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Chelsea give up half-time lead and go down 2-1 Champions League Defeat to Atalanta in Bergamo, ending their hopes of a top eight finish.
Enzo MarescaHis side went ahead through Joao Pedro’s near-post finish but were left stunned after the break serie a Hit the side back.
East West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca They missed an equalizer 10 minutes into the second half, then Charles de Catelaere’s brilliant late strike beat Robert Sanchez to win it.
blues Was the better team in the first 45 minutes and looked to win, which would have left them just three points away from a guaranteed place in the last 16.
But after a second-half collapse they will now surely need wins in both of their remaining matches – including a trip to face Antonio Conte’s champions napoli in January – if they are to avoid entering the play-off round.
Ademola Lookman This was by far the sharpest thorn in Chelsea’s side in the first half. Within the opening 10 minutes he worked his way to the byline and pulled back a cross which Sanchez found before clearing the loose ball.
Josh AcheampongOn his first start since October in central defence, he threw himself at Lookman’s bullet effort from six yards out, saving a certain goal, before Maarten de Roon fired the rebound a yard over the bar.
Pedro turned reece jamesLow cross in at the near post after 25 minutes. The goal was initially ruled out as offside against the Chelsea captain, but Our Check it out before giving Pedro a good ball to slide first time as he timed his run to perfection Champions League The goal between the legs of goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi.
James fired wide from a good position on the edge of the box early in the second half as Chelsea looked to take advantage of their superiority.
Lookman was ruled out for offside after tapping in from three yards, before the visitors broke through at the other end, where Jamie Gittens’ drive was beaten out at the near post by Carneschi.
The game became more open and Atalanta took advantage just before the hour mark. The impressive De Ketelair received the ball in wide space on the right, and as the ball came up, no one in Chelsea white got through to Scamacca, who rose unmarked in the six-yard box and fired past Sanchez.
One handed stop blues The goalkeeper kept out Scamacca from Lorenzo Bernasconi’s cross as Atalanta threatened to turn the match on its head.
A draw might have been a fair result, then with seven minutes to play, De Catelere went ahead mark cucurella And crashed the Atalanta in front.
Pedro was left in the box with virtually the last kick but fired straight at the keeper, but Italian The side persisted to move above Chelsea in the table.
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