Atalanta vs Club Brugge KV

Atalanta claimed just their fifth home victory in the UEFA Champions League in 17 attempts (D6 L6), though it was the first to see them win after conceding the opening goal in a match (home or away).

With tonight’s defeat, Club Brugge have now lost five UEFA Champions League games against sides from Italy, only suffering more losses against teams from England (7) and France (6) in the competition. 

Timed at 86:27, Mario Pasalic’s strike for Atalanta was the club’s latest winning goal in the UEFA Champions League, beating the previous record set by Luis Muriel vs Ajax in December 2020 (84:42).

This will be the second consecutive campaign in which Atalanta and Club Brugge will face each other, with the Belgian sided winning both meetings in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League play-off round (5-2 on aggregate).

Atalanta only lost three of their 10 matches in the UEFA Champions League last season (W4 D3), while two of those three were inflicted by Club Brugge (the other by Real Madrid). The Italians lost more games in the play-off round (2) than they did across eight games in the league phase (W4 D3 L1).

Club Brugge’s victories over Atalanta last season ended a run of 15 consecutive games against Italian sides in major European competition without winning (D6 L9), spanning between November 2003 and January 2025.

Atalanta have lost each of their last three games in the UEFA Champions League; their joint-longest losing streak in the competition, with the previous instance coming in their first three matches in September/October 2019.

Club Brugge have only lost one of their last five matches in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League (W2 D2), with that lone defeat coming away to Manchester City (1-3 in January). The Belgians won 4-1 in their MD1 opener this term (v Monaco), where only Real Madrid (28) had more shots than them (26) across all fixtures played in the opening round.