Tag: Shakhtar

Inter Out of Champions League After Failing to Win Against Shakhtar

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football 3 comments
Inter approached their final Champions League group match against Shakhtar Donetsk with a squad brimming with world-class talent, and recent results unbefitting a team of their caliber. It was the rarest of UCL fixtures. Both teams maintained chances of qualification to the knockout stages, yet both could be out of the competition by the 90 minute's end. The stage was set for a drama.
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Assi di Coppe: Atalanta’s Champions League Masterpiece

Assi di Coppe, Atalanta, Champions League, European Cups, Italian Football
Two infinite minutes. That’s how long it took for the referee to check Alejandro Gomez’s position on a pass by Robin Gosens, before ruling that El Papu was not in offside when he served Timothy Castagne an assist for the goal that propelled Atalanta into history. La Dea qualified to the Champions League knockout stage after trailing Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.
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