Europa League winners Atalanta thrashed Austrian outfit Sturm Graz 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with Gian Piero Gasperini's side well placed to earn a spot in the competition's top eight.

Atalanta need to get back on track in 2025 as the Champions League returns and they host Sturm Graz amid an injury crisis, as Mateo Retegui starts. It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo at 17.

Moments later, Lookman showcased his playmaking prowess, threading a precise pass to Charles De Ketelaere, who calmly slotted it into the net for Atalanta’s second goal.

Sturm Graz head coach, Jurgen Saumel has waxed lyrical about Ademola Lookman ahead of his team’s UEFA Champions League meeting with Atalanta. Atalanta will host the Austrians in a matchday seven fixture at the Gewiss Stadium,

Gian Piero Gasperini feels Atalanta have grabbed their first win of 2025 at ‘the right time’, defeating Sturm Graz to earn a place into the top 24 of the Champions League’s league phase, an achievement that ‘wasn’t guaranteed at the start’.

Nigerian forward, Ademola Lookman, found the back of the net with a gorgeous headed finish in Atalanta's UEFA Champions League victory over Sturm Graz.

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