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Follow all the action live as Gian Piero Gasperini’s heroic side attempt to upset the French champions in the first sudden death quarter-final
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Follow all the action live as Atalanta face Paris Saint-Germain in the first Champions League sudden death quarter-final.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side finished third in Serie A, just five points adrift of champions Juventus, and have won nine of their 13 fixtures since football resumed.
PSG clinched their third successive Ligue 1 title after the French season was brought to a premature end, but Kylian Mbappe will only be able to start on the bench due to an injury suffered during the French Cup final. Follow all the action live blow:
44' - Atalanta 1-0 PSG
Great free-kick delivery this time from Neymar, but Djimsiti does well to beat Marquinhos to the ball and flick a header away.
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42' - Atalanta 1-0 PSG
Another stunning miss from Neymar. Hateboer plays a back pass from miles out, Sportiello is off his line, Neymar runs in to intercept, takes a touch and fires left-footed - but it's high, wide of the near post and absolutely nowhere near the target. A wild effort.
40' - Atalanta 1-0 PSG
Frustrating first half for Paris Saint-Germain. It's really Neymar doing the creative work, the ball-carrying and the getting shots away - the rest need to step up.
That midfield is not, shall we say, built to provide constant service into the final third - Verratti is a big miss tonight.
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32' - Atalanta 1-0 PSG
It's the Serie A side who are looking the more dangerous right now. Down both flanks they are getting overloads to pass their way around PSG's midfield. Sarabia now wastes a chance for PSG to attack, with his cut-back easily intercepted.
28' - Atalanta 1-0 PSG
Neymar immediately tries to get PSG back on level terms - but after nutmegging Pasalic and sprinting forward, his low drive flashes just a yard or so wide.
22' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
If you're watching the match, you'll know there are very irritating sound issues right now which are ahead of the pictures.
We have not seen any big chances since the opening minutes though - but Neymar is getting on the ball with frequency and the French side are starting to dominate.
18' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
Atalanta with a couple of forays down the flanks, with one set-piece delivery being met by Pasalic - but his header is at Keylor.
A moment earlier, Neymar ran in from the left to cross for Icardi, but his delivery was too far ahead of the striker, who hadn't made the best run anyway.
14' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
Neymar frees Herrera who finds Icardi down the right, but he can't find room for the cross. Not quite sure if that's part of the plan but Icardi has been extremely tight to the touchline most of the game so far, rather than running centrally.
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10' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
Great run from Hateboer to surge into the box and get on the end of Gomez's clipped pass; the wing-back heads down and into the ground and Keylor Navas has to save again.
6' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
Both teams trying to settle into their normal rhythm, which for PSG means getting the ball down and quickly into the front three, and for Atalanta is aiming for the wing-backs and the final third.
Neither side afraid to go direct early on, unsurprising after that early exchange of chances.
3' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
WHAT a chance!! And what a miss! Neymar races through down the other end, one-on-one with the goalkeeper...and he side-foots his effort way wide! Half the PSG bench rise in anticipation of a goal and none can believe how much the Brazilian misses by.
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2' - Atalanta 0-0 PSG
The first chance of the game falls Atalanta's way with Gomez racing into the box, Zapata finds him with a low pass - and Keylor Navas saves.
A moment of silence coming up ahead of kick-off.
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No Mbappe to start, no Verratti at all. Di Maria suspended, Kurzawa injured.
For Atalanta, it's no Gollini in goal, no Ilicic up top and no Palomino in defence - though the latter does make the bench.
Now...PSG.
Of course they won the (shortened) Ligue 1 title, 12 points clear of Marseille when the campaign was ended early.
They also scored 75 goals in 27 matches in league play, though they are without their leading league scorer tonight, Kylian Mbappe, who is only on the bench.
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