Atalanta: Italian football's surprise package on a fairytale journey to the Champions League knockout rounds

Atalanta Valencia

Champions League football returns to the San Siro this week. But neither Inter Milan nor AC Milan will play any part in it. 

Instead, the iconic Milan stadium will play host to Atalanta’s last-16 tie against Valencia on Wednesday night - in the Bergamo club’s first Champions League campaign in their history. 

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Sam Blitz is a football writer based in London. Having lived in England, Scotland and Italy throughout his life, he specialises in both British and European football. He has experience writing and producing content for Sky Sports, The Times, MailOnline along with his work for the FourFourTwo magazine and website.