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- Mendy's late goal gives Madrid 1-0 win over 10-man Atalanta — Real Madrid struggled to break down 10-man Atalanta before Ferland Mendy netted an 86th-minute winner to give the Spanish giant a 1-0 win in the first leg of the round of 16 on Wednesday.
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8K. 282K views 3 years ago. Enjoy Ferland Mendy's GOLAZO and the best moments of Real Madrid's 0-1 UEFA Champions League win against Atalanta at the Estadi di Bergamo. Ferland...
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Feb 24, 2021 · BBC Sport. Ferland Mendy scored a stunning late winner as Real Madrid clinched a hard-working last-16 first-leg victory against 10-man Atalanta. Real looked like being left frustrated by a...
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- Player of The Match: Ferland Mendy
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Madrid had to wait for Ferland Mendy's excellent 86th-minute goal to break the deadlock and dash the hopes of their hosts, who played more than 70 minutes with ten men following Remo Freuler's red card. Madrid dominated possession but were left frustrated for much of the contest, not least by Pierluigi Gollini's save to keep out Casemiro's first-ha...
"He scored the decisive goal and pushed on in attack for the whole game." Cosmin Contra, UEFA Technical Observer Check out every official UEFA Champions League Player of the Match.
This was a very mature performance from Atalanta. They are used to trying to outscore the opposition but on this occasion realised the need for responsibility at the back following Freuler's 17th-minute dismissal. They so nearly managed not to concede the away goal, but could not quite hold on and now have their work cut out in the Spanish capital.
It was not pretty, but as is so often the case in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid got the job done. They struggled at times – and had to turn to an unlikely source for the decisive goal – but full-back Mendy's strike, plus the promise of first-team regulars returning from injury, ensures they are very much in the box seat.
Zinedine Zidane, Madrid coach: "They're physically strong, and they did a great defensive job. It's a good result for us and that's the most important thing. I don't think creativity is an issue as we scored, and didn't concede. We've got a lot of absentees but we're on the right track." Thibault Courtois, Madrid goalkeeper: "We were really well fo...
• This Real Madrid starting XI have now scored a combined 48 UEFA Champions League goals between them; the absent Karim Benzema has 69 to his name alone. • Atalanta have still never been involved in a goalless draw in the UEFA Champions League. • The last time Real Madrid failed to score in a round of 16 game was a 1-0 defeat by Lyon in February 20...
Atalanta: Gollini; Tolói, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle (Palomino 85), De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Pessina; Zapata (Pašalić 30), Muriel (Iličić 56, Malinovskyi 86) Real Madrid: Courtois; Vázquez, Varane, Nacho, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić; Asensio (Arribas 76), Isco (Hugo Duro 76), Vinícius Junior (Mariano Díaz 57)
Both teams have a number of domestic fixtures prior to the second leg in the Spanish capital on Tuesday 16 March. Atalanta 28/2: Sampdoria (a) 03/3: Crotone (h) 08/3: Internazionale (a) 12/3: Spezia (h) Real Madrid 01/3: Real Sociedad (h) 07/3: Atlético (a) 13/3: Elche (h) *League fixtures unless otherwise stated
Feb 24, 2021 · Wednesday 24 February 2021 23:09, UK. Ferland Mendy scored the winner for Real Madrid against Atalanta. Real Madrid struggled to break down 10-man Atalanta before Ferland Mendy scored an...
Feb 24, 2021 · Ferland Mendy's 87th-minute goal ensured Real Madrid returned to Spain with a 1-0 lead in their Champions League tie. Getty. DF Raphael Varane, 6 --Did a good job of keeping Atalanta's much ...
Feb 24, 2021 · First he forced the game-changing red card with his surging run in the first-half, and then in the second-half, when the game appeared to be coasting towards a tepid 0-0 draw, Mendy appeared atop...
Feb 24, 2021 · Sport Football European. Ferland Mendy snatches win for drab Real Madrid over 10-man Atalanta. The Spaniards took a 1-0 advantage back to the capital after Remo Freuler’s red card. Miguel...
