UEFA Champions League Gameweek 5
Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 FT Atalanta
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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Manchester City
5-3
Sunderland
⚡ Intensity
100
⚖️ Balance
91
🏆 Stakes
67
🎲 Upset
0
Eight goals, hat-trick heroics, pure chaos.
Futmetrix Verdict
55
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Gamba Osaka
0-1
Vissel Kobe
⚡ Intensity
40
⚖️ Balance
20
🏆 Stakes
78
🎲 Upset
0
Erik breaks Gamba hearts at 90'
Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Atletico Madrid
2-1
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
86
⚖️ Balance
31
🏆 Stakes
100
🎲 Upset
60
A chaotic derby flips Madrid's hierarchy.
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
HT
59' ↓ J. Burkardt ↑J. Bahoya
A. Lookman (C. De Ketelaere) 60'
Ederson (A. Lookman) 62'
C. De Ketelaere (G. Scamacca) 65'
69' ↓ M. Gotze ↑M. Batshuayi
69' ↓ M. Dahoud ↑E. Skhiri
↓ G. Scamacca ↑N. Krstovic 69'
↓ Ederson ↑Y. Musah 69'
↓ D. Zappacosta ↑N. Zalewski 69'
↓ B. Djimsiti ↑S. Kolasinac 74'
78' ↓ R. Doan ↑Buta
78' ↓ A. Knauff ↑E. Wahi
↓ A. Lookman ↑K. Sulemana 82'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Eintracht Frankfurt
Goalkeepers
Michael Zetterer 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Pharrell Collins
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robin Koch 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Arthur Theate
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Ritsu Dōan 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Mahmoud Dahoud
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
69
Entry
Farès Chaïbi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nathaniel Brown
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Mario Götze 
MAGNET
52
Activity
52
Activity
44
Passes
8
Duels
Jonathan Burkardt
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Ansgar Knauff
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
BENCH
Jens Grahl 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Kauã Santos
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Aurèle Amenda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rasmus Kristensen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aurélio Buta
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oscar Højlund
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ellyes Skhiri
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Timothy Chandler
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Dills
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elye Wahi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Michy Batshuayi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Atalanta
Goalkeepers
Marco Carnesecchi 
ARCHITECT
1
Key Passes
1
Key Passes
0
Assists
27%
Pass Acc
Defenders
Odilon Kossounou
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Isak Hien
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Berat Djimsiti
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Midfielders
Raoul Bellanova
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
25%
Pass Acc
Marten de Roon
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Éderson 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Davide Zappacosta
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Forwards
Charles De Ketelaere
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Ademola Lookman 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.2
Rating
Gianluca Scamacca
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
BENCH
Marco Sportiello
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Sead Kolašinac
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Bernasconi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Honest Ahanor
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yunus Musah
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mario Pašalić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lazar Samardžić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marco Brescianini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicola Zalewski
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Kamaldeen Sulemana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniel Maldini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nikola Krstović
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2022 | Atalanta | 2 - 2 (PEN 0-1) | Eintracht Frankfurt | Friendlies Clubs | Gewiss Stadium |
12/09/2022
Eintracht Frankfurt Win
Atalanta Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 5 GD: +13
P: 5 GD: +11
P: 5 GD: +9
P: 5 GD: +9
P: 5 GD: +7
P: 5 GD: +6
P: 5 GD: +6
P: 5 GD: +6
P: 5 GD: +5
P: 5 GD: +1
P: 5 GD: +7
P: 5 GD: +2
P: 5 GD: +2
P: 5 GD: +1
P: 5 GD: +5
P: 5 GD: +3
P: 5 GD: -2
P: 5 GD: +2
P: 5 GD: -1
P: 5 GD: -3
P: 5 GD: +2
P: 5 GD: 0
P: 5 GD: -2
P: 5 GD: -3
P: 5 GD: -7
P: 5 GD: -5
P: 5 GD: -5
P: 5 GD: -7
P: 5 GD: -7
P: 5 GD: -4
P: 5 GD: -6
P: 5 GD: -4
P: 5 GD: -8
P: 5 GD: -8
P: 5 GD: -10
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Eintracht Frankfurt
Atalanta
Eintracht Frankfurt
Atalanta
Win Probability
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Atalanta's European Statement: Frankfurt Dismantled in 60 Minutes
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 22/100. This wasn't a contest—it was a statement of intent from a side that has no intention of accepting a supporting role in Europe's elite competition.
Clinical Execution in the Crucible
At the Deutsche Bank Park, Eintracht Frankfurt discovered the brutal mathematics of Champions League football. Charles De Ketelaere orchestrated Atalanta's demolition with surgical precision, scoring and assisting in a performance that left the hosts chasing shadows. The Intensity was suffocating from the opening whistle—Atalanta's relentless press and incisive passing turned Frankfurt's midfield into a carousel of dispossession. By the 60th minute, the contest was already decided. Frankfurt's 46% possession told the story of a team overwhelmed by Balance and structure.
The Five-Minute Rout
The turning point arrived in a five-minute window of clinical finishing that exposed Frankfurt's defensive fragility. Ademola Lookman opened the floodgates in the 60th minute, converting De Ketelaere's assist with the composure of a player who thrives under Stakes. Two minutes later, Éderson doubled the advantage, with Lookman returning the favour to stake Atalanta's claim as serious contenders. The third, delivered by De Ketelaere in the 65th minute from Gianluca Scamacca's assist, was the final punctuation mark on a lesson in European football. Frankfurt managed only three shots on target despite their territorial ambitions—a damning indictment of their creative impotence. Atalanta's 21 total shots and 7 on target exposed the chasm in quality.
The Data Doesn't Lie
Atalanta's expected goals of 2.84 versus Frankfurt's 0.96 quantified the dominance. Odilon Kossounou's commanding defensive display provided the platform for Bergamo's attacking enterprise. Frankfurt's 82% pass accuracy proved meaningless—they were passing sideways while Atalanta carved open the pitch with 86% precision and 531 total passes. This was a masterclass in how European football should be played: efficient, ruthless, and unforgiving to the unprepared.
Key Questions
What made Charles De Ketelaere the Man of the Match?
De Ketelaere's goal, assist, and four key passes orchestrated Atalanta's dominance. He controlled tempo and created constant Intensity in the final third.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Archive note: this preview was written after the match was played.
Survival Instincts vs. Bergamasque Brilliance
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 40/100. A desperate Frankfurt must rediscover their European soul against an Atalanta side currently operating at the peak of continental football.
The Setup
The lights at Deutsche Bank Park will be bright, but the mood in Hesse is somber. For Eintracht Frankfurt, this late November clash is no longer about prestige; it is a fight for relevance. Currently sitting 30th in the table, the Stakes are essentially a relegation battle for survival in the knockout stage. Their Form—a dismal run of one win in six—contrasts sharply with the visitors. Atalanta arrives in 5th place, boasting an elite Balance between defensive solidity and Gian Piero Gasperini’s trademark attacking fluidity.
Key Battle
The tactical friction will center on Frankfurt's ability to transition under pressure. Without specific Stars dominating the stat sheets this term, the burden falls on Omar Marmoush to find space behind a disciplined Italian backline. Conversely, Atalanta will look to Mateo Retegui to exploit a Frankfurt defense that has already leaked 16 goals this campaign. It is a duel of execution: Frankfurt’s desperate low block against Atalanta’s relentless rotations.
Our Prediction
Expect Atalanta to monopolize possession early, testing the resolve of the home crowd. While Frankfurt will rely on the atmosphere at Deutsche Bank Park to fuel a physical start, the technical gap is likely too wide to bridge. Atalanta should find the breakthrough via a set-piece or a quick lateral shift, eventually coasting to a 2-0 victory as Frankfurt's energy wanes in the second half.