De Roon: ‘Atalanta immature and got scared’ after Athletic equaliser

Atalanta captain Marten de Roon admits they ‘collapsed and lost our focus completely’ in the incredible 3-2 defeat to Athletic Club. ‘We showed immaturity, we got scared.’

La Dea were dominating in Bergamo and leading 1-0 through Gianluca Scamacca’s header, so at half-time they were in third place in the big Champions League table, an extraordinary result for this club.

However, after conceding the equaliser against the run of play, they crumbled and fell 3-1 down, the late Nikola...