Fourth in the Bundesliga to -1 from Bayer Leverkusen just eliminated by the Goddess. The striker is Nkunku (15 goals), the coach was born in Corigliano. The first leg will be played in Leipzig on 7 April, return to Bergamo on 14 April
Leipzig will be the next stop on Gasperini’s European tour. The Europa League quarter-final draw, which took place at 1.30pm in Nyon, revealed Atalanta’s next opponent, who after Leverkusen will have to face another difficult trip to Germany. Fourth in the Bundesliga to -1 from Bayer, the team owned by Red Bull was eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League. In 2020 he even reached the semifinal, but this year he challenged – between September and December – both PSG and Manchester City: it was difficult to get more than a third place.
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Qualified for the quarter-finals of EL due to the exclusion of the Russians of Spartak Moscow from the competition, Leipzig can count on numerous quality young players, all in the sights of the big Europeans. One above all: Christopher Nkunku, who has already scored 15 goals in 26 league appearances this season and 7 in 6 Champions League appearances. Watch out, however, also for the Spaniard Dani Olmo and the former AC Milan player André Silva, with 15 goals in all competitions. As for the bench, it will be a challenge … all Italian with Gasperini: to lead the Leipzig there is Domenico Tedesco, born in Corigliano-Rossano, in the province of Cosenza, and moved to Germany at the age of two. The first leg will be played in Leipzig on 7 April, return to Bergamo on 14 April.
March 18, 2022 (change March 18, 2022 | 14:12)
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