Disrupted first half
The initial phase belonged to the guests Bergamo. Then, after ten minutes, Leverkusen suddenly had their first big chance of the game. Was awarded after a nice preparatory work by Mitchel Bakker Moussa Diaby detached from eleven meters. Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso had no trouble punching the ball away (8′).
This one chance remained the soccer highlight of the first half. A torn game developed – Bergamo looked fresher and more active, but didn’t create any clear chances to score.
Diaby gives a great chance even after the change of sides
Bayer came out of the cabin as if he had been changed. Gerardo Seonae’s team seemed more determined and consistent in passing after the change of sides and had the next big chance after a strong pass from Kerem Demirbay. It was again Diabywho ran alone towards goal and again at the strongly reacting keeper Musso failed (48th).
Bayer kept the pressure and squeezed Bergamo in their own half for the first time in a long period of time. After a corner, which Atalanta was able to clarify at first, came Charles Aranguiz from twelve meters to the end. However, the Chilean clearly missed (52′).
Bergamo holds zero and is in the quarterfinals
Atalanta Bergamo switched to administration mode 30 minutes before the end of the game and let Bayer take control of the game. The hosts, for whom a goal would have been enough to reach extra time, lacked the necessary punch. Also, the offensive substitutions of Karim Bellarabi, Sardar Azmoun and Lucas Alario remained without any effect.
The guests out Bergamo also managed to break the flow of the game in Leverkusen with a lot of nods in added time. Missed after a cleanly played counterattack Bergamos joker Jeremie Boga Bayer den knockout and made it 0-1 from a tight angle.
For Leverkusen it is in after the first leg defeat Bergamo and the 0:1 on Sunday against 1. FC Köln, the third competitive defeat in a row.