TOPS
Ilicic in history
Four goals. The Slovenian became, Tuesday evening, the 17th player in the history of the Champions League to register a quadruple. A historic evening for him and his club, which rose for his first participation in the C1 in the quarterfinals. Going back to Ilicic, he was in all shots (6 shots including 4 on target and 65 balls touched). He caused the two penalties conceded by Diakhaby and transformed them (3rd, 43rd). He was then at the end of a roundly led counter (73), before cleaning the Cillessen skylight (83). XXL performance.
Gameiro resisted
He had not opened his goal counter this season in the Champions League. It is now done. The Frenchman maintained Valencia for a long time. Twice, the former PSG striker managed to equalize. The first time following a beautiful call in depth and success (21st). The second time of a magnificent head following a center in Torres. Active and very mobile, he posed problems in the defense of Atalanta. Insufficient
FLOPS
Diakhaby, annoying errors at this level
The former OL defender suffered a nightmare Tuesday evening. From the outset, he mowed Ilicic into the area offering an obvious penalty that the Slovenian himself transformed (3rd). Little successful and rather feverish, he reoffended just before the break with a hand fault in his own area in front of the same Ilicic. The Slovenian still made pay cash to Valencia the error of his defender by transforming the sentence (43rd). Logically, it was released at the break in favor of Guedes.
Djimsiti below its partners
The Albanian defender of Atalanta was the least reassured on Tuesday evening. First of all, he is guilty on Gameiro's first goal since he covers the French striker and thus allows him to equalize at first. It is not all clear either on the second goal of the French being quite lax on the marking and he finds himself beaten in the air by Gameiro. Not very bright.
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