Match Report
Atalanta went into the game 2nd in the table on 7 points; Manchester City sat 1st on 14 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Atalanta no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Atalanta were scoring 1.33 and conceding 2, Manchester City 2.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Manchester City. The last-five ledger: Atalanta 5/15, Manchester City 15/15.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 75,817. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Manchester City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.