Champions. Atalanta starts with a poker, Inter stopped at home (2-2) by Borussia Moenchengladbach

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21 October 2020Atalanta begins their journey to the Champions League with fireworks, while Inter Milan with the handbrake on.

Gasperini's team overwhelms the Danes of Midtjylland at home 4-0, while Conte's Nerazzurri get 2-2 at San Siro by Borussia Moenchengladbach. 

Zapata hits the post, then sees Hansen extend the diagonal razor for a corner.

On the third attempt (26 ') he realizes freed from Romero's air bank.

Opportunity for Dreyer, Sportiello is saved in the corner.

On the corner, Onyeka spoils the shot from two steps with his head.

Gasperini gets angry, Gomez immediately comforts him with the blow from 20 meters (36 ') which is worth doubling.

And at 42 'trio by Muriel that resumes Hansen's short rebound on Zapata's shot.

In the second half Sportiello is under little stress.

Pasalic and Ilicic are close to the fourth goal, Hansen is very good in both circumstances.

Poker finds Miranchuk in the 89th minute.

The Russian, who took over from Zapata a few minutes ago, was in his first ever presence in Atalanta after having disposed of the after-effects of an injury.

In the other match of Group D, Liverpool pass 1-0 at Ajax thanks to Tagliafico's own goal.

Tegola per Conte in the afternoon: Hakimi tests positive for a coronavirus test and goes into isolation.

In its place, Darmian makes his debut.

Bland Inter start but, with Eriksen motivated, Borussia closes in their own half.

A descent of Perisic to the left scares the Germans.

The only occasion of the 1st half is created by Lukaku, a little to the side (40 ').

In the second half the Milanese ahead with the 'usual' Lukaku, relentless in the close-range shot after a hitting and countering in Borussia area (49 ').

Vidal trips Thuram: Kuipers, recalled by the Var, concedes the penalty.

From the spot Bensebaini beats Handanovic: 1-1 in the 63rd minute.

Lautaro's pole (81 '), then San Siro frozen by the overtaking of Hoffman (84') who flies alone on the opening of Kramer.

The Nerazzurri were saved in the 90th minute with the ubiquitous Lukaku pushing the ball into the net from a corner corrected by Bastoni's tower.

Situation already complicated in Group B, because in the other match Real Madrid lost at home to Shakhtar 3-0.

Ukrainian trio in the first half with Tete, own goal from Varane and Salomon, the 'blancos' get up in the second half with Modric and Vinicius but do not complete the feat.