| 45' +3' | It's the final whistle at the Red Bull Arena and it's a draw. The return leg at the Gewiss Stadium will be decisive. | |
| 45' +3' | Zapata nods over! | |
| 45' | Three minutes of stoppage time. | |
| 45' | Demiral with an incredible goal-line clearance! | |
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44' | Substitution for Atalanta: Pezzella replaces Zappacosta. |
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44' | Mega save from Musso to deny Szoboszlai. |
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37' | Szoboszlai hits the crossbar with his diving header. |
The first leg of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals between RB Leipzig and Atalanta ends 1-1 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
It was Muriel to break the deadlock on 17 minutes with a wonderful goal: the Colombian cut inside from the left and fired into the far top corner to score the opener. Muriel almost doubled their lead on 20 minutes, as his low drive skimmed the post. The hosts reacted to it and almost equalised through André Silva in the 24th minute, as the Portuguese striker was only denied by the post. At the death of the first half, Pašalić thumped the outside of the post.
In the second half, Muriel threatened once again and forced a save off Gulacsi but then it was Leipzig to equalise. In the 57th minute, Musso was brilliant in parrying André Silva’s penalty and palming away Orban’s follow-up header, but then Zappacosta tried to anticipate the tap-in from Orban and unfortunately put the ball past his goalkeeper. Zapata made his comeback after a long time and Gasperini also threw on Boga and Scalvini. And it was Scalvini himself to fire over in the 64th minute from a good spot and Koopmeiners’ effort to restore Atalanta’s lead bounced off the post on 65 minutes. Leipzig also hit another woodwork, this time with Szoboszlai, whose diving header was off the crossbar in the 82nd minute. The final minutes were thrilling, as Szovoszlai’s shot was parried by Musso (90′) and Demiral had to clear off the line Mukiele’s effort after general chaos in the Nerazzurri box. However, the 1-1 draw held on until the end: the return leg at the Gewiss Stadium will be decisive for the qualification to the semifinals.
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1 - 1 |
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| 1 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 10 | Total attempts | 16 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 9 |
| 1 | Penalties | 0 |
| 5 | Assists | 10 |
| 12 | Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Corners | 9 |
| 0 | Decisive interventions | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Substitutions | 5 |
| 2 | Hit woodwork | 2 |
| Shirt number | Player | Role |
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| 46 | Giorgio Cittadini | Difensore |
