Who scored the Champions League hat-trick this season

While the 2019-2020 Champions League is on hold, the best thing to do is think. And today, we reflect on the most important treble marked this quarter.

It has just been announced that this year's Champions League final, slated to take place in May, will be postponed indefinitely. This does not strike us as a shock as the Coronavirus continues to increase worldwide. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

During the suspension of football due to COVID-19, the only thing that can be done is to think. Think about the most difficult moments of the 2019-2020 season before the end, suddenly.

Who scored the Champions League hat-trick this season

If not, think about past events. Predict the near and far future. A currently uncertain future at the moment, but predict that we can.

The best club tournament in Europe scored 355 goals before being suspended. The group stages were spoiled with 323 goals. The group with the most goals was none other than group E. The group which housed the previous champions, Liverpool and the young prince of football, Erling Braut Haaland.

Beyond the group stage, 12 games were played while three never made the chronology before COVID-19 became the main page in the four corners of the world, and Europe became the epicenter of all of this.

In addition to this heavy scoring, there were 10 hat tricks, nine in the group stage and only one in the first round of the round of 16. This was the most important of all and it was an easy selection.

The heroism of Josip Ilicic against Valence

It was a special night for the club and the player. Not only was he able to bring the ball home, but he also had to take the corner flag too, as he scored four goals overnight in a well-contested game. The final score was 3-4 for Italian visitors, thanks to a solo massacre by Josip Ilicic.

Even better, the 32-year-old scored the most goals on both legs with five goals to his credit. The player enjoyed his lot with Atalanta in the cup, and I hope it can continue when football returns.

After the match, he received the Man of the Match award and the ball. During the two stages, he was the most important player in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Well done!

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The 7 worst players to win the Champions League final in the past decade

Liverpool and Chelsea stars both feature on the list of the most surprising Champions League medal winners since the year of 2010

The Champions League final isn’t always won by the most talented team in Europe in any given season, but that doesn’t always mean every single player in the winning squad is one of the greats.

Some of those to lift the trophy, while still a few rungs above Sunday League standard, are not what you’d call Champions League level - at least not on the level where you’d expect them to win the whole thing.

We’ve picked out seven of the best (well, worst) here, while making an executive decision to leave out reserve goalkeepers. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

It’s not that the likes of Oier, Ross Turnbull and Tom Starke aren’t underwhelming names, but we just didn’t want the list to be goalkeeper-heavy.

So, without further ado, here are our lucky seven...

McDonald Mariga

Victor Wanyama’s brother became the first Kenyan to earn a Champions League winner’s medal when he was an unused sub for Jose Mourinho’s Inter in 2010.

The midfielder played three times in the knockout stages that year, each time as a substitute, and was on the pitch as Barcelona’s late semi-final goal was disallowed by referee Frank de Bleeckere.

Mariga played a couple more Champions League games under Rafa Benitez the following season, but never added to that tally beyond 2010 and retired in 2018 aged 31.

Jose Bosingwa

When Bosingwa won his first Champions League title with Porto in 2004, he was still a young prospect with plenty of time to see if he’d justify his potential.

When he made it two, playing the full 120 minutes for Chelsea against Bayern, he’d shown us exactly how high his ceiling was.

The Portugal international only started the game due to a number of Blues players missing out through injury and suspension, and his performances the following year at QPR gave a fairer representation of his defensive level.

Ryan Bertrand

Bosingwa had at least tasted more action than Bertrand that season, but the academy product was thrown in as a gamble by Chelsea boss Roberto di Matteo.

It was Bertrand’s first ever Champions League appearance, and while he gave a good account of himself in Munich he did not kick on and become a European regular.

Bertrand isn’t the worst player out there, and has been solid enough at Southampton, but he deserves his spot here.

Alvaro Arbeloa

Arbeloa had been a good defender earlier in his career, but by the time he sat on the bench for Real Madrid against Atletico in 2014 he was very much on the wane.

The Spaniard was still at the Bernabeu when they beat the same opponents in 2016, but his only European action that season came against Malmo in the group stages and he didn’t even make the match day 18 for the final in Milan.

A few months after that, he had taken a comically bad West Ham stint as his cue to retire from football altogether, which says it all.

Jeremy Mathieu

It’s still a little weird to think of Mathieu as a Barcelona player at all, let alone a European champion with the club.

Mathieu, who looks a little like a Hollywood version of Tony Hibbert, came off the bench in the final minute of the 2015 final, shortly before Neymar put the gloss on Barca’s 3-1 victory over Juventus.

He has played just two Champions League knockout games since, the second of which saw him hauled off at half-time with the Catalan club on their way to a 3-0 defeat at Juventus in 2017.

Alberto Moreno

The 2019 final saw Liverpool and Spurs allowed more substitutes than previous finalists, though we thought it would be unfair to include Caoimhin Kelleher or Rhian Brewster after the duo were given opportunities by the extra bench space.

Moreno, though? He definitely counts.

The Spaniard was seen as Liverpool’s weak link on a fair few occasions during Jurgen Klopp’s tenure, and played just five games in the entire 2018-19 campaign, but was handed a non-playing send-off in Madrid before leaving the club over the summer.

Dejan Lovren

Also on the bench that evening was Lovren, who featured a little more frequently earlier in the campaign.

There’s a case for calling the Croatia international the worst player to be involved in a Champions League final and a World Cup final, though he stayed on the sidelines for the Reds’ victory after playing 90 minutes for his country against France the previous summer.

Lovren is still comfortably better than your average footballer, of course, but the error-prone centre-back - at least the 2019 version of him - wouldn’t be most people’s first, second, or even third pick when selecting a line-up capable of Champions League glory.

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Strachan switched him in a Champions League match to give a bonus to the player

Strachan switched him in a Champions League match to give a bonus to the player after the birth of his son. Strachan has shown a softer side, as McGowan told Si Ferry and co in the Open Goal podcast "Keep the Ball On The Ground".

I was nearby the team at the time. The bonuses were a joke and we were still in the Champions League. Even when you join the team, you still get an X amount for just sitting in the pit if we get a win. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Strachan switched him in a Champions League match to give a bonus to the player

It turned out that my baby was in the hospital. We had a game against Villarreal. I was on the team, he put me on the bench. We were already out at the time. Me and little Caddy were sitting on the bench.

Celtic won the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Shaun Maloney and Aiden McGeady while the Strachan team ended their campaign with a win. McGowan also continued in his story about Strachan by saying that the manager came to the hospital to visit and realize the baby, which prompted Kevin Kyle to praise this Strachan, saying it was the difference between a good and a great manager.

He put me on. I tell my dad and mom again today, I think he just put me there to give me money behind me.

"To be fair, he would call and ask who was in the hospital with me and say," I and my wife will come to see you. "I was a young boy. He didn't need to do that. I don't think not that he got the credit he deserved. "

A real touch of class from Strachan, proving that he was a good man. In his time at Celtic, he won 3 championship titles as well as two matches in the last 16 UCL games with other trophies. His regime was often criticized by supporters, who considered the team too boring. Despite these claims, he was a successful manager.

Strachan is now director of football at Dundee, where McGowan, 32, now plays.

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Man City can’t play in Champions League while their cases were heard

The claim allegedly filed by Wolverhampton Wanderers and seven other teams is not expected to affect the Manchester City case before the Sports Arbitral Tribunal (CAS).

This is the opinion of a leading sports law expert, who says that Man City rivals are more eager to send a message than to have an impact on their impending case. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Man City can’t play in Champions League while their cases were heard

City received a two-year ban from European competitions earlier this year after breaking UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) rules.

The Etihad bosses have appealed this suspension and their case will be heard by the CAS before the start of competition next season.

And now, a Daily Mail report claimed that eight of the top ten in the Premier League had submitted their request to the CAS, asking City not to be allowed into the Champions League while their cases were heard.

The staggering claims indicate that except Sheffield U

nited and City themselves, all of the top ten have come together to make their case. However, Man City did not request a “stay” for their sentence, which would mean that their sentence would be frozen until the end of the appeal.

It is alleged that even if City requested a “stay”, the CAS would ignore the request made by its domestic competitors.

Jack Anderson, a professor of sports law at the University of Melbourne, told the Manchester Evening News: The city has not asked for a stay and, generally speaking, CAS is unlikely to take it into account.

It will be up to Manchester City to advocate for a stay rather than being swayed by what others may or may not think about it. If City wants a stay, they must do so and whether they deserve it or not under the circumstances.

What is interesting is its non-legal aspect. It is clear that the others are not satisfied with what City is doing and that City is more or less alone. It is more symbolic of who is behind it than for the impact it will have, it is the simplest way of saying it.

It certainly clarifies what other clubs are thinking. Usually, in these cases, the other clubs say very little because you never know which side the FFP will fall on.

They are so motivated by it that they have concluded a collective agreement. It's a bit like in rugby with the Saracens and the salary cap, one or two clubs were very angry but the others said nothing.

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Man City 'surprised' at Liverpool's involvement in a bid to keep them out of Champions League

City chiefs understand the position of clubs below them in wanting to replace them in Europe, but have raised eyebrows at runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool getting involved

Manchester City are understood to be surprised that Liverpool are reportedly involved in a bid to stop them playing in the Champions league next season. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

City is banned from competing in Europe for two years after UEFA found the club guilty of serious breaches of the financial fair play regulations.

The club have denied any wrongdoing and have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against their ban.

But the rest of the Premier League's top 10 with the exception of Sheffield United - have reportedly written to CAS to outline their objections to City being allowed to play in the Champions League while their appeal is ongoing.

Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal et al fear that City could ask to have their punishment deferred while the appeal process is underway - and with delays likely due to the coronavirus pandemic, that could see Pep Guardiola's side compete in next season's Champions League.

City is currently second in the Premier League, and club bosses are said to understand the position of the clubs below them in wanting to replace them in Europe. Champions League Tickets can be grabbed from our worldwide ticketing market place.

However, City chiefs were surprised at Liverpool's involvement in the group action, according to the Express.

The Reds are a whopping 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League and in no danger of not qualifying for next season's Champions League themselves - provided the competition goes ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The eight clubs taking the group action have written to the same law firm, which has sent an application on their behalf to the CAS, according to the Daily Mail.

The application states that, should City request that their punishment is ‘stayed’ while their appeal is ongoing, all eight clubs strongly object to the club being allowed to compete in Europe.

It is understood, however, that no such request has been lodged by the reigning Premier League champions.

Assuming City finish the current Premier League campaign in the top four, if they are not allowed to compete in the Champions League next season their place would go to the team finishing fifth.

City are still allowed to compete in this season's Champions League, although it it yet to be seen whether the competition will actually be completed amid the coronavirus crisis.

Their most recent game in the competition was a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of their last-16 clash.

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UEFA announces that the finals for the European competitions have been postponed until further notice

As per a report by BBC Sport, The Champions League and the Europa League finals have been delayed until further notification in the midst of the bedlam made by Coronavirus.

There is almost no to zero possibility that the European rivalries will have the option to go on as arranged and have the option to sort out a last in May due to the progressing pandemic. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

The Champions League final was supposed to be played on May 30, in Istanbul. While the Europa League final was set to be played on 27 May, in Gdansk.

The statement from UEFA goes on saying: “UEFA [have] formally taken the decision to postpone the club finals originally scheduled for May 2020. No decision has yet been made on rearranged dates.

 “The working group, established last week as a result of the conference call among the stakeholders of European football, which was chaired by Uefa President, Aleksander Ceferin, will analyse the options available. The group has already begun its examination of the calendar. Announcements will be made in due course.”

This decision comes after the EURO 2020 was postponed by a calendar year a few weeks back, and is now set to be played in the summer of the 2021. Champions League Tickets can be grabbed from our worldwide ticketing market place.

Champions League Rounds:

Be that as it may, right now, UEFA wanting to compose a smaller than usual competition to be played in Istanbul and Gdansk for UCL and UEL individually, which will highlight one-legged ties. Besides, every one of these games will be played away from public scrutiny.

The undeniable issue that emerges with this is the rivalries are at various stages.

The Champions League has concluded 4 of the 8 Round of 16 games, with Liverpool, Valencia, Borussia Dortmund, and Tottenham Hotspur knocked out. The Europa League is in the middle of the Round of 16 as well, with 4 teams yet to play even a single fixture.

Another difficulty that may arise with this format is that the leagues, too, are at varied stages. At the moment, they’re suspended indefinitely but may resume at different times in different countries.

It is very problematic for UEFA to reach a conclusion on this topic, but putting players in risk just to finish a competition or playing matches of the biggest football event without fans should be the last things on their mind.

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Tottenham Hotspur was ready to intensify its interest in RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer

A German newspaper said that Tottenham Hotspur was ready to intensify its interest in RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer before the summer window, the Austrian playing in the Champions League against the Spurs.

Sabitzer, 26, has been in superb form for Leipzig this season, scoring 23 goals in his 35 league and cup matches. Definitely, Sabitzer scored 15 times in the midfield - and created eight more. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Tottenham Hotspur was ready to intensify its interest in RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer

Two of these goals came in Leipzig's 4-0 victory over Tottenham in the last 16 of the Champions League. His performance caught the eye of Jose Mourinho, and now the Spurs have made it their transfer priority this summer.

A midfielder striker with a free kick technique Sabitzer is reminiscent of the former England captain, who made a career out of his remarkable swing deliveries and long-range free kicks.

He may be less of an unconditional winger than the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy star, but Sabitzer still shares his precision from a distance, as Werder Bremen discovered when he made a superb free kick during the day 5. 

The Austrian also scored from outside the zone against Hertha Berlin on match day 11 and demonstrated his versatility by grabbing his left foot on the first day of Union Berlin thrashing.

The report says Mourinho has a transfer budget in the region of £ 130m this summer and is willing to spend £ 45m to land Sabitzer. He has a contract in Leipzig until the summer of 2022.

Under Mourinho, the Spurs did not have the dynamism and leadership of the midfielder that Mousa Dembele used to provide. A midfielder who has already proven that he can shine at the highest level would be a high-level signature.

Sabitzer has leadership, goals and the feeling that he can move a team forward with his own hands. Yes, it would be expensive, but Sabitzer is a good age and will only get better. Obvious for Spurs.

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Champions League, Europa League and women’s Champions League finals scheduled for May have been formally postponed

Almost all of the European national leagues currently suspended due to the coronavirus, while UEFA postponed the Euro 2020 tournament last week until next year.

European football leaders and UEFA said last week that they hope to end the club season by June 30. Euro Cup 2020 for national teams has been postponed by a year to make room in the match calendar for clubs to win titles in national leagues and cups and UEFA competitions. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Champions League, Europa League and women’s Champions League finals scheduled for May have been formally postponed

No decision has been made on the reorganized dates, the European football governing body, UEFA, said in a statement. He also did not specify whether he would be able to complete the contests in the current format or whether he should shorten them.

After consulting European football officials on March 17, UEFA created a task force chaired by its president Aleksander Ceferin to examine the postponement of matches for this season. UEFA said the panel would make more announcements in due time.

"The working group, created last week following the conference call between stakeholders in European football, chaired by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, will analyze the options available," said UEFA. “The group has already started its calendar review. Announcements will be made in due course. "

The Champions League was interrupted halfway through the second leg knockout stages, with four matches to be determined. The final was to take place at Istanbul's Atatürk Stadium on May 30. Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Paris St Germain, and RB Leipzig are the four teams that have so far reserved their places in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

if the Champions League cannot be completed, additional financial difficulties for UEFA and the major European clubs could arise. UEFA paid $ 2.1 billion in cash prizes and television revenues to clubs competing in the Last season of Champions League.

Some media reports have suggested that links from the quarter-finals could be reduced to single matches rather than two matches, while semi-finals and finals could come together as a "last four" format often used in basketball in Istanbul.

The Europa League final was scheduled to take place in Gdansk, Poland, on May 27 and the Women's Champions League final was scheduled for May 24 in Vienna, Austria.

The Europa League is also frozen in the round of 16, with six of the eight first legs played. The Women's Champions League was about to begin the quarterfinal phase.

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One Premier League Player in the Champions League Team of the Season So Far

Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski have both been named in the Champions League Team of the Season so far with just one Premier League star making the cut. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

The Bayern Munich striker is statistically the best player in this season's Champions League campaign with a superb rating of 9.20 ahead of Lionel Messi who boasts an impressive rating of 8.49.

Lewandowski leads the line up front alongside Tottenham's Harry Kane, who is the sole representative from England's top flight.

The likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez have been snubbed of a place in the Champions League Team of the Season.

Meanwhile, RB Leipzig's sought after defender Dayot Upamecano, Spain international Thiago and Real Madrid's Toni Kroos, to name a few - also earned a spot in the XI. Champions League Tickets can be grabbed from our worldwide ticketing market place.

So, without any further ado, here's the Champions League Team of the Season so far based on stats.

Champions League Team of the Season:

Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7.24

Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) - 7.39

Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) - 7.43

Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) - 7.30

Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax) - 7.57

Thiago (Bayern Munich) - 8.00

Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - 8.09

Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) - 7.85

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 8.49

Harry Kane (Tottenham) - 8.08

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 9.20

Of course, the Champions League has come to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak.

And UEFA have extended the postponement of the final with work now being undertaken to try to work out a formula that would allow the competition to reach a conclusion.

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Champions League finals delayed, La Liga suspended uncertainly

The Champions League 2019-20 last has been delayed uncertainly because of the COVID-19 flare-up, European football's overseeing body the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) reported on Monday, with no choice made on modified dates.

"The working gathering, set up a week ago because of the telephone call among the partners of European football, which was led by UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, will examine the choices accessible," UEFA said in an announcement.

"The gathering has just started its assessment of the schedule. Declarations will be made at the appointed time."

The 2020 men's Champions League last had been expected to be played at Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium on May 30, with the Europa League last to have been arranged in Polish city Gdansk three days prior. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

Four of the men's Champions League most recent 16-second legs, initially scheduled for March 17 and 18, were deferred as a result of the coronavirus episode, alongside the entirety of the Europa League last-16 bring games back.

Europe's top classes have all been delayed, while the 2020 European Championship has been returned until one year from now.

Four groups that have so far cutting edge to the Champions League quarterfinals are Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Atalanta, and RB Leipzig.

La Liga and RFEF:

Somewhere else, La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reported on Monday that proficient football in Spain will stay suspended until further notification.

La Liga and the RFEF said coordinates in the best two divisions will possibly continue when the Spanish government concludes there is never again any wellbeing hazard.

Apparatuses had recently been suspended for about fourteen days from March 12 however there was no desire they would restart this end of the week, with the emergency proceeding to raise.

The Spanish government announced a condition of alert on March 14 and plans to expand the lockdown forced on the populace until at any rate April 11.

In the interim, previous Italy chief Paolo Maldini said via web-based networking media that he hopes to recuperate "inside seven days" subsequent to being determined to have COVID-19. Champions League Tickets can be grabbed from our worldwide ticketing market place.

Maldini, 51, presently the specialized executive at AC Milan, and his 18-year-old child Daniel, an adolescent cooperative person, had been in self-disconnection at home for about fourteen days.

"With this video I needed to thank each one of those individuals who communicated via web-based networking media their affection and worry for me and my child's wellbeing," Maldini said on Instagram on Monday.

"We're fine - we ought to have the option to dispose of this infection inside seven days. A debt of gratitude is in order for your proceeding with warmth."

Mikel Arteta:

In England, Arsenal administrator Mikel Arteta, who turned into the main Premier League chief to test positive for COVID-19, uncovered on Monday that he has completely recuperated from the disease.

Addressing Spanish TV slot La Sexta, Arteta stated: "It took me three or four days to begin feeling good, with more vitality, to desert the indications. I am very well at this point. I feel that I have recouped."

Arms stockpile has just discharged an announcement, affirming that their players' arrival to preparing has been delayed.

"Because of the present circumstance, we are clear it would be unseemly and reckless to request that players return as of now," said Arsenal.

"Consequently our men's first group, ladies and foundation players are generally staying at home. Remain at home and spare lives."

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Atalanta reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League

In Bergamo, they paid their best tribute to Enzo Donina. He died Friday, at the age of 69, and like the city's football club, Atalanta wanted to mark the death of a former popular player, and later coach and talent seeker, with a congregation of supporters, such gatherings are currently prohibited. in Italy, especially in Bergamo. Fans from around the world can purchase Champion League Final Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

The prosperous city of Lombardy is the European epicenter of Covid-19, the virus that killed Donina. Local lives are lost at a rate of almost one per half-hour according to weekend bulletins from the overworked health service of Bergamo.

Atalanta reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League

In Donina's obituary in the Eco di Bergamo newspaper, it was reported that he, a veteran of the 1971 Atalanta promotion season and, in his sixties, an active contributor to the club's fine record for youth development footballers, had joined the happiest story in Bergamo. these last months.

Donina was present for some of the adventures that Atalanta experienced during the club's first trip to the Champions League, witnessing the fairy tale that captivated European audiences until the sport was locked in the face of a global crisis.

To recap, to what seems much more than two weeks ago, Atalanta reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. And they did it in defiance of all odds, after losing their first three games in the group stage before making a comeback.

The comeback got off to a good start, with the competition’s beginners beating Valencia 8-4 overall in the round of 16. The first leg was quite a spectacle: 4-1 against Atalanta, the underdogs.

This match, on February 19, took place in San Siro, Milan, the legendary big arena that Atalanta borrowed for their European campaign, its capacity and infrastructure being better adapted to the needs of UEFA than their home in Bergamo, with its 21,000 seats, most of them uncovered. More than 40,000 Atalanta fans have traveled the 50 kilometers from Bergamo to San Siro. Valencia supporters came in large numbers from Spain.

It is these figures, much more than the five objectives of the night, which are now memorized, dissected and analyzed.

This match was a loudspeaker to spread the coronavirus infection," Francesco Le Foche, a Rome-based immunologist, told various Italian media, echoing several medical experts who reported that a specific Atalanta-Valencia device catalyzed the health crisis in Bergamo. , and as a remarkable example of how the Italian authorities imposed traffic control much later, in front of Covid-19, than they should have done.

You had almost 50,000 people going from Bergamo to Milan, sitting together in buses, trains, restaurants, and cafes," added Le Foche, "and 14 days later, it was when the contagion in the area exploded.

Atalanta can hardly be held responsible for the accomplishment of this meeting, nor for the enthusiasm of its supporters to be there. The Atalanta 4, Valence 1 was perhaps the biggest night in the history of a club whose only major trophy was the Coppa Italia of 1963. But Atalanta 4, Valence 1 now carries undesirable infamy, the day where Italy has not responded to a public health emergency.

The resumption of Italian Serie A, not to mention the Champions League, seems at best in several weeks. When he tiptoes, the first matches will likely be played behind closed doors, as was Atalanta’s return match in Valencia.

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