Barcelona play 2-2 draw with Atalanta in Champions League
Barcelona play 2-2 draw with Atalanta in Champions League
With a much-changed Liverpool losing 3-2 to PSV Eindhoven, already-qualified Barca would have taken top spot with a victory.
After a goalless first half, Lamine Yamal converted from Raphinha’s cross from the left to put Barca ahead two minutes into the second half, only for a great strike from Ederson to pull the Italians level.
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Ronald Araujo’s diving header restored Barca’s lead in the 72nd minute, but Atalanta again fought back with Mario Pasalic prodding the ball past Wojciech Szczesny to make it 2-2.
Atalanta started the day in seventh place, but this draw, along with wins for Lille and Aston Villa, dropped the Serie A side down to ninth.
That means they will play either Sporting or Club Brugge in the play-offs, with the second leg in Italy. The draw for the play-offs takes place at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 11:00 GMT on Friday, 31 January.
Barcelona, meanwhile, bypass the play-offs and jump straight into the last 16 of the competition.
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