ruslan Malinovskyi is starting to play a more important role in the midfield, where he also has the ability to join the attacking front and, in fact, he contributed with one of the goals in the last victory against Napoli.
Last roster Villarreal
13 Geronimo Rulli, 4 Pau Torres, 3 Raul Albiol, 24 Alfonso Pedraza, 8 Juan Foyth, 5 Dani Parejo, 6 Etienne Capoue, 23 Moi Gomez, 21 Yeremi Pino, 9 Paco Alcacer, 14 Manu Trigueros.
Last roster Atalanta
1 Juan Musso, 28 Merih Demiral, 6 José Palomino, 2 Rafael Tolói, 11 Remo Freuler, 15 Marten de Roon, 3 Joakim Maehle, 77 Davide Zappacosta, 91 Duván Zapata, 32 Matteo Pessina, 18 Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Villarreal: staying alive
Villarreal is not having a good time in recent weeks either, but they need not to lose in their visit to Italy to continue with the dream of being in the Champions League, after the panorama in LaLiga has been complicated for them with 15 points in 16 dates, highlighting that they come from losing 1-0 at home to Sevilla.
Atalanta: all or nothing
The victory they let go in the last Champions League match against Young Boys is weighing on them but, despite this, they depend on themselves; however, the victory qualifies them, a draw would put them in the Europa League, although a defeat and victory of the Swiss team would leave them out of any European competition for the next semester.
In Serie A, they are on a run of three wins in a row, including two away to Juventus and last Saturday's 3-2 win over Atalanta.
How is Group F of the Champions League going?
Manchester United is the leader in the sector with 10 points and has already secured its place in the next round, but Villarreal, which is second with 7 points, and Atalanta, which is third with 6 points, will play for their place in this match; Young Boys is last with four points.
The Kick-off
The Atalanta vs Villarreal match will be played at the Gewiss Stadium, in Bergamo, Italy. The kick-off is scheduled at 3:00 pm ET.
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