1:01 Thousands of fans welcomed Atalanta back to Bergamo on Thursday morning Thousands of fans welcomed Atalanta back to Bergamo on Thursday morningAtalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini believes his side reaching the Champions League knockout rounds was "destiny". Atalanta reach last 16 of the Champions League for the first time"We believed at half-time because if there was a draw, a different result would prevent us from qualifying to the Champions League knockout stages," said Gasperini, whose side needed City to win in Zagreb. In the meantime we had a draw with Manchester City, the team has grown since then and had some perfect games. "That sign - 3-3 in Zagreb - we took it as a sign of destiny, like the goal in the 95th minute. So it was quite possible that with two victories we would end up in the Europa League, while there were also chances to get into the Champions League [last 16].

Source: Sky sports December 12, 2019 11:37 UTC