Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea, Champions League: Blues Defeat Piles More Pressure On Maresca

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Chelsea was beaten in the Champions League for the first time in nearly three months as Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere set up the equalizer and scored an 83rd-minute winner as Atalanta came from behind to win 2-1. Chelsea, which went ahead through Joao Pedro, dropped out of the top eight automatic qualifying spots to 11th with its second loss. It was a fourth win for Atalanta, which climbed to third. Gianluca Scamacca made it 1-1 by heading home a cross from De Ketelaere, who then drove in a shot that Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez got a hand to but couldn’t keep out.

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Chelsea players applaud the fans at the end of the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Atalanta players celebrate at the the end of the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Chelsea's Joao Pedro reacts after a missed chance to score during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Atalanta's Charles De Ketelaere, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Chelsea's Marc Cucurella reacts after Atalanta's Charles De Ketelaere scored his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Atalanta's Gianluca Scamacca celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Chelsea's Joao Pedro celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Chelsea's Joao Pedro, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah shields the ball from Atalanta's Gianluca Scamacca, right, during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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Atalanta's Gianluca Scamacca, left, attempts a shot at goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni

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