Champions League group stage final day brings you another interesting winner-takes all situation when Atalanta welcome Villarreal to Gewiss Stadium on Wednesday night with kickoff at 23:00.
The two sides, who are just one point apart will be battling for the runners-up position in Group F behind Manchester United who sit three points in the clear and face Young Boys who sit rock bottom in the other Group F fixture.
Villarreal currently have a one point advantage over their hosts having collect seven points from their five matches and sit in the second place and win or draw for the Spaniards on Wednesday will them join Manchester United in the knockout stages of the tournament.
The Yellow Submarine have been struggling this season and sit in mid-table places in La Liga standings. They head into the match on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla on Saturday, proving just how inconsistent they have been this season as the draw was third in the last four matches across all competitions.
Therefore, Unai Emery’s side will be looking for a Champions League run to raise morale as they aim at keeping their rank status in the group.
Meanwhile, Atalanta sit in third spot in Group F standing with six points collected from their five matches and the Italians will need a win to qualify and they might even be caught for third if they lose and Young Boys win against Manchester United in the other match.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side head into the match in brilliant form as they have not lost in any of their last 10 matches across all competitions picking up six wins ad four draws in the run. They are coming of an impressive and hard fought 3-2 win over Napoli in their last Serie A fixture on Saturday. The win was the third in a row across all competitions and fifth in the Serie a run that has them keep up the pace with the top three as they sit just four points behind Milan at the summit.
Atalanta have also been impressive at home lately as they haven’t lost in any of their last five home matches and will be looking to build on their strong form as they aim at overtaking Villarreal to the last qualifying spot in Group F.
Atalanta vs Villarreal head to head
This will be the second meeting between the two sides, with the first meeting ending in a 2-2 draw in Spain.
Home
- Napoli2-3 Atalanta
- Atalanta 4-0 Venezia
- Juventus 0-1 Atalanta
- Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta
- Atalanta 5-2 Spezia
Away
- Sevilla 1-0 Villarreal
- Victoria CF 0-8 Villarreal
- Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona
- Villarreal 0-2 Man United
- Celta Vigo 1-1 Villarreal
Atalanta team news
The home site will be without Matteo Lovato and Robin Gosens due to injuries.
Villarreal team news
The visitors might be without Francis Coquelin and Serge Aurier who are doubts.
Prediction and odds
- Atalanta win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
