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D. Zagreb vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting tips
In the pool of Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta also face each other for the first time. The underdogs of group C can use all points well for survival and there is undoubtedly a fiercely fought duel planned for Wednesday evening.
Dinamo Zagreb:
After three years of absence, Dinamo Zagreb is back on the largest football scene in Europe. As the Croatian champion, the club started in the second heat and therefore had to eliminate three teams to reach the group stage. This succeeded and Dinamo Zagreb beat FC Saburtalo, Ferencvárosi TC and Rosenborg BK. This series was not won any competition and with that it was allowed to participate in the million ball. Not only does it make a lot of money for the team financially, but it also kept Dani Olmo (who was emphatically in the interest of Ajax) loyal to Dinamo Zagreb.
The Nenad Bjelica team also performs very well in the national competition. The club only lost one of the seven league games played. If Dinamo Zagreb does not lose to HNK Rijeka, it will take the lead. Still, the team has little scoring power and the Croats scored only three times in the last four games. Those are frightening statistics for a – by far – champion candidate.
Atalanta:
For La Dea it is the first time that they can participate in the Champions League. Under Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta had a great year in which the losing finalist in the cup and even third in the tough Serie A. Atalanta played great football and impressed the global fans with their 3-4-2-1, with Duvan Zapata , Josip Ilicic and Alejandro Gomez together accounted for 42 league goals. With Robin Gosens, Hans Hateboer and Marten de Roon there is also a Dutch touch in this Champions League team.
With the three Dutchmen, it started this season with two wins and one defeat. SPAL was won in the away game, but Atalanta lost to Torino in the first home game. In the general competition last weekend it won in the absolute final seconds against Genoa. Atalanta took the lead, thanks to Luís Muriel. He used a penalty kick in the 64 minutes. After Genoa also received a penalty in the 91st minute, the game seemed to end in a draw. Still, Zapata scored a miraculous goal in the 95th minute. Atalanta conquers a place in the subtop of Italy after the second victory.