Martins Pereira races onto a loose ball 25 yards from goal and hits it first-time with power, but it flies over the bar. That might be Young Boys' last chance.
90'
G. Pezzella enters the game and replaces D. Zappacosta.
T. Koopmeiners enters the game and replaces R. Freuler.
Zappacosta slides in clumsily on Maceiras and is shown a deserved yellow card. That was a poor challenge.
Gasperini's second change is in midfield, where Freuler goes off for fellow new signing Koopmeiners.
Gasperini makes two late changes now as he looks to see the game out. Zappacosta goes off and is replaced by on-loan left-back Pezzella.
89'
D. Zappacosta gets yellow.
87'
Zapata allows a throughball to run for Toloi, who charges forwards to meet it at the byline and dinks a cross into the centre for Zapata, but he doesn't connect cleanly with his header and can only glance tamely wide.
85'
Young Boys don't look a beaten side just yet. They haven't managed to carve out a clear-cut opportunity since going behind, but they're certainly committing men forward in search of an equaliser.
83'
Q. Maceiras enters the game and replaces S. Hefti.
M. Spielmann enters the game and replaces M. Aebischer.
The second alteration sees midfielder Aebischer go off, with Spielmann taking his place in the side.
It's another pair of changes for Young Boys as Wagner replaces Hefti with Maceiras as his side chase the game.
80'
Young Boys don't look a beaten side just yet. They haven't managed to carve out a clear-cut opportunity since going behind, but they're certainly committing men forward in search of an equaliser.
75'
L. Muriel enters the game and replaces R. Malinovskyi.
M. Pašalić enters the game and replaces M. Pessina.
The goalscorer, Pessina, is also withdrawn, with Pasalic replacing him in a like-for-like alteration.
Gasperini makes a double change to keep things fresh in the last 15 minutes, replacing Malinovskyi with Muriel in the first change.
72'
Young Boys have no choice but to chase the game now and are pouring men forward in search of an equaliser.
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69'
F. Mambimbi enters the game and replaces V. Sierro.
Wagner responds immediately after conceding with a substitution, replacing booked midfielder Sierro with an extra forward in Mambimbi.
68'
M. Pessina has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by D. Zapata.
GOAL!!! ATALANTA ARE AHEAD!!! Zapata battles superbly on the right to get to the byline and fires the ball into the six-yard box for Pessina, who gets in front of his man and diverts the ball high into the net! It's 1-0 to Atalanta!
Zapata showed skill, pace, strength and determination on the right to beat his man, get to the byline and keep the ball in play before delivering a dangerous ball that Pessina simply needed to make contact with in order to score.
66'
F. Rieder enters the game and replaces M. Elia.
W. Kanga enters the game and replaces J. Siebatcheu.
Wagner makes a second change at the same time, bringing Elia off for Rieder out wide.
Siebatcheu, who scored the dramatic, late winner against Manchester United, is denied the chance to repeat his heroics and is replaced up front by Kanga.
65'
V. Sierro gets yellow.
Sierro is robbed high up the field by Maehle, who looks to burst away on the counter, but Sierro trips him up to prevent the attack and is booked as a result.
63'
The ball is worked sharply from right to left and Malinovskiy has it on the edge of the box, but slams a shot into the body of a defender instead of finding Zappacosta in acres of space.
59'
Zapata is beginning to drop deep and drift wide in search of the ball. The striker has looked isolated at times and is keen to get more involved in the game.
57'
Zappacosta is caught offside after some neat touches from Pessina to juggle the ball and prod it down the left for the wing-back. Atalanta are furious with the decision, but the officials are convinced.
52'
Atalanta have Young Boys pinned back and are zipping it around in search of an opening, with Malinovskiy particularly involved.
50'
Atalanta are playing with a great deal more urgency since the restart. Whatever Gasperini said to his men at the break seems to have had the desired effect.
48'
Interestingly, Zappacosta and Maehle appear to have swapped flanks at the start of this second half. It remains to be seen if the pair stay in their new roles for the rest of the game.
46'
We're back underway for the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 0-0 YOUNG BOYS
41'
It's all a bit too lateral from Atalanta at the moment. They're moving the ball around but without really causing Young Boys any serious problems at the back.
39'
Young Boys are beginning to grow into the game and are looking more confident and assertive, playing with greater intent on the ball.
36'
Despite Atalanta having over 65 per cent of the ball so far, Young Boys have been relatively comfortable in their compact, off-the-ball shape. The hosts need to do more to unsettle their opponents.
34'
Atalanta are working the ball around with short, snappy passes and are enjoying the lion's share of possession, while Young Boys are looking for a more direct approach, trying to catch their opponents out on the break.
30'
Despite that chance for Young Boys, Atalanta have generally been in control of the game and have forced Young Boys back into their own half for extended periods.
25'
Maehle takes the ball to the face as he blocks Hefti's lofted ball forward. The substitute stays down for a moment, but eventually gets back to his feet and appears to be okay.
21'
Zapata cleverly pulls towards the byline, getting behind the defence before racing onto a throw-in and looking for a square ball towards the penalty spot, but Sierro turns it behind for a goal-kick.
15'
The circumstances forcing Maehle onto the field were unfortunate, but the substitute has looked very lively since his introduction.
13'
Maehle is straight into the action, darting in from the left and striking at goal, but his shot takes a deflection and loops harmlessly into the arms of Von Ballmoos.
11'
J. Mæhle enters the game and replaces R. Gosens.
Gosens is forced off with that potentially serious injury and Maehle comes on to replace him at left wing-back.
8'
Gosens is down on the turf and appears to be in real pain. There was no contact with another player and the medical staff are on the pitch to see to the German.
3'
Atalanta have seen more of the ball in the opening minutes of the game, but both sides are still feeling their way into the contest.
1'
We're underway in Bergamo!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League fixture between Atalanta and Young Boys at Stadio di Bergamo.
Young Boys got their Champions League campaign off to a fantastic start, beating Manchester United in their first match and are top of the group, ahead of tonight's hosts Atalanta, who drew with Villarreal.
Atalanta substitutes: Marco Sportiello, Francesco Rossi, Roberto Piccoli, Giorgio Scalvini, Luis Muriel, Teun Koopmeiners, Josip Ilicic, Matteo Lovato, Joakim Maehle, Giuseppe Pezzella, Aleksey Miranchuk, Mario Pasalic.
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Juan Musso; Rafael Toloi, Merih Demiral, Berat Djimsiti; Davide Zappacosta, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Robin Gosens; Ruslan Malinovskiy, Matteo Pessina; Duvan Zapata.
Young Boys (4-2-3-1): David von Ballmoos; Silvan Hefti, Mohamed Ali Camara, Sandro Lauper, Ulisses Garcia; Christopher Martins Pereira, Vincent Sierro; Meschak Elia, Michel Aebischer, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu; Jordan Siebatcheu.
Young Boys substitutes: Felix Mambimbi, Abdullah Laidani, Wilfried Kanga, Nicolas Burgy, Marvin Spielmann, Alexandre Jankewitz, Jordan Lefort, Guillaume Faivre, Miralem Sulejmani, Quentin Maceiras, Fabian Rieder.
Gasperini will be demanding more from his men at the break. Atalanta have looked at their most dangerous from set-pieces but have been a little safe with the ball from open play and need to be more clinical and incisive. Wagner, meanwhile, will be pleased that his side are level at this stage and will hope his players can snatch all three points in the second half.
Atalanta host Milan next, while Young Boys travel to face Servette as domestic action resumes.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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