Europa League live today: RB Leipzig demands Serie A top team - Eintracht in a mega duel against Barcelona
Created: 04/07/2022, 16:44
By: Antonio Jose Riether
Christopher Nkunku and his Leipzigers face Atalanta Bergamo in the Europa League quarter-finals.
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Two German teams are still represented in the Europa League.
RB Leipzig hosts Atalanta Bergamo in the quarter-finals, while Eintracht Frankfurt takes on FC Barcelona.
Europa League*: The two quarter-final first legs of the Bundesliga in the live ticker.
RB Leipzig will challenge
the Serie A top team Atalanta Bergamo from
6.45 p.m.
From 9 p.m. Eintracht Frankfurt* meets FC Barcelona in their own stadium.
Europa League: RB Leipzig - Atalanta Bergamo -:- (-:-), quarterfinals first leg
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Leipzig / Frankfurt – After FC Bayern Munich* lost their quarter-final first leg in the Champions League, the two Bundesliga competitors in the Europa League want to do better.
However, both RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt meet extremely unpleasant opponents.
The Saxons meet the table seventh in Serie A, who recently threw the Bundesliga competitor Bayer Leverkusen out of the competition.
The Frankfurters meet Barcelona, a relegated from the premier class, who is thriving again under his new coach Xavi.
Europa League: RB Leipzig against Atalanta Bergamo in the live ticker – special game for Tedesco
For Domenico Tedesco, born in southern Italy, it will be a special game.
Against Atalanta Bergamo*, the 36-year-old coach wants to advance to the semi-finals of the small European Cup with his Leipzig team.
At the weekend, his protégés gained a good deal of self-confidence in the 4-1 win in Dortmund, and now the next big hurdle is imminent.
Before the game, Tedesco warned of the opponent who had been particularly good at delivering on the international stage in the past.
“They won at Liverpool, won at Ajax Amsterdam and drew against Manchester City.
That's how we see our opponents," said the head coach.
Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt demands FC Barcelona – Xavi warns of the Hessians
Thursday evening could be historic for Eintracht Frankfurt, Oliver Glasner's team wants to put themselves in a good position against FC Barcelona* for the second leg next week.
“Because of their national and international successes, there is a myth.
A lot of football greats played there," said the Austrian coach, adding: "They're on their way to the top again."
Barcelona's coach Xavi expressed his respect for the opponent in the run-up to the game and also warned against the Frankfurters.
"We weren't lucky in the draw," said the 42-year-old, looking back at the encounters.
“It will undoubtedly be a very complicated quarter-final.
It's a game of the century for them.
We have to equalize that motivation."
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