Ultimate underdogs Atalanta eye biggest scalp yet against Real Madrid


Soccer Football - Champions League - Champions League - Real Madrid Training - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - February 23, 2021 Real Madrid's Luka Modric during training REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

ROME (Reuters) - Atalanta’s astonishing run to the quarter-finals in their debut Champions League campaign provided one of the most uplifting underdog stories of last season.

The Serie A side’s free-flowing, fearless football earned them many admirers across the continent and strengthened their claim of being the ultimate modern-day giant killer.

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