Duván Zapata discounts for Atalanta that falls 3-2 to Villarreal for the Champions League | VIDEO

Taking advantage of a filtered pass, Colombian attacker Duván Zapata scored the second goal and Atalanta’s discount against Villarreal for the last date of the Champions League group stage. The goal came in the 80th minute.

Despite this, Atalanta was not reached and was eliminated from the Champions League. Both the Italian team and Villarreal, disputed the second place in the group that Manchester United won.

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The Bergamo team, with the important figure of Duván Zapata, does not renounce the possibility of qualifying again for the last 16 of the Champions League. To achieve this, the Serie A club is obliged to win playing at home against the current monarch of the Europa League.

On the eve, there are good feelings on the side of the La Dea team because they have chained ten games without losing (six wins and four draws) in all tournaments. The last fall was on October 20 on the Manchester United court.

Duván Zapata is the most effective symbol of the Atalanta moment. The Colombian scored seven goals and gave two assists in his last eight games with Dea and will be the offensive end of coach Gian Piero Gasperini to defeat Villarreal.