18:03
Atalanta lost 3-1 to Napoli at the weekend. Compared to this game, Gian Piero Gasperini makes three changes to his team. Ruslan Malinovskiy and Giorgio Scalvini are initially on the bench today. Berat Djimsiti is not in the squad. Instead, Merih Demiral, Mario Pašalić and Matteo Pessina will start.
17:59
Domenico Tedesco changes two positions at RB in contrast to the 4-1 win against Dortmund. Lukas Klostermann is fully fit again after problems with his adductors and replaces Mohamed Simakan on the left in the back three. In addition, Benjamin Henrichs has survived a gastrointestinal disease. He starts on the left wing. For this, Nordi Mukiele rotates to the bench.
17:54
Atalanta knocked out Bayer Leverkusen in the previous round. After a 3-2 win at home, the Italians also won 1-0 away. Leverkusen failed in the second leg mainly due to poor exploitation of chances. The Italians are currently not as strong as they were two years ago when they stirred up the premier class. In Serie A you fight for a place in the Euro-League. This drop in performance is probably also related to the departure of important players. Robin Gosens now plays at Inter Milan. Even more serious: Josip Iličič is indefinitely out with a mental illness and ex-captain Papu Gómez moved to Sevilla FC in January 2021.
17:44
Leipzig last caused a stir in the Bundesliga when Domenico Tedesco’s team won 4-1 at Borussia Dortmund. In this game, the players and the coach showed their versatility. They countered BVB ice cold. Domenico Tedesco’s RB Leipzig is not limited to one strategy. Konrad Laimer and Christopher Nkunku were particularly notable in this game. Both are in the starting XI today. There is not much to say about the round of 16 of the Saxons. Spartak Moscow turned out to be a bye.
17:38
Hello and welcome to the Europa League quarter-final first leg. Atalanta is a guest at RB Leipzig today at 6:45 p.m.