Atalanta have continuity. Something JJ has desperately lacked for the last 3-4 years. We haven't done anything relevant in Europe for a while apart from humiliating defeats under Allegri.
Better team on paper means sod all. Inda have nowhere near the best team on paper but they look like they genuinely could win CL this year
All these teams have had continuity and a stable management that we have lacked for a while now.