Atalanta-Villarreal has been postponed: too much name that keeps falling on Bergamo. The decisive challenge for the passage to the second round of Champions League will be played tomorrow (Thursday 9 December), but the time is still to be defined, pending the decision of theUefa. The Nerazzurri push to play in the evening, while usually opting for afternoon, to avoid the contemporaneity with theEuropa League.
After a rainy morning, a few hours before the kick-off in Bergamo began one heavy snowfall who immediately made it clear how difficult it would be to take the field. Just before 8pm the red lines on the field, then began the warm up. It was also decided to postpone the kick-off, at 21.20, to allow a better cleaning of the field. After two inspections and an interview between referee Taylor and the two coaches (Gasperini and Emery), the decision finally came do not play. In fact, the snow showed no signs of decreasing.
Per Atalanta e Villareal it is a decisive challenge: with a victory the people of Bergamo would be qualified for the third consecutive year to round of 16 by Champions. For the Spaniards, on the other hand, just one draw to earn the passage of the round, in a group won by Manchester United.
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