Champions League | League Stage

Nov 26, 2024 at 8pm UK

Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)

Young Boysvs.Atalanta

Match preview

Atalanta are back among Europe's elite after winning the Europa League in the 2023-24 season. They've made an impressive start to the Champions League, becoming one of just six teams to win their first four matches without losing.

A trip to Stuttgart on matchday four saw Atalanta beat their opponents 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Ademola Lookman and Nicolo Zaniolo. The team also kept a clean sheet in the 2024-25 competition, matching the defensive record of their local rivals Inter Milan.

Despite losing points against Arsenal and Celtic, La Dea are still in with a chance of automatic qualification. They're currently in ninth spot, just one point behind Aston Villa, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

The 2-0 win against Stuttgart marks the fourth victory in a row for Atalanta in all competitions. On Tuesday, the Scudetto hopefuls will be looking to keep their winning streak alive when they take on Parma. Lookman was on target again in Saturday's 3-1 win against Parma.

If Napoli beat Roma in Sunday's big match, it could knock Atalanta off their perch. But there's not much to worry about in Bergamo right now, especially since La Dea have also scored multiple goals in all six of their recent wins.

While Atalanta have shown their European strength in the first half of the league phase, Young Boys are already struggling with the rest of the teams at the bottom of the rankings. They've taken no points from the first 12 games in the league phase.

After losing badly to Aston Villa (3-0) and Barcelona (5-0) during Patrick Rahmen's short reign, Young Boys fired the 55-year-old. But caretaker head coach Joel Magnin hasn't been able to turn things around in Europe, with narrow losses to Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk.