Atalanta Bc Vs Arsenal F.c. Player Ratings

Emery's Arsenal Stumble In Italy As Atalanta Claims 2-2 Draw

### Arsenal’s torrid Europa League form continued on Thursday as Atalanta came from behind to hold the Gunners to a 2-2 draw in Bergamo. - Arsenal took an early lead through Bukayo Saka, but Atalanta hit back with goals from Mario Pasalic and Duvan Zapata. - Sokratis Papastathopoulos equalized for Arsenal late on, but the Gunners could not find a winner. - The result leaves Arsenal in a precarious position in Group F, with just one win from their opening three games.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery made several changes to his team for the trip to Italy, with Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Shkodran Mustafi, and Dani Ceballos all coming into the side.

The Gunners made a bright start to the game and took the lead in the 15 minute through Bukayo Saka. The 18-year-old winger cut inside from the left flank and fired a low shot into the bottom corner.

However, Atalanta hit back just four minutes later. Mario Pasalic leveled the scores with a header from a corner, before Duvan Zapata gave the Italian side the lead in the 28th minute. The Colombian striker latched onto a long ball over the top and slotted home past Bernd Leno.

Arsenal struggled to create chances in the second half, but they did manage to equalize in the 77th minute. Sokratis Papastathopoulos headed home from a corner to make it 2-2.

The Gunners pushed for a winner in the closing stages, but they could not find a way through the Atalanta defense. The result leaves Arsenal in third place in Group F, with just one win from their opening three games. Atalanta are top of the group with seven points, while Eintracht Frankfurt are second with four points.

Player Ratings

### Arsenal - Bernd Leno: 6/10 - Made a couple of good saves, but could not do much about either of Atalanta’s goals. - Hector Bellerin: 5/10 - Struggled defensively and offered little going forward. - Shkodran Mustafi: 5/10 - Was at fault for Atalanta’s second goal. - Sokratis Papastathopoulos: 7/10 - Scored Arsenal’s equalizer and was solid defensively. - Sead Kolasinac: 6/10 - Got forward well but was caught out of position at times. - Granit Xhaka: 5/10 - Was ineffective in midfield and gave away possession cheaply. - Dani Ceballos: 6/10 - Showed some nice touches but faded out of the game in the second half. - Bukayo Saka: 7/10 - Scored Arsenal’s opening goal and was a constant threat down the left flank. - Nicolas Pepe: 5/10 - Wasted a couple of good chances and was substituted in the second half. - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 6/10 - Had a quiet game and was replaced by Alexandre Lacazette in the second half. - Mesut Ozil: 5/10 - Was anonymous for most of the game and was substituted in the second half. ### Atalanta - Pierluigi Gollini: 6/10 - Made a couple of good saves, but could not do much about either of Arsenal’s goals. - Hans Hateboer: 6/10 - Was solid defensively and got forward well. - Jose Luis Palomino: 7/10 - Was excellent defensively and made a number of important tackles. - Berat Djimsiti: 6/10 - Was solid defensively and made a number of important tackles. - Robin Gosens: 6/10 - Was a threat down the left flank and set up Atalanta’s second goal. - Remo Freuler: 7/10 - Was excellent in midfield and broke up Arsenal’s attacks. - Marten de Roon: 6/10 - Was solid in midfield and helped to control the tempo of the game. - Josip Ilicic: 6/10 - Was lively in attack but was not able to create any clear-cut chances. - Mario Pasalic: 7/10 - Scored Atalanta’s opening goal and was a constant threat in the Arsenal penalty area. - Duvan Zapata: 8/10 - Scored Atalanta’s second goal and was a handful for the Arsenal defense. - Ruslan Malinovskyi: 6/10 - Was a threat down the left flank and set up a number of chances.