Atalanta vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips (9 December)

Although it was announced in crisis, Atalanta is once again in the game to try to secure one of the first 8 places in the ranking and therefore direct qualification for the 1/8 finals. If it had started with a rout at the Parc des Princes against PSG 4-0, the Bergamo club was then able to string together 3 victories over the next 4 days against Club Bruges 2-1, Slavia Prague 0-0, OM 0-1 and especially against Eintracht Frankfurt 2 weeks ago 0-3. With this dynamic, the Italians moved up to 10th place in the ranking, tied on points with 6th, Dortmund. On the other hand, it is more difficult for Dea in Serie A which is only in the 2nd part of the table. After suffering 3 defeats in a row, they will want to restart the machine against Fiorentina and Hellas Verona.

 Chelsea, for their part, also want to shine in this competition after winning the club world title this summer. Just like its opponent of the day, the English club obtained 10 points during the first 5 days of this Champions League. And like him, he started with a setback against Bayern Munich 3-1 before stringing together 3 successes in 4 matches against Benfica 0-1, Ajax 5-1, Qarabag 2-2 and finally FC Barcelona 3-0 to climb to 7th place in the ranking. Also rather solid in the Premier League, the Blues are in 2nd position in the standings before challenging Arsenal, Leeds and Bournemouth. 

Atalanta will not be able to count on its replacement piston Bakker (loaned to Lille last season) who has been absent for a long time and who was not included on the list of players qualified for this Champions League. The starting central defender Scalvini is also forced to throw in the towel for this meeting. Otherwise, the new coach Raffaele Palladino will be able to align all his best offensive assets like the usual replacement Samardzic (1 goal in SA, 2 goals in C1) who scored the winning goal against OM.

The other attackers De Ketelaere (2 goals in SA), Lookman (1 goal in SA), Scamacca (2 goals in SA) and Krstovic (2 goals and 3 assists in SA) should also be on the attack. The first two cities had also found the fault against Eintracht Frankfurt on the last day.

• Summary: Atalanta U19 is going head to head with Chelsea U19 starting on 9 Dec 2025 at 13:00 UTC . The match is a part of the UEFA Youth League .