History was made by Atalanta, a team who make football fun, but there was virtually no one there to see it. Four more goals were scored by Gian Piero Gasperini’s side as they progressed to the quarter-finals in their first season in the
Champions League having defeated Valencia 8-4 on aggregate, a 4-3 victory in
Spain following the 4-1 win at San Siro.
At the final whistle they gathered, posed for a photo with a T-shirt telling their virus-hit city: “Bergamo, this is for you: never give up”, and celebrated, every word of it audible. Meanwhile their opponents headed swiftly down the tunnel and out of Europe.