Goals and Highlights Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta: in Champions League

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Young Boys and Atalanta split the points and the positions in the table remain unchanged. 
Both teams went forward making it a thrilling match, where the home players were upset with the referee for whistling the match and not marking the corner kick. 

Yellow for Duván Zapata, after a tussle for the ball he elbows his opponent. 

3 minutes of compensation are added. 

GOOOOOL! by Atalanta, Luis Muriel enters the game for Joakim Mæhle, decides to take a free kick and scores the equalizer with a great goal. 

GOOOOOL! for Young Boys, Silvan Hefti turns the game on its head with a shot from outside the box, scoring a superb goal. 

GOOOOOL! for Young Boys, Vicent Sierro gets the equalizer, where he receives the pass from the right back and finishes the ball filtering the ball into the goal. 

Gasperini refreshes his team with a change, out comes Remo Freuler and out comes Matteo Pessina.

Both teams have committed a lot of fouls, the home side have 15 and the visitors 11. 

Gasperini makes two changes: 
Mario Pašalić comes out and Teun Koopmeiners comes in, in the second change Demiral comes out and comes in Berat Djimsiti

Third yellow card for the home team, Hefti commits the infringement in the opponent's area. 
Wagner takes advantage of the stoppage to make two changes: 
Meschack Elia comes off and Felix Mambimbi comes on. 
Fabian Raider is replaced by Vincent Sierro.

First yellow for Atalanta, Merih Demiral gets the card after infringement in midfield. 

Atalanta looks for the third, but Young Boys doesn't give up and tries to arrive with counter-attack. 

GOOOOOL for Atalanta, after a corner kick and a series of bounces, Palomino hits a left-footed shot on the edge of the penalty area and leaves Faivre with no chance to reach the ball. 

Young Boys is saved, after a direct free kick the goalkeeper Faivre was well positioned and manages to clear the dangerous ball. 

The second half kicks off in a one-goal draw between Young Boys vs Atalanta at the Stade de Suisse. Zappacosta is substituted for the foul and Gluseppe Pezzella takes his place.

The first half is over, at the moment both teams share 1 point and the table does not move. Zappacosta limps off to the dressing room and a change is likely before the start of the second half. 

2 minutes added.

Second yellow card of the match and for the home team, Moumi Ngamaleu commits the infringement after a foot strike on Zappacosta who is off the field. 

GOOOOOL for Young Boys, after a corner kick, Jordan Siebatcheu shoots and the ball goes into the net. The play had to be reviewed in the VAR, for an alleged handball, but after the review it was found that there was none.  

The visitors start to come out and create dangerous plays that do not materialize in a clear way. 

Atalanta miss an opportunity that would have extended the lead after a counter-attack. 

The away team has retreated into their area, so the home team is looking for an equalizer, but the aim has not been very good. 

First yellow of the match for Ulisses Garcia after an elbow in midfield. 

Young Boys continue to search, now on the counter, but Aebischer shoots wide. 

Young Boys look for the equalizer, but Atalanta stands firm and fails to finish the play. 

GOOOOOL! by Atalanta, Duvan Zapata appears in the opponent's box, where he receives a cross, turns and shoots, beating the goalkeeper. 

Atalanta keeps control of the ball by putting pressure on the home team who have already committed two fouls. 

First dangerous action for the visiting team that ends up wide after a bad shot. 

The match is underway and both teams are in contention for the three points at the Stade de Suisse. 

Both teams take the field for the start of this Champions League match. 

The Italian team still has a chance of finishing in second place, after the defeat of the Spanish team. If Atalanta wins, it would reach 8 points and would be in second place. 
 

With these 11 players, Young Boys will be looking for a victory to stay ain the tournament and drop the Italians to fourth place. 

So spielt YB heute Abend gegen Atalanta Bergamo💛🖤
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Nicht dabei sind: Camara, Zesiger, Petignat, Fassnacht, Nsame, Von Ballmoos, Monteiro (verletzt) und Ammeter (keine Spielberechtigung).
-#BSCYB #YBATA #UCL pic.twitter.com/6Aets1gkPi

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) November 23, 2021

Both teams saw their youth teams face each other in the UEFA Youth League, where the Italians took the victory with a score of 3-2. So their fans expect the older team to do the same. 

😃 Finisce qui: I Nerazzurri vincono 3-2 a Berna!!! Bravi ragazzi!!!
🙌 #YoungBoysAtalanta ends 2-3!!! Well done lads!!!#AtalantaPrimavera #UYL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/SwBudAK8pC

— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) November 23, 2021

The Italian team Atalanta is already at the Stade de Suisse.

📍Wandorf Stadium, noi ci siamo
🏟️HERE WE ARE#YoungBoysAtalanta #UCL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/fKkFAj0vCd

— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) November 23, 2021

This is how the Stade de Suisse looks before the match between Young Boys vs Atalanta on matchday 5 of Group F, where both teams are looking for a win to stay alive.

🟡⚫️ Young Boys must beat Atalanta to stay in contention to reach the round of 16. They will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose...#UCL pic.twitter.com/EOAIGX0qlP

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 23, 2021

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to DAZN where the subject of Luis Fernando Muriel who was recently with the Colombian national team came up.

"We are interested in what he does with Atalanta. When they criticize him with Colombia, we don't listen to him. We are happy that he scored, it had been a while since we scored from the bench," the coach said.
 

Guillaume Faivre, Young Boys goalkeeper, spoke about the Colombian striker who has been an important piece for the Italian side up front.

"We want to win. We can be third in the group. There are many players to fear, one of them is Duvan Zapata. He can do a lot of damage," he explained.

David Wagner, knows the quality that the Italian team has, but was confident about tomorrow's match.

"We consider Atalanta to be an excellent team, but they have yet to come to play at our place. We still have a chance to win," the German detailed.
 

This the star time of the game Young Boys vs Atalanta of 23rd november in several countries: 

Argentina: 17:00 horas por Star+ and ESPN Extra

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In a few moments we'll share with you the starting rosters for Young Boys vs Atalanta in the Champions League group stage, as well as the latest information from the Stade de Suisse. Keep an eye on the action with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage. 

The match will be broadcasted on TNT Sports channels.
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The two teams have only met once before, on September 29, 2021, where the scales are tipped in favor of the Italians.
Atalanta 1-0 Young Boys, 29 Sep, 2021, Champions League

Atalanta comes from 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws in the Champions League, where they are positioned in third place with 5 points.
Atalanta 2-2 Man.United, 02.Nov.21, Champions League
Man.United 3-2 Atalanta, 20.Oct.21, Champions League
Atalanta 1-0 Young Boys, 29.Sep.21, Champions League
Villarreal 2-2 Atalanta, 14.Sep.21, Champions League

For their part Young Boys have only seen victory, on the first day of the group stage.
Villarreal 2-0 Young Boys, 02.Nov.21, Champions League
Young Boys 1-4 Villarreal, 20.Oct.21, Champions League
Atalanta 1-0 Young Boys, 29.Sep.21, Champions League
Young Boys 1-0 Man. United, 14.Sep.21, Champions League.

The Colombian Duvan Zapata redeemed himself after missing a penalty in the 13th round of Serie A, because at the 37th minute a penalty was scored for Atalanta where the striker missed the penalty, but the penalty was repeated for encroachment in the area, so the Colombian managed to score.

Both teams are at the bottom of Group F, the Italian team is in third place with 5 points and the Swiss team is in fourth place with 3 points, so the team that wins will take the third place, if there is a draw, Atalanta will have the third place for sure.

Atalanta are favourites to win this match. Not only because they have an obviously superior squad, but also because of the predominant attacking style of the team. 

J. Musso; M. Lovato, M. Demiral, M. De Roon; D. Zappacosta, R. Freuler, T. Koopmeiners, J. Mahele; J. Ilicic, M. Pasalic, D. Zapata.

G, Faivre, S Lauper, N, Bürgy, U, Garcia, S, Hefti, V, Sierro, M, Aebischer, F, Rieder, C, Fassnacht, N, Ngamaleu, M, Elia.

Goalkeeper David Con Ballmoos has stood out for his saves under the goalposts, despite being one of the best goalkeepers in the competition, where Young Boys will need to appear to win at home.

Nine goals and six assists have been scored by Colombian striker Duvan Zapata so far this season, both in Serie A and Champions League. He is currently indispensable for Gasperini, where he has established himself as a top scorer in Europe.

The referees will be in charge of the match and will bring order to the match between Young Boys vs Atlanta:
Center: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant referees: Rafael Foltyn (GER), Christian Gittelmann (GER), 
Fourth official: Tobias Reichel (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER), 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
 

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of Young Boys vs Atalanta in the Champions League group stage. The match will take place at the Stade de Suisse, at 14:00.