It's time for episode two of the Valencia - Atalanta 8th Finals battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 10.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (54000 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League 8th Finals between Valencia and Atalanta. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a La Liga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Deportivo Alaves.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Valencia form and stats

Valencia participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio de Mestalla as Valencia have scored 23 goals to get 30 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 8-6-0 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-2D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Valencia. The Valencia fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio de Mestalla and will expect new points from this game. Valencia has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.

An away draw last time out for Valencia, facing Deportivo Alaves in a game that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Valencia won a home game hosting Real Betis (2-1).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Levante in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio de Mestalla.

Valencia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Mestalla with 23 goals in 14 league matches. Valencia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Mestalla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.

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Atalanta form and stats

They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs, when København drew the shortest straw.

Atalanta have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 8-4-1 from 13 games. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses both home and away. Atalanta have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Atalanta play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 7-2 victory visiting Lecce. Before that, Atalanta secured a home win against Valencia with the score 4-1.

As mentioned above, Atalanta was the only team on the pitch versus Lecce in their previous game, winning 7-2. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Duván Zapata's lethal finishing against Lecce. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 37 goals in 13 league games away this season. As opposed to that, Atalanta have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Atalanta - Valencia 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Valencia victories, zero draws and two Atalanta wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AtalantaJ. Iličić
J. Iličić
15 goals
AtalantaL. Muriel Fruto
L. Muriel Fruto
13 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
11 goals

Valencia missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valencia Atalanta
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
11 7   Won W   5 13
7 4   Drew D   4 6
7 1   Lost L   3 6
35 21   Scored S   31 70
35 12   Conceded C   18 36
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
80% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 96%
56% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   83% 80%
28% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 52%
16% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 40%
64% 67%   BTTS BTTS   67% 68%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 28%
12% 0%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
4.8 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 6.4
4.7 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.3
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.3
3 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
268 131   Total Shots T S   220 445
94 54   Shots on Target S O   86 177
37% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 26 16 8 2 48 17 13 9 4 0 27 9 13 7 4 2 21 8 31 56
2 Barcelona 26 17 4 5 62 31 13 12 1 0 44 12 13 5 3 5 18 19 31 55
3 Sevilla 26 13 7 6 37 27 13 6 5 2 19 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 10 46
4 Getafe 26 13 6 7 37 25 13 7 3 3 21 13 13 6 3 4 16 12 12 45
5 Atletico Madrid 26 11 11 4 29 19 13 8 4 1 18 7 13 3 7 3 11 12 10 44
6 Real Sociedad 25 13 4 8 43 31 13 8 2 3 27 12 12 5 2 5 16 19 12 43
7 Valencia 27 11 9 7 38 39 14 8 6 0 23 12 13 3 3 7 15 27 -1 42
8 Villarreal 26 11 5 10 43 36 12 6 4 2 25 15 14 5 1 8 18 21 7 38
9 Granada 26 11 4 11 32 31 13 8 2 3 16 8 13 3 2 8 16 23 1 37
10 Athletic Club 26 8 10 8 25 22 13 7 3 3 15 7 13 1 7 5 10 15 3 34
11 Levante 26 10 2 14 31 39 12 7 2 3 18 11 14 3 0 11 13 28 -8 32
12 Deportivo Alaves 27 8 8 11 29 37 14 6 5 3 18 11 13 2 3 8 11 26 -8 32
13 Osasuna 26 7 10 9 33 38 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 5 5 14 18 -5 31
14 Real Betis 26 7 9 10 36 42 13 6 3 4 25 20 13 1 6 6 11 22 -6 30
15 Real Valladolid 26 6 11 9 22 29 12 3 7 2 13 9 14 3 4 7 9 20 -7 29
16 Eibar 25 7 6 12 25 37 12 6 1 5 17 16 13 1 5 7 8 21 -12 27
17 Celta de Vigo 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 13 1 5 7 12 22 -12 25
18 Mallorca 26 6 4 16 26 43 14 6 2 6 16 14 12 0 2 10 10 29 -17 22
19 Leganes 26 4 8 14 19 38 14 4 3 7 13 19 12 0 5 7 6 19 -19 20
20 Espanyol 26 4 8 14 23 45 13 1 5 7 12 24 13 3 3 7 11 21 -22 20
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lazio 26 19 5 2 60 23 14 11 3 0 39 10 12 8 2 2 21 13 37 62
2 Juventus 25 19 3 3 48 24 12 11 1 0 29 10 13 8 2 3 19 14 24 60
3 Inter 24 16 6 2 49 22 12 7 4 1 23 10 12 9 2 1 26 12 27 54
4 Atalanta 25 14 6 5 70 34 12 6 2 4 33 19 13 8 4 1 37 15 36 48
5 Roma 26 13 6 7 51 35 13 6 3 4 26 19 13 7 3 3 25 16 16 45
6 Napoli 26 11 6 9 41 36 13 5 2 6 17 18 13 6 4 3 24 18 5 39
7 Milan 25 10 6 9 27 32 12 4 5 3 12 13 13 6 1 6 15 19 -5 36
8 Hellas Verona 24 9 8 7 28 24 12 6 3 3 17 12 12 3 5 4 11 12 4 35
9 Parma 24 10 5 9 32 30 12 6 1 5 17 11 12 4 4 4 15 19 2 35
10 Bologna 26 9 7 10 38 42 13 4 5 4 18 20 13 5 2 6 20 22 -4 34
11 Cagliari 25 8 8 9 41 40 13 5 2 6 25 23 12 3 6 3 16 17 1 32
12 Sassuolo 24 8 5 11 38 39 12 5 1 6 25 22 12 3 4 5 13 17 -1 29
13 Fiorentina 25 7 8 10 32 36 13 3 5 5 13 17 12 4 3 5 19 19 -4 29
14 Udinese 25 7 6 12 21 37 12 5 3 4 10 12 13 2 3 8 11 25 -16 27
15 Torino 25 8 3 14 28 45 12 4 2 6 11 22 13 4 1 8 17 23 -17 27
16 Lecce 26 6 7 13 34 56 13 2 5 6 19 26 13 4 2 7 15 30 -22 25
17 Sampdoria 24 6 5 13 26 43 13 3 4 6 14 21 11 3 1 7 12 22 -17 23
18 Genoa 25 5 7 13 29 46 12 4 1 7 14 18 13 1 6 6 15 28 -17 22
19 Brescia 25 4 4 17 22 46 13 1 3 9 13 25 12 3 1 8 9 21 -24 16
20 SPAL 25 4 3 18 19 44 12 2 2 8 11 20 13 2 1 10 8 24 -25 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lazio 26 19 5 2 60 23 14 11 3 0 39 10 12 8 2 2 21 13 37 62
2 Juventus 25 19 3 3 48 24 12 11 1 0 29 10 13 8 2 3 19 14 24 60
3 Inter 24 16 6 2 49 22 12 7 4 1 23 10 12 9 2 1 26 12 27 54
4 Atalanta 25 14 6 5 70 34 12 6 2 4 33 19 13 8 4 1 37 15 36 48
5 Roma 26 13 6 7 51 35 13 6 3 4 26 19 13 7 3 3 25 16 16 45
6 Napoli 26 11 6 9 41 36 13 5 2 6 17 18 13 6 4 3 24 18 5 39
7 Milan 25 10 6 9 27 32 12 4 5 3 12 13 13 6 1 6 15 19 -5 36
8 Hellas Verona 24 9 8 7 28 24 12 6 3 3 17 12 12 3 5 4 11 12 4 35
9 Parma 24 10 5 9 32 30 12 6 1 5 17 11 12 4 4 4 15 19 2 35
10 Bologna 26 9 7 10 38 42 13 4 5 4 18 20 13 5 2 6 20 22 -4 34
11 Cagliari 25 8 8 9 41 40 13 5 2 6 25 23 12 3 6 3 16 17 1 32
12 Sassuolo 24 8 5 11 38 39 12 5 1 6 25 22 12 3 4 5 13 17 -1 29
13 Fiorentina 25 7 8 10 32 36 13 3 5 5 13 17 12 4 3 5 19 19 -4 29
14 Udinese 25 7 6 12 21 37 12 5 3 4 10 12 13 2 3 8 11 25 -16 27
15 Torino 25 8 3 14 28 45 12 4 2 6 11 22 13 4 1 8 17 23 -17 27
16 Lecce 26 6 7 13 34 56 13 2 5 6 19 26 13 4 2 7 15 30 -22 25
17 Sampdoria 24 6 5 13 26 43 13 3 4 6 14 21 11 3 1 7 12 22 -17 23
18 Genoa 25 5 7 13 29 46 12 4 1 7 14 18 13 1 6 6 15 28 -17 22
19 Brescia 25 4 4 17 22 46 13 1 3 9 13 25 12 3 1 8 9 21 -24 16
20 SPAL 25 4 3 18 19 44 12 2 2 8 11 20 13 2 1 10 8 24 -25 15

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.