Comments, predictions Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge: Overwhelming the away team

Atalanta BC will look to turn things around when they host Club Brugge at the Gewiss Stadium in the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off on Tuesday.

The hosts are aiming to reach the Champions League round of 16 for the first time since the 2020-21 season, while the visitors from Belgium are hoping to make it to this stage for the second time in the last three seasons.

Latest Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge squad information

Atalanta will be without defenders Odilon Kossounou and Giorgio Scalvini, while striker Gianluca Scamacca is still unavailable.

The hosts are also concerned about the fitness of star Ademola Lookman, who has been sidelined for the last six games with a knee injury.

Daniel Maldini and Sead Kolasinac are both expected to be assessed ahead of the return leg, while Ibrahim Sulemana is also a doubt after being taken off early against Cagliari.

Coach Gasperini rotated his squad in Saturday's goalless draw to save energy for Tuesday's crucial clash, and is likely to bring Rui Patricio, Berat Djimsiti, Raoul Bellanova, Marten de Roon, Ederson, Davide Zappacosta and Charles De Ketelaere back into the starting line-up.

On the away side, they could be without defender Bjorn Meijer, who has missed the last six games due to injury.

After making a couple of changes at the weekend, Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen could decide to bring Raphael Onyedika and Tzolis back into the starting line-up.

Onyedika is expected to partner Ardon Jashari in midfield, while Tzolis will take on the left-wing attacking role after scoring a late equaliser off the bench last weekend.

Jutgla is likely to be tasked with leading the attack, after scoring his first goal in European competition this season in the first leg.

Latest predicted lineup Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge

Atalanta BC:

Patricia; 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

Latest football commentary Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge

Atalanta will have home advantage in the second leg after entering the play-offs as seeded teams, thanks to finishing the group stage in ninth place.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini's side will be disappointed to miss out on a direct place in the last 16, despite being seventh going into the final round of matches. A 2-2 draw away to Barcelona saw them drop out of the qualifying group.

In the first leg against Club Brugge last week, Atalanta looked set for another European draw when Mario Pasalic equalised in the 41st minute, erasing an early lead from Ferran Jutgla. However, the drama came in the final minutes when Club Brugge were awarded a controversial penalty. The referee deemed Isak Hien to have fouled Gustaf Nilsson, and after VAR confirmed the decision on the pitch, Nilsson converted, handing Atalanta their first European away defeat of the season. They now need to come from behind to progress to the last 16 for the third time in Champions League history.

Atalanta endured another disappointing Serie A campaign as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Cagliari on Saturday, further undermining their title challenge. They are currently third in the table, five points behind leaders Inter Milan.

Ahead of Tuesday's crucial clash, Atalanta will have a tough task ahead if they are to win a Champions League knockout tie for just the second time in their history. Their home record is not too impressive, having won just one of their last six games in all competitions.

Club Brugge secured a dramatic place in the knockout stages by finishing the group stage in 24th place, just above Dinamo Zagreb (25th) on goal difference.

The Belgian champions won three, drew two and lost three of their eight group games, with home wins over Aston Villa and Sporting Lisbon. They extended their unbeaten run at home in European competition to four games with a narrow win over Atalanta last week, ending a run of 15 games without a win against Italian sides in UEFA competition.

Despite failing to add to their domestic win against Sint-Truiden on Saturday, Club Brugge were still able to take satisfaction from coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2, thanks to Hans Vanaken and a 90th-minute equaliser from Christos Tzolis. The result extended their unbeaten run to four games.

The last time Club Brugge travelled to Italy, they lost 1-3 to AC Milan in October, marking their seventh defeat in their last 11 away trips to Serie A sides (W1 D4).

Club Brugge's task this time, however, is simpler: simply avoiding defeat will be enough to secure their place in the last 16. They can also take heart from their impressive statistics – they have progressed to the next round in 14 of their last 16 home wins in European competition.

Latest Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge :

• Sportsmole: Atalanta BC 3-2 Club Brugge

• WhoScore: Atalanta BC 3-0 Club Brugge
• Our prediction: Atalanta BC 3-1 Club Brugge

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