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36' | Double substitution for Bayer Leverkusen: on Paulinho and Fosu-Mensah, off Frimpong and Adli. |
| 33' | Yellow card for Wirtz. | |
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32' | Double substitution for Atalanta: on MIranchuk and Mæhle, off Muriel and Zappacosta. |
| 28' | Yellow card for Bakker. | |
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23' | Double substitution for Atalanta: on Boga and Palomino, off Malinovskyi and Djimsiti. |
| 18' | Yellow card for Toloi. | |
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18' | Diaby scores for Bayer Leverkusen. |
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16' | Substitution for Bayer Leverkusen: on Kossounou, off Alario. |
| 11' | Hradecky pulls off an incredible save on Muriel's shot on target. | |
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4' | GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!! IT'S HIM AGAIN!!! LUIIIIS MURIIIIEEEEL!!! Another give and go with Malinovskyi and Muriel's finish beats Hradecky to make it 3-1! C'MON GUYS! |
| 1' | Let's keep it up! C'MON GUYS! #GoAtalantaGo |
| 45' | We've turned it around: we lead at the break! | |
| 44' | Malinovskyi nods over from close range. | |
| 42' | Koopmeiners' powerful strike from outside the box is parried by Hradecky. | |
| 28' | Tapsoba fires inches wide from 25 metres out. | |
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26' | GOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! LUIIIIIIS MURIEEEEEEL!!! Malinovskyi with the assist for Muriel this time, who fires into the far bottom corner! 2-1! C'MON GUYS!!! |
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23' | GOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! RUSLAAAAAN MALINOOOOVSKYIIII!!! He combines with Muriel and then calmly beats Hradecky! 1-1! C'MON GUYS!!! |
In the first leg of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League Round of 16, the Nerazzurri beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
Bayer Leverkusen got off to a strong start, as Aranguiz hit the post from a free-kick on 9 minutes. Two minutes later, Aranguiz fired in the opener at the end of a quick move. Captain Toloi combined well but his finish was saved by Hradecky on 20 minutes. The reaction from the Nerazzurri became reality on 23 minutes with Muriel assisting Malinovskyi to fire the equalizer into the bottom corner. Atalanta turned the game around in the 25th minute through Muriel, whose angled drive was pitch-perfect. This time it was Malinovskyi with the assist. Muriel skipped past his defender on 39 minutes and his finish forced a save from Hrdecky at the near post, then Koopmeiners fired off target on the rebound. The Dutchman then hit a screamer from distance on 42 minutes, forcing a flying save from Hradecky. Two minutes later, Zappacosta also had an attempt, but he was once again denied by the visiting goalkeeper.
In the second half, Malinovskyi and Muriel just keep on giving and within four minutes, the Ukrainian lays it off for Muriel, who bagged a brace with a precise right-foot shot. Muriel almost scored a hat-trick on 57 minutes, assisted by Freuler, but Hradecky pulled off an incredible save with his trailing foot. Minutes later, it was Hateboer to test the visiting goalkeeper but Bayer Leverkusen pulled one back on 63 minutes through Diaby. It ended 3-2 at the Gewiss Stadium for the Nerazzurri: the second leg will be next week in Germany with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs.
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| 3 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 18 | Total attempts | 7 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 0 | Penalties | 0 |
| 15 | Assists | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Corners | 1 |
| 1 | Decisive interventions | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 4 | Substitutions | 4 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
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