Atalanta missed an automatic place in the Champions League in the last 16 when they were held to a 2-2 draw in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Match report
The Europa League winners of last season, who missed breathola lookman due to injury, eventually needed a victory away from home because of the results elsewhere in the final round of competition phase competitions.
Atalanta slid from the top eight, even though it came twice from behind to earn a point against a Barca side that was already certain of progress and finished second in the table.
Lamine Yamal gave the Blaugrana the lead two minutes after the break, before Ederson's equal for Atalanta with a stunning effort from the edge of the box.
Ronald Araujo restored Barca's advantage with a header from a corner, but Atalanta was right again when Mario Pasalic Nootmeged Wojciech Szczesny with a low attack.
However, there would be no late turn, and the Serie A-side will instead enter the play-off round as the best seeds in ninth place.
Barça for one of the following teams in the @ChampionsLeague Last 16: pic.twitter.com/eh5mecckls
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) January 29, 2025
Data Debrief: Raphinha continues with amazing season
It would always be a tough question to surpass atalanta Barcelona, whose 28 goals in the Champions League are the most side this season. Only in 2011-12 (30) Barca scored more because of their first eight games of a campaign.
Raphinha was involved in 12 of those 28 goals, after he succeeded his goals in Benfica last week with a few assists for Yamal and Arajo.
Only Lionel Messi and Luis Figo were once involved in more Barca goals in a Champions League campaign, although Messi did this six times.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
4 'Szczesny, under pressure in the box, knew about the name rule for safety.
11 'Bald's clearance goalward, but Szczesny Save.
12 'Missed attempt. Lamine Yamal left shot from outside the box.
27 'Lamine Yamal left shot from the right side of the box is stored.
36 'Davide Zappacosta's right foot strike of the box was ruled outside.
47 'goal! Barcelona 1-0 Atalanta (Yamal)
47 'attempt saved. Raphinha left shot from outside the box is stored
49 'Hien's suspected handball in the box, but no punishment was given.
51 'Pasalic links fool shot become rights in the right
54 'Raphinha free kick shot from the long distance on the right is stored.
60 'Yamal made a counterattack, Rafinha made a cross, but Lewandowski missed the goal
62 'Yamal right shot from the left side of the box is stored
67 'goal! Barcelona 1-1 Atalanta (Éderson scored with a long shot)
69 'competition event for Barcelona vs Atalanta
71 'goal! Barcelona 2-1 Atalanta (Ronald Araujo)
79 'goal! Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta (Mario Pasalic)
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Lewandowski, De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Arajo, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Balde, Gavi, Yamal
Subs: Pena, Ferran Torres, Fati, Casado, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Cubarsi, Diego Kochen
Atalanta XI: De Roon, Djimsiti, Zappacosta, Kolasinac, Pasalic, Bellanova, Marco Carnesecchi, Isak Hien, Mateo Retegui, Éderson, De Ketelaere
Subs: Patricio, Cuadrado, Toloi, Rossi, Zaniolo, Brescianini, Lazar Samardžić, Matteo Ruggeri, Giorgio Scalvini, Vanja Vlahovic, Marco Palestra, Federico Cassa
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