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Everything you need to know about Atalanta

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Our Champions League campaign kicks off with a trip to Bergamo to face last season’s Europa League winners Atalanta, who have established themselves as one of Italy’s best clubs over the past few years.

They’ve become a regular fixture in European competition and in the top four of Serie A, but how much do you know about I Nerazzurri? Here’s a guide to our matchday one opponents:

The history

The club was founded in 1907 by students and named after a female athlete in Greek mythology. They would merge with another club from the city Bergamasca in 1920 and adopted their blue and black striped shirts.