The European adventure of FC Valence took the lead in the wing, Wednesday, February 19, on the lawn of Atalanta Bergamo. Faced with the Italian club, the 7th in Liga did not weigh heavy, swept 4-1, and will have to whip if he wants to offer "remontada" in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Valencian nightmare wasted no time in materializing, since Atalanta found the fault in the quarter of an hour of play, thanks to Hateboer (1-0, 16th), before Alicic doubled the bet just before the break (2-0, 42nd).

Back from the locker room, the Italians folded the game in the space of five minutes, via Freuler (3-0, 57th) then again Hateboer (4-0, 62nd), author of a double. And if a slight hope persists on the side of the beloved club, it owes it to Cherichev. Entering the game in the 65th minute, he reduced the score in stride (4-1, 66th). A final achievement that leaves little doubt about the outcome of this round of 16, however, since FC Valence, which is still in the grip of an internal management crisis, will have to score at least three times at Mestalla to keep hope .

Tottenham surprised at home

The other evening meeting between Tottenham and RB Leipzig gave birth to a little surprise. Jostled throughout the game by the German club, the Spurs finally cracked around the hour, on a penalty from Werner (0-1, 58th).

And, amputees of Kane and Son in attack, the men of José Mourninho have never managed to catch up and will therefore have to go and win in Germany to reach the quarter-finals of a competition they had passed nearby to win, just nine months ago.

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