The Atalanta players were also fine in terms of making loose ball recoveries. Pessina made four loose ball recoveries followed by Freuler, De Roon and Toloi with three.
It was a great entertaining match for the start of the UEFA Champions League as both teams shared a point. Daniel Parejo was Villarreal’s best passer of the match, while Gerard Moreno had the highest xG. Zappacosta and Gosens both had multiple shots and good xG for Atalanta.
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