Charles De Ketelaere was the driving force for Atalanta in their commanding 6-1 win at Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday, providing three assists and scoring two goals.
The result put Atalanta fourth in the Champions League table, with 11 points from five matches, two points behind leaders Inter Milan. Young Boys are bottom of the table after five straight defeats.
What a night for Atalanta ⚫️🔵#UCL pic.twitter.com/qDYwLA207l
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 26, 2024
The 23-year-old De Ketelaere provided his first assist to Mateo Retegui, who put Atalanta ahead after nine minutes.
Young Boys' Silvere Ganvoula quickly responded, heading in a corner to level the scores two minutes later.
It was the first goal conceded by the visitors in the competition this season, but the rest of the half was controlled by Atalanta.
De Ketelaere scored his first in the 28th minute when a corner was flicked to him, and he managed to squeeze in a low shot on the turn.
The Belgium international then set up Sead Kolasinac with a through ball from midfield that the Bosnian calmly slotted past the keeper three minutes later.
De Ketelaere capped off a dominant first half with his third assist to Retegui six minutes before the break, allowing the Italian to complete his brace.
The dominance continued 11 minutes into the second half when De Ketelaere netted his second and Atalanta's fifth with a low shot from the edge of the box that deflected in off a Young Boys player.
As De Ketelaere was substituted in the 75th minute, he received a warm round of applause from the stadium.
Lazar Samardzic sealed the win for Atalanta with the sixth goal in stoppage time, calmly slotting the ball into the net after a fine run into the box to secure the Bergamo club's largest margin of victory in a major European match.