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Is Atalanta the team to avoid in the Champions League quarterfinals after 4-3 win against Valencia?

 


Is Atalanta the team to avoid in the Champions League quarterfinals after 4-3 win against Valencia?

Italian Serie A outfit Atalanta beat Spanish La Liga side Valencia 4-3 away from home at the Mestalla on Tuesday, March 10th in a Champions League round of 16 second leg encounter.

Atalanta recorded a 4-1 victory in the first leg and progressed to the quarterfinals with an aggregate scoreline of 8-4.

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Josip Ilicic was the hero with four goals in the second leg and one in the first leg.

Atalanta which is not a big club were underdogs against Valencia after almost narrowly missing out of the knockout stages.

A comfortable victory full of goalscoring now brings attention but also responsibility.

Are the an easy match-up or the team to avoid due to their attacking prowess?

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Valencia 3-4 Atalanta (4-8 on agg.)

Atalanta reach the quarter-finals of the #UCL after Josip Iličić scores four goals against Valencia. https://t.co/E2zOzhxx1p

 

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Tosin Abayomi

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