At 0:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 8, a match in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals began to be contested, and Leipzig, who ranked fourth in the Bundesliga, took on Atalanta at home. In the first half, Nkunku's long-range shot was saved, Muriel's shot was wide and Andre Silva's low shot hit the post. In the second half, Muriel's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, Andre Silva conceded a penalty, Orban pushed a shot to equalise and Sobosloy's header hit the crossbar. In the end, Leipzig drew 1-1 with Atalanta.
Leipzig lined up in a 3412 formation for this game. Gulasic served as the starting goalkeeper. Klosterman, Willie Orban and Gvadior partnered at 3-back. Henricis, Lemmer, Campoir and Angelinho form a four-midfielder. The attacking combination of Olmo, Nkunku and AndreI Silva joined forces.
Just 6 minutes into the game, Nkunku advanced with the ball after a steal on the right side of the midfield, passed the defender who had grabbed the ball, tried a long-range shot outside the box, the ball flew against the turf towards the goal, and the goalkeeper fell to the ground and confiscated the ball. In the 16th minute, Atalanta rebounded and scored first! Zapa Costa sent the ball straight to Muriel, who, after receiving the ball, faced the two-man bag, forced into the box to cut into the far corner, and the ball went straight into the top right corner of the goal. This goal is a complete demonstration of personal ability, so beautiful! Atalanta took the lead.
In the 27th minute, Leipzig launched a quick counter-attack, Andre Silva received the ball inside the box, swung his legs in place and shot low, the ball hit the left upright and bounced out. It's a shame to rub shoulders with the goal. The goalkeeper had given up completely, not expecting the column to save Atalanta. At half-time, Leipzig trailed 1-0.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 53rd minute, Muriel pumped a shot into the bottom right corner of the goal in the middle of the penalty area and the goalkeeper saved the ball. In the 56th minute, Nkunku was brought down in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty. AndreI Silva took the penalty and his shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Leipzig squandered the perfect opportunity. Soon, however, Leipzig scored, Angelinho sent a precise cross from the left, Orban crossed in the middle, and the ball was scored! The goal brought both sides back to the same running line. In the 80th minute, Sobosloy's header hit the crossbar and missed a chance to kill. In the end, Leipzig 1-1 Atlanta.
The game was more open, with Leipzig scoring 15 shots on goal, 7 on target and scoring just 1 goal. Atalanta had 20 shots on goal, only four on target, and scored one goal. Both sides have two frames, which is somewhat incredible. Such an outcome is acceptable to both sides, the next round will be a life-and-death battle, who can laugh to the end? See!