Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Ademola Lookman faced harsh criticism from his own manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, following Atalanta's Champions League exit at the hands of Club Brugge on Tuesday night.

The Italian coach described the Nigerian forward as "one of the worst penalty takers I've ever seen" after Lookman missed a crucial spot-kick during Tuesday's second-leg playoff in Bergamo.

Atalanta entered the fixture trailing 2-1 from the first leg, but their hopes of a comeback were dashed as Club Brugge dominated to establish a 3-0 lead on the night.

Lookman briefly reignited Atalanta's hopes by scoring a goal just after halftime, reducing the aggregate score to 5-2.

However, his missed penalty in the 60th minute all but sealed his team's fate...