The "Gewiss" Stadium in the city of Bergamo, Italy, will host the match between Spanish club Real Madrid and its Italian counterpart Atalanta in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has informed the club's French head coach Zinedine Zidane that he will remain with the team this season, regardless of the results achieved both domestically and in Europe. The Real Madrid team has headed to Bergamo, Italy today.✈️ Now boarding for Bergamo! ??? @HUGOBOSS#BOSSsports | #ChampionsWearBOSS pic.twitter.com/CQtwPkYEkp— Real Madrid C.F. ???? (@realmadriden) February 23, 2021
Coach Zinedine Zidane has called up 19 players for the match against Atalanta, including: Courtois – Lunin – Alaba – Raphaël Varane – Nacho – Ferland Mendy – Chust – Miguel – Toni Kroos – Modric – Casemiro – Isco – Aribas – Blanco – Asensio – Lucas Vázquez – Vinícius Júnior – Mariano – Hugo Duro.
It is noteworthy that Real Madrid will be missing 9 key players for the match against Atalanta, including Frenchman Karim Benzema due to an ankle injury, as well as Sergio Ramos, Éder Militão, Eden Hazard, Rodrygo Goes, Marcelo, Federico Valverde, Álvaro Odriozola, and Dani Carvajal.
