Romero tries to split the Midtjylland defence with a powerful pass, but he has put too much power on his delivery, and it flies away for a goal-kick. Huge chance for the visitors to waste some time.
90' +2
Midtjylland clear the free-kick at the first attempt but they are sitting very deep with Atalanta pushing forward.
90' +1
Atalanta have a free-kick right on the edge of the Midtjylland box after a sloppy challenge from Onyeka.
90'
Five minutes of stoppage time to come...
89'
Paulinho gets yellow.
Paulinho is the latest player to be shown a yellow card as he tries to slow the game down.
87'
Midtjylland need to keep their concentration for the next five minutes or so. Atalanta may not have been at their best this evening, but they have plugged away to get an equaliser. They will not change their style now that they have a share of the spoils.
86'
M. Ruggeri enters the game and replaces R. Gosens.
Speaking of Gosens...off he comes. Ruggeri has just over five minutes to make his mark today.
82'
N. Madsen enters the game and replaces S. Kaba.
G. Isaksen enters the game and replaces A. Dreyer.
Kaba is going to get a rest for the final 10 minutes of this match, on comes Madsen in his place.
Dreyer has worked hard to try keep Gosens at bay, he is replaced by Isaksen for the final eight minutes.
79'
C. Romero has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by H. Hateboer.
Hateboer has been quiet tonight but he is on hand when Atalanta need him. That delivery was first class and he allowed Romero to attack the ball with power.
WHAT A HEADER!!!! ATALANTA 1-1 MIDTJYLLAND - Atalanta centre-back Romero comes up with the goods with 11 minutes remaining. He stayed forward and made a cracking run into the box, before being picked out by Hateboer. The cross was inch-perfect, and Romero has used every muscle in his neck to claw the ball back across goal and past Hansen. GAME ON!
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77'
Atalanta must be starting to think this really isn't going to be their night...
68'
M. de Roon enters the game and replaces R. Freuler.
A. Diallo enters the game and replaces L. Muriel.
R. Tolói enters the game and replaces J. Palomino.
Freuler has been a little quiet and is now replaced by De Roon.
Gasperini is also adjusting his forward line as Muriel makes way for Traore.
Palomino is on his way off the field, Toloi will be his replacement.
Mabil's last involvement was to miss that shot at the far post, as he is replaced by Vibe.
67'
L. Vibe enters the game and replaces A. Mabil.
65'
Both teams are showing signs of frustration. Atalanta keep giving away cheap fouls, while Midtjylland are doing what they can to stop the home side from mounting attacks. For now, these cheap free-kicks are OK, but they cannot continue to give the ball away.
62'
C. Romero gets yellow.
Romero is shown a yellow card after leading with the arm while jumping for a header against Kaba.
58'
Zapata and Muriel just have not clicked so far. They have worked tremendously hard for Atalanta, but it is almost as if they are trying too hard to try and find the equaliser. Some composure is needed in the final third, and Atalanta's players need to be reminded of the time, there is still 30 minutes remaining.
56'
Onyeka makes his way back into the middle of the park. For now, he looks like he will try to fight on.
52'
Both players are back on their feet and trying to run off their respective injuries.
48'
Ilicic is playing on the right of Atalanta's midfield as it stands, but he is very close to Zapata and Muriel. He will be looking to cut in at every opportunity.
46'
J. Iličić enters the game and replaces P. Gómez.
A surprising change as Gomez is replaced by Ilicic at the interval.
We are back underway!
45' +1
Midtjylland have worked tremendously hard so far to claim and hold onto their lead. They have not offered too much going forward since the goal, but they are doing what they can to frustrate Atalanta, and it is working. The half-time team talks could change all of that of course.
45'
HALF-TIME - ATALANTA 0-1 MIDTJYLLAND.
44'
Late penalty appeal from Atalanta as Muriel goes down, but the officials are having none of it.
39'
Muriel shows signs of frustration by going for goal from a tight angle, and it comes as no surprise to see Hansen save his shot.
38'
Just as Atalanta think they are in control, Onyeka reminds them that Midtjylland still mean business today. The midfielder stepped onto his right foot and found the time to shoot from range. His effort went wide of the target, but it was close enough to worry Sportiello until the last second.
35'
Atalanta need to try and bring Gomez into the game more. He is the missing link between Zapata and Muriel, and neither of them has had enough service so far.
31'
Pessina is the latest Atalanta player to go for goal, but like the rest of his team-mates, he rushes his effort. Gomez played him into the box, and he had time to pick his spot, but he has rushed his shot and fired past the post.
30'
B. Djimsiti gets yellow.
Djimsiti joins Kaba after fouling him 25 yards out from goal. The defender was high in the tackle and not in control, and a red card could have been awarded then. He is a lucky man!
28'
S. Kaba gets yellow.
Kaba becomes the first man to be shown a yellow card. The striker tried to put Romero under pressure, but he has clipped him, and the referee had no choice but to book him.
25'
Atalanta register another shot towards goal, but Gosens' header is disappointing, and it remains 0-1. Djimsiti's cross picked him out at the far post, but he headed into the ground, and it was never going to trouble Hansen.
22'
Midtjylland win a throw-in, but it is practically a corner kick. Andersson lines up his run-up, but Sportiello catches the flick at the near post.
20'
To be fair to Midtjylland, they are making life very tough for Atalanta. They are countering quickly, and they are making the home side work for every pass.
18'
Ever since conceding, Atalanta have dominated possession, and they look angry with themselves. Afterall, Midtjylland can only finish fourth in Group D, so today's result is massive for the home side.
15'
That goal seems to have woken up the home side. Their passing is already much crisper.
13'
A. Scholz has scored a goal for Midtjylland! Assist by S. Kaba.
WHAT A GOAL!!!!! ATALANTA 0-1 MIDTJYLLAND - The skipper finds the back of the net with a stunning drive, and the visitors have the lead. Midtjylland won a free-kick, and Atalanta looked to be ready to clear the danger. Kaba has managed to chest the ball down first, and his simple lay-off found Scholz. The defender set himself and drilled the ball past Sportiello. No keeper is saving that, what a stunning strike!!!
Kaba was congratulated by his team-mates, and he deserves plenty of praise. Plenty of strikers would have gone for the overhead kick, but he was sensible, and it paid off big time.
5'
The first shot comes from Midtjylland as Anderson gets forward and finds space to shoot on the edge of the box. His left-footed strike is clean, but he cannot find the net, with Sportiello saving with ease.
3'
We have had a low-key start so far this evening, both teams have tried to break forward, but both attacks came to nothing.
1'
We are underway in Bergamo, with Atalanta in their traditional black and blue strip, while Midtjylland wear all white.
Atalanta's win over Liverpool last week has given them a huge chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition. They have picked up seven points from their first four matches, while Midtjylland have lost every game so far.
Atalanta's success against Liverpool is their only win in their last five matches, while Midtjylland have won three matches during that time. However, Brian Priske's men were beaten 3-1 during their last match in Europe.
SUBS: Johan Mojica, Rafael Toloi, Francesco Rossi, Amad Diallo Traore, Marten de Roon, Matteo Ruggeri, Simone Panada, Giorgio Scalvini, Cristiano Piccini, Josip Ilicic, Fabio Depaoli.
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Marco Sportiello; Berat Djimsiti, Cristian Romero, Jose Luis Palomino; Hans Hateboer, Matteo Pessina, Remo Freuier, Robin Gosens; Alejandro Gomez (c); Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata.
SUBS: Japhet Sery Larsen, Lasse Vibe, Ronnie Schwartz, Valdemar Birkso Thorsen, Bozhidar Kraev, Oliver Sorensen, Nicolas Madsen, Dion Cools, Luca Pfeiffer, Nikolas Dyhr, Gustav Isaksen, Oliver Ottesen.
The two teams are out on the field and we are moments away from kick-off.
Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of the Champions League Group D clash between Atalanta and Midtjylland. Today's visitors know they can only finish fourth in the group, but Atalanta will be doing all they can to put pressure on Liverpool and Ajax.
MIDTJYLLAND (4-1-4-1): Jesper Hansen; Joel Andersson, Manjrekar James, Alexander Scholz (c), Paulinho; Daniel Hoegh; Anders Dreyer, Mikael Anderson, Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka, Awer Mabil; Sory Kaba.
That is all we have time for today, thanks as always for joining us. Goodbye!
Ajax's defeat to Liverpool tonight means Atalanta now have a one-point cushion over their Dutch rivals going into the final round of matches, where they will play each other. What a game that will be next week!!
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