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Ademola Lookman, right, scored 20 goals for Atalanta last season Ademola Lookman made his first start of the season for Atalanta as the Italians came from behind to beat Club Brugge in the Champions League. The England-born Nigeria winger was left out of the Italians' squad for the first three Serie A games of the season after handing in a transfer request at the start of August. Lookman was reported to have been a target for Inter Milan but a move failed to materialise. He looked sharp on his return to the first-team fold and had an early shot blocked, but it was Belgium's Club Brugge who took the lead against the run of play when Christos Tzolis curled in a fine effort just before half time. Atalanta dominated the second half and substitute Davide Zappacosta went close with a low drive that flew just wide of the target. They got the equaliser their dominance deserved when Nordin Jackers was adjudged to have brought down Mario Pasalic inside the box, and Lazar Samardzic stepped up to convert the penalty. That prompted an open end to the game as both sides had chances to snatch a winner, but it was Atalanta who got it as Pasalic headed home with three minutes left. The result secured Atalanta their first win in this season's Champions League while it was Club Brugge's first loss after thrashing Monaco 4-1 in their opener. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th September 2025 at 20: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Ivan Juric Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Nicky Hayen Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Ivan Juric Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Nicky Hayen Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the second consecutive campaign in which Atalanta and Club Brugge will face each other, with the Belgian sided winning both meetings in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League play-off round (5-2 on aggregate). Atalanta only lost three of their 10 matches in the UEFA Champions League last season (W4 D3), while two of those three were inflicted by Club Brugge (the other by Real Madrid). The Italians lost more games in the play-off round (2) than they did across eight games in the league phase (W4 D3 L1). Club Brugge’s victories over Atalanta last season ended a run of 15 consecutive games against Italian sides in major European competition without winning (D6 L9), spanning between November 2003 and January 2025. Atalanta have lost each of their last three games in the UEFA Champions League; their joint-longest losing streak in the competition, with the previous instance coming in their first three matches in September/October 2019. Club Brugge have only lost one of their last five matches in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League (W2 D2), with that lone defeat coming away to Manchester City (1-3 in January). The Belgians won 4-1 in their MD1 opener this term (v Monaco), where only Real Madrid (28) had more shots than them (26) across all fixtures played in the opening round. Since keeping four consecutive clean sheets to begin the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League campaign, Atalanta have only kept one in their last seven matches (15 goals conceded). They faced 13 shots on target in their defeat to Paris SG on MD1 this season (0-4 defeat); their most in a single game in the competition to date. Club Brugge were the team with the most direct attacks (7) on MD1 of the current UEFA Champions League campaign. Indeed, only fellow Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise (2. 31 metres per second) had a higher direct speed average in attack than Brugge (2. 3) in the opening round (via open play sequences). Hans Vanaken scored and assisted in Club Brugge’s win against Monaco last time out in the UEFA Champions League (4-1), and has now been directly involved in 14 goals for the club in the competition (11 goals, three assists); at least twice as many as any other Brugge player. Atalanta forward Charles De Ketelaere could become the first player to both score for and against Club Brugge in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League. De Ketelaere remains the youngest Belgian player to score for Brugge across the two competitions (19y 224d v Zenit St Petersburg in October 2020). Against Paris SG on MD1 of the new UEFA Champions League season, Raoul Bellanova created more chances (3) and made more line-breaking passes (8) than any other Atalanta player. Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta). Yunus Musah (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Cisse Sandra (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Yunus Musah (Atalanta). Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Attempt missed. Honest Ahanor (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner. Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kyriani Sabbe. Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Honest Ahanor. Substitution, Atalanta. Yunus Musah replaces Odilon Kossounou because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta). Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Bernasconi with a cross. Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Joaquin Seys. Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Hans Vanaken. Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Club Brugge 1. Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Raoul Bellanova. First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Club Brugge 1. Foul by Cisse Sandra (Club Brugge). Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing. Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.