Europa League: RB Leipzig vs Atalanta
At 0:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 8, 2022, the first leg of the Europa League Quarterfinals, RB Leipzig will host Atalanta. RB Leipzig this season showed a trend of low and high, after the team changed manager, in the league and Europa League two fronts have a good performance, at the league end, after 28 rounds of matches, with 48 points ranked 4th in the league, although in the Champions League qualification area, but the lead is not large, only higher than the Freiburg 3 points behind, it can be seen that the team still has a certain involvement in the league, can not devote themselves to the European war; and in the Europa League, the team eliminated the La Liga team Real Sociedad and successfully rushed to the top 8.
RB Leipzig have been in excellent form recently, having been unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions, especially in the last round of away games against Bumblebee Dortmund, the team won 4-1, of which Lemer's two goals gave the team the advantage, and then the goals of midfielders Nkunku and Olmer were the icing on the cake. In terms of lineup, midfielder Hydara and striker Poulsen are both injured, and this battle may not have the opportunity to participate.
In recent seasons, With a crazy attack, The Serie A has broken out of the world, and also rushed into the European arena, and this season's results have fluctuated, after 30 rounds of league, with 51 points in the league 7th place, in the case of one round of less, there is a 3-point gap with the European Theater, although the difficulty of impacting the Champions League is not small, but the Europa League qualification is still a chance to compete. In Europe, Atalanta eliminated Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen and rushed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
After the restart of the league, the team played napoli at home in the last round of the league, although it was better than the opponent in terms of statistics, the possession rate was 56%, 19 shots on goal, 3 shots on target, more than 3 times the number of shots on goal, but unfortunately, due to the loopholes in the back line, the opponent scored 3 successful goals, and the midfield team Deron helped the team score a face ball, and finally lost 1-3. It is worth noting that the Colombian double stars in the team, Muriel and Zapata, are in average form.
Although the two teams belong to different leagues, but the overall strength is still relatively close, in terms of recent status, RB Leipzig is better than Atalanta, especially in the last round of league games away to Bumblebee Dortmund, the team's morale improvement is very obvious; and after the Atlanta International, the forward line will shoot poorly, which has a certain relationship with its physical consumption.