This archive report was first published on 12 December 2019.
December 12, 2019 - Atalanta, a Serie A debutant, has made history by becoming the first team to reach the Champions League knockout stages since Leicester City in 2016-17.
The Italian side secured their spot in the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, who were reduced to 10 men after Dodo's red card for violent conduct.
Timothy Castagne, Mario Pasalic, and Robin Gosens scored in the second half, with Castagne's goal initially ruled out for offside before being allowed after a lengthy video assistant referee delay.
Meanwhile, Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick in their final Champions League Group C game at Dinamo Zagreb, inspiring the Blues to come from behind and win.
Jesus, who has now scored five goals in his last five starts for the club, said, 'Now the goals are coming so I'm so happy but I cannot stop – I have to keep scoring.'
Manchester City finished top of Group C, with Atalanta qualifying in second place.
