Atalanta 1-1 Manchester City: 3 talking points | Champions League 2019/20

#3 Atalanta pick up first-ever Champions League point

Atalanta v Manchester City: Group C - UEFA Champions League

Atalanta began their Champions League campaign with plenty of optimism; however, all that was washed away within 10 minutes of their debut in the competition.

Losses to Dinamo Zagreb, Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City meant they became the first Italian team to lose their first three games of the tournament.

A defeat tonight would have also made them the first side since Otelul Galati in 2011-12 to drop their first four Champions League matches.

However, they managed to avoid that embarrassing milestone by holding the defending Premier League champions to a 1-1 draw.

In the process, Atalanta also secured their first-ever Champions League point, although it could have been so much more had they been a little more clinical in front of goal.

Mario Pasalic's 49th-minute strike canceled out Raheem Sterling's opener but despite putting City under enormous amounts of pressure in the second period, the Italians failed to break through a second time.