Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Madrid CF vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Real Madrid CF
3 – 1
Full Time
Atalanta BC
Tue 16 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Federico Valverde 39' Y
Y 58' Rafael Toloi
Nacho 73' Y
Toni Kroos 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Kevin Blom

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
Real Madrid CF 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Atalanta BC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Atalanta BC 2021-02-24 Atalanta BC 0–1 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Atalanta BC H 3–1 W
13 Mar Elche CF H 2–1 W
07 Mar Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–1 D
01 Mar Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–1 D
24 Feb Atalanta BC A 1–0 W
20 Feb Real Valladolid CF A 1–0 W
Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
12 Mar Spezia Calcio H 3–1 W
08 Mar FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
03 Mar FC Crotone H 5–1 W
28 Feb UC Sampdoria A 2–0 W
24 Feb Real Madrid CF H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF Atalanta BC
#9 Position #15
15 Points 13
8 Played 8
5 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
21 Scored 10
12 Conceded 10
+9 GD +0
1.88 PPG 1.63
63% Win % 50%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts). Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 1 G
Federico Valverde 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Madrid CF welcome Atalanta BC for this crunch clash at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gian Piero Gasperini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atalanta BC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Valverde made 553 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' What a strike from Karim Benzema! The score is 1-0.
  • 39' Federico Valverde picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Atalanta BC team. Mario Pasalic is replaced by Duvan Zapata on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 530 games and scored 719 goals.
  • 56' Atalanta BC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' The Atalanta BC manager makes a substitution. Robin Gosens departs to be replaced by Josip Ilicic.
  • 58' Rafael Toloi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 60' GOAL! Sergio Ramos fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 61' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Luis Palomino is hanging Rafael Toloi on the field on 61 minute.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Eder Militao comes on to replace Sergio Ramos.
  • 69' Real Madrid CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodrygo is hanging Vinicius Junior on the field on 69 minute.
  • 73' Nacho is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Toni Kroos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Federico Valverde is replaced by Marco Asensio.
  • 83' What a moment for Luis Muriel! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' What a strike from Marco Asensio! The score is 3-1.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Atalanta BC — Aleksei Miranchuk on, Luis Muriel off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Marco Asensio gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Atalanta BC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zinedine Zidane

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Asensio 2
Sergio Ramos 1
Luis Muriel 1
Kylian Mbappe 1
Vinicius Junior 1
Jude Bellingham 1
Ademola Lookman 1
Charles De Ketelaere 1

Head to Head

2021-03-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Atalanta BC 2021-02-24 Atalanta BC 0–1 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2021-03-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Atalanta BC W 2021-03-13 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Elche CF W 2021-03-07 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2021-03-01 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2021-02-24 Atalanta BC 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2021-02-20 Real Valladolid CF 0–1 Real Madrid CF W

Atalanta BC Form

2021-03-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Atalanta BC L 2021-03-12 Atalanta BC 3–1 Spezia Calcio W 2021-03-08 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Atalanta BC L 2021-03-03 Atalanta BC 5–1 FC Crotone W 2021-02-28 UC Sampdoria 0–2 Atalanta BC W 2021-02-24 Atalanta BC 0–1 Real Madrid CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.12 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF63% Draw21% Atalanta BC16%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
85%
Draw or Atalanta BC
37%
Real Madrid CF or Atalanta BC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF45% Draw41% Atalanta BC14%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Atalanta BC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.