Atalanta vs Leverkusen 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

Atalanta

23': Ruslan Malinovskyi
25': Luis Muriel
49': Luis Muriel

FT
3 - 2
1st Leg

Bayer Leverkusen

11': Charles Aránguiz
63': Moussa Diaby

Introduction

Atalanta are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! Atalanta 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
23': Goal! Atalanta 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
25': Goal! Atalanta 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
49': Goal! Atalanta 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Lucas Alario.
63': Goal! Atalanta 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou with a headed pass.
63': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Berat Djimsiti.
73': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
77': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Luis Muriel.
78': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Amine Adli.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Florian Wirtz.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 13,134

Statistics

B04		ATA
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	0
52.9	Possession	47.1
7	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
461	Accurate Passes	397
589	Passes	511
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	3
3	Crosses	16
0.0	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	70
14	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	16
13	Effective Clearances	10
13	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Juan Musso (GK)
28	Merih Demiral
19	Berat Djimsiti
2	Rafael Tolói
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
7	Teun Koopmeiners
77	Davide Zappacosta
33	Hans Hateboer
9	Luis Muriel
18	Ruslan Malinovskyi

Substitutes:

Joakim Maehle, Matteo Pessina, Francesco Rossi, Giorgio Scalvini, Mario Pasalic, Aleksei Miranchuk, Jérémie Boga, Giuseppe Pezzella, Marco Sportiello, Valentin Mihaila, José Palomino.

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
4	Jonathan Tah
5	Mitchel Bakker
30	Jeremie Frimpong
27	Florian Wirtz
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Charles Aránguiz
13	Lucas Alario
31	Amine Adli
19	Moussa Diaby

Substitutes:

Sardar Azmoun, Piero Hincapié, Odilon Kossounou, Paulinho, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Daley Sinkgraven, Lennart Grill, Niklas Lomb.

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