Bundesliga club is in the Europa League semi-finals – RB Leipzig wins after the next Nkunku show in Italy

Created: 04/15/2022, 04:46 am

By: Patrick Mayer

Goalscorer for Leipzig in Bergamo: Christopher Nkunku (right).

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RB Leipzig can dream of Europa League victory.

With a 2-0 win at Atalanta Bergamo, the Bundesliga club moved into the semi-finals.

The game in the ticker to read.

Atalanta Bergamo 0-2 RB Leipzig (0-1)

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Update from April 14, 11:45 p.m .:

RB Leipzig will face Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

The BVB conqueror won 3-1 (2-0, 2-1) after extra time against SC Braga from Portugal this Thursday at the Ibrox Stadium at home.

The Saxons had already won their fourth-final second leg 2-0 at Atalanta Bergamo in the early evening.

Striker Christopher Nkunku, who is in excellent form, was once again the match winner for the Bundesliga club with a brace (18th / 87th, penalty kick).

Europa League: RB Leipzig is in the semi-finals after winning in Bergamo

90 minutes + 7: The game is over!

RB Leipzig is in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

90 minutes + 4: It's getting hectic!

After a clearly intentional foul on Simakan, Kampl and Silva, who had been replaced, stormed towards the field.

The Italians are now taking time off the clock themselves.

90 minutes: Seven minutes of added time.

87 minutes: Goooooooorrrr!!!

Atalanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig 0: 2, scorer: Nkunku (penalty).

The foul occurs himself and transforms in the bottom left.

Musso has no chance to defend.

That should be the goal for the semifinals.

86 minutes: Penalty for Leipzig.

Poulsen puts through for Nkunku, who goes around Musso and gets hit by the keeper.

The referee immediately points to the point.

84 minutes: The Italians can't think of enough.

The Lombards always attack, but get stuck in the bulwark of the Saxons.

80 minutes: A double change at Leipzig:

Halstenberg replaces Kampl, Poulsen is allowed to come on for Gvardiol.

75 minutes: Treacherous cross in front of the six-yard box.

But Gulacsi rushes out of his goal and has the ball safely.

73 minutes: Change at Leipzig:

Klostermann comes on for Henrichs.

68 minutes: Huge chance for Leipzig!

Nkunku is sent through the alley.

From an acute angle he runs towards the goal.

But keeper Musso has his arm up and can deflect the Frenchman's shot to the side netting.

Atalanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Szoboszlai comes for Silva

63 minutes: Change at Leipzig:

coach Tedesco brings Szoboszlai into the game for Silva.

63 minutes: A good chance for Atalanta: Zappacosta crosses from half field to the second post, where Hateboer runs in.

The Dutchman holds the inside out from close range, but misses the goal by half a meter.

58 minutes: Change at Bergamo:

Muriel replaces Malinovskyi up front.

56 minutes: Huge chance for Leipzig!

Cross pass in front of the goal on Silva.

But neither the Portuguese striker nor goalkeeper Musso get the ball. The ball rolls past the keeper.

Laimer paid attention and followed up, but the Austrian poked the ball next to the box.

52 minutes: There is no penalty.

And that's the right decision.

Olmo has laid out his arm clearly and can't get it away from the powerful shot.

50 minutes: Handball or not?

Leipzig's Olmo is shot in the arm during a free kick.

The Spanish referee tried the video evidence.

46 minutes: It continues in Lombardy with the second leg in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Atalanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Bundesliga club leads to the break

45 minutes: Break in Bergamo!

Referee Mateu Lahoz from Spain blows his whistle just in time for the break.

40 minutes: Leipzig!

The strong Laimer tries it flat from 18 meters.

But the ball rushes past the right post.

36 minutes: Dangerous!

A shot by Dutchman Koopmeiners grazes half a meter over the bar.

33 minutes: Bergamo makes too many simple mistakes in the game structure.

RB withdraws in front of their own sixteen when the Italians have possession of the ball.

28 minutes: And there is already said counterattack.

Again it goes quickly, again over the right.

But this time Atalanta

27 minutes: Leipzig cannot free itself from the northern Italian pressure.

But in front Silva and Nkunku are already waiting for the next counterattack.

23 minutes: Bergamo has to sort itself out after the setback.

Aatlanta pushes RB back into his half.

Atalanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Christopher Nkunku takes the lead

18 minutes: Goooooooooorrrrrr!!!

Atalanta Bergamo 0-1 RB Leipzig, scorer: Nkunku.

The lead for the team from the German Bundesliga.

Laimer is sent to the right, ignites the turbo.

The Austrian has far too much space and sees Nkunku with a lot of overview.

The Frenchman's shot at full speed hits the inside of the post and from there into the goal of the northern Italians.

17 minutes: Again and again Malinovskyi for Atlanta.

The Ukrainian really gets going, but fails to turn because of Gulacsi.

13 minutes: Henrichs again.

This time in the six-yard box.

He puts the ball on the far post, but goalkeeper Musso was careful and caught the ball.

9 minutes: Attack Leipzig: Silva sees Henrichs starting behind him, but his shot is deflected.

The following corner brings the East Germans nothing.

6 minutes: Bergamo has a chance: Malinovskyi comes in from the right and crosses to Zappacosta on the other wing.

The 29-year-old hits a hook and pulls from an acute angle.

But goalkeeper Gulacsi is down and has the ball safely.

5 minutes: Bergamo puts a lot of pressure on in the early minutes.

The northern Italians push Leipzig far into their half.

2nd Minute: First conclusion Atalanta over Malinovskyi.

However, the Ukrainian international did not get his shot precisely on the Saxons' goal.

1st minute: Let's go in Bergamo!

Around 20,000 are in the stadium, which is currently being renovated.

Update from April 14, 6:30 p.m.: The lineups: RB Leipzig

starts with Dani Olmo on the ten.

Andre Silva and Christopher Nkunku storm ahead of the Spaniard.

At Bergamo, in these adverse times, many eyes are also on the Ukrainian national player Ruslan Malinovskyi, who is in the attack of the northern Italians.

Atlanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Focus on Christopher Nkunku

First report from April 14:

Munich / Bergamo – FC Bayern is also said to be interested in him: Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig is the shooting star of the Bundesliga*.

As of matchday 29, the Frenchman had scored 17 goals and prepared 14 more goals in just as many appearances.

Only in the twelve games in the second half of the season did the 24-year-old attacker score ten times and also set up seven goals.

For example, Nkunku will be a great hope for his club in the quarter-final second leg of the Europa League* after the Saxons had problems with Atlanta Bergamo in the 1-1 first leg at home.

The northern Italians had thrown out Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16.

Atlanta Bergamo – RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Northern Italians threw out Bayer Leverkusen

RB coach Domenico Tedesco has due respect for the Lombards.

The 36-year-old, who was born in Italy, calls the Bergamo pros "machines" because they are so physically robust.

In the first leg, his team made "many unnecessary mistakes", Tedesco said of his analysis: "We have to limit that, it will be extremely punished on this stage." Atalanta is "a top team, so we need a top performance," he explained on the Press conference: "We are traveling to Bergamo with anticipation."

Atalanta was eliminated from the premier class in third place in a difficult Champions League group with Bayern conquerors FC Villarreal, Manchester United and Young Boys Bern and slipped into the Europa League.

For some observers, the Italians are one of the favorites to win the competition this year.

Bergamo had won both games in the intermediate round against Olympiakos Piraeus (2: 1, 3: 0) and in the round of 16 against Leverkusen (3: 2, 1: 0).

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RB Leipzig* failed in the Champions League in a hammer group with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, then prevailed against Real Sociedad from Spain (2: 2, 3: 1).

In the round of 16, the East Germans had a bye against Spartak Moscow because of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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