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Italian Soccer Serie A
47% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 53% Ball Possession BAYER LEVERKUSEN
Atalanta 3 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen 
23′ Ruslan Malinovskyi 11′ Charles Aránguiz
25′ Luis Muriel 63′ Moussa Diaby
49′ Luis Muriel
🏆👉 Atalanta win the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, First Leg, defeating Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday 18 March 2022 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Bayern ahead with Aranguiz then Atalanta with a comeback by Muriel and Malinovskyi overturned the score. Muriel scoring the third goal. Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen meeting for the first time in European competitions. Atalanta have only won one of four games against German sides (2D, 1L): success against Cologne in the 1990-91 UEFA Cup round of 16. The Second Leg will be played on Thursday 17 March in Germany.
Bayer Leverkusen opened the score in the 11th minute. It is Charles Aránguiz to defeat Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Florian Wirtz.
Atalanta equalized for the 1-1 in the 23rd minute. It is Ruslan Malinovskyi to defeat Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Luis Muriel.
Atalanta took the lead in the 25th minute. It is Colombian forward Luis Muriel to take care of business. Muriel with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Ruslan Malinovskyi. Way to go for Malinovskyi, goal and now assist!
Brilliant action. Just starting the second half and in the 49th minute, BAMMMMMMMMMM The dynamic duo in action again. Luis Muriel slamming a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is again by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
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OUCH!!!! Bayer Leverkusen shortened the distance for the 3-2 in the 63rd minute. Moussa Diaby with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Odilon Kossounou.
✅ Stats before the game. Atalanta are unbeaten at home against German sides in European competitions: following their success with Cologne on 12 December 1990 in the UEFA Cup came the 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League on 22 February 2018. Bayer Leverkusen have won only one of their previous 10 European away matches against Italian sides (3N, 6F), losing all of their last three – a victory that came in November 1999 against Udinese in the UEFA Cup. Atalanta have only lost three times in 20 UEFA Cup / Europa League matches (9W, 8N); plus the Goddess is unbeaten at home in the tournament (6V, 4N). Bayer Leverkusen have lost three games in a row in the Europa League knockout stage, the last time they did worse in the tournament was in the streak between 2010/11 and 2012/13 (four): double challenge against Villarreal and Benfica.
🏆👉Lineup Atalanta: Musso, Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Zappacosta, Koopmeiners, Malinovskyi, Muriel.
🏆👉Lineup Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Frimpong, Tah, Tapsoba, Bakker, Aranguiz, Palacios, Diaby, Wirtz, Adli, Alario.
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🏆👉 The Gewiss Stadium ready for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen
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2021 – 2022 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, First Leg
Atalanta 3 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
Thursday 10 March 2022
Gewiss Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
21:00
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)
Goals: 11′ Charles Aránguiz (B), 23′ Ruslan Malinovskyi (A), 25′ and 49′ Luis Muriel (A), 63′ Moussa Diaby (B)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆👉Lineup Atalanta: Musso, Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti (69′ Palomino), Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Zappacosta (77′ Mæhle), Koopmeiners, Malinovskyi (69′ Boga), Muriel (77′ Miranchuk).
Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Pezzella, Mihaila, Pessina, Scalvini, Pašalić.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
🏆👉Lineup Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Frimpong (81′ Fosu-Mensah), Tah, Tapsoba, Bakker, Aranguiz, Palacios, Diaby, Wirtz (85′ Azmoun), Adli (81′ Paulinho), Alario (61′ Kossounou).
Subs: Grill, Lomb, Sinkgraven, Hincapie.
Coach: Gerardo Seoane.
