Atalanta BC made their debut in the Champions League in the 2019/20 edition and they certainly surprised many with what they could achieve in the tournament.
With it a rather new concept for the Atalanta fans to experience with their club, the 21,300 capacity Gewiss Stadium is an exceptional venue for Champions League midweek matches to be played at.
Atalanta have had a number of top-quality players feature in the competition already, despite their newness to Europe’s elite club tournament, with men such as Duvan Zapata, Josip Ilicic, Alejandro Dario Gomez and Mario Pasalic all putting in solid contributions during their debut appearance.
Atalanta BC's Top Achievements In the Champions League
Prior to the 2024/25 season, La Dea had appeared in the Champions League tournament three times, as they prepare for a fourth appearance.
Their debut 2019/20 campaign was one that could be regarded as rather successful as they managed to make it past the Group Stages and secured a place in the quarter-final stages, which is impressive for a side never to have competed in the tournament before.
Atalanta BC Memorable Moments In the Champions League
When thinking of memorable achievements in the tournament, the 2019/20 campaign is one full of them and for all the right reasons as well.
Atalanta managed to finish second in a group which contained Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Zagreb as they recorded two wins and a draw (with the latter coming against the English giants), whilst they comprehensively beat Valencia in the first knockout stage with a 8-4 aggregate scoreline.
I Nerazzurri would then go on to meet Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the competition as they continued to test themselves against some of the continents best sides.