With one round of Serie A matches to play before Napoli and Inter Milan come face-to-face in a top-of-the-table clash, the two sides will each hope to steal a march this weekend after the title contenders have struggled to impress of late.
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Watch Atalanta vs. Club Brugge free live stream: UEFA Champions League Playoff 2nd LegAtlanta takes on Club Brugge in the second leg of a UEFA Champions League playoff matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord all advanced on Tuesday to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the final four spots to be determined on Wednesday.
Atalanta are facing Club Brugge on Tuesday for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League's playoffs, after losing 1-0 in the away game last week, thanks to a late and much discussed penalty scored by Gustaf Nilsson that led to the protests from the side coached by Gian Piero Gasperini.
Inter and Barcelona legend Samuel Eto'o publicly backed Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman after an argument with Gian Piero Gasperini: 'Memory in football
Club Brugge scored three first-half goals as they beat Atalanta to progress in the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off at Gewiss Stadium.
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Africa Top Sports on MSNChampions League highlights and round-up: Bayern sink Celtic late on, Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord throughBayern München left it late to beat Celtic and book their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, where they will be joined by Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord after they also won their respective knockout phase play-off ties on Tuesday. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.
Atalanta followed AC Milan out of the Champions League on Tuesday after a surprising 3-1 loss to Club Brugge sealed a 5-2 defeat on aggregate ... according to ESPN's Dale Johnson. Inter are through to the round of 16 and will play either Feyenoord or ...
After VAR stuck with the on-field decision, Nilsson stepped up to score from the penalty spot to condemn Atalanta to their first European away defeat of the season, leaving them with a deficit to overturn if they are to make their third last-16 appearance in the Champions League.
Fiorentina have a chance of putting themselves back into the Champions League places when they host Como. The Viola are sixth following their 2-1 defeat to Inter on Monday, who they had beaten 3-0 at home, just a few days before. A win could see them leapfrog the likes of Juventus and Lazio, who both have difficult games.
Atalanta captain Rafael Toloi was branded a red card for a moment of madness in his club's shock Champions League loss to Club Brugge.
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