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53% Ball Possession OLYMPIACOS and 47% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Olympiacos 0 – 3 Atalanta 
. 40′ Joakim Maehle
. 67′ Ruslan Malinovskyi
. 69′ Ruslan Malinowskyi
Atalanta won in grand style the UEFA Europa League Playoffs Second Leg game against Olympiacos on Thursday 24 February 2022 at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis in Piraeus, Greece. The victory gives Atalanta the qualification to the Round of 16 with a brace by Ruslan Malinovskyi. Previously, all three of Atalanta’s last goals in the Europa League were scored by defenders (Toloi and Djimsiti X2).
🏆👉 First Leg, UEFA Europa League Playoffs: Result ATALANTA 2 – 1 OLYMPIAKOS, Thursday 17 February 2022
Atalanta opened the score in the 40th minute. It is Joakim Maehle to defeat Olympiacos goalkeeper Tomás Vaclík with a right-footed shot to the center. The assist is by Marten de Roon.
🏆👉Olympiacos 0 – 1 Atalanta, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Joakim Maehle for @Atalanta_BC with a right-footed shot to the center. The assist is by Marten de Roon. https://t.co/uB3YFXTgmh
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 24, 2022
Atalanta on fire… The second goal arrived in the 67th minute. Ruslan Malinovskyi with a powerful left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Teun Koopmeiners.
And we are rocking ATALANTAAAAAAAA
MALINOVSKYIIIII!!! pic.twitter.com/pwvUEnjg3w— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 24, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/Merihdemiral
Talking about being inspired!!! Ruslan Malinovskyi scored a brace in the 69th minute “securing” Atalanta’s win with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Jérémie Boga.
EXCELLENT Ruslan Malinovskyi “super motivated” scoring a brace for Atalantaaaaaa.
Am I happy??? YOU BET I AM!!!!!
Come on Atalantaaaaa pic.twitter.com/71P7igBfB9— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 24, 2022
✅ Stats before the game: Olympiakos have been eliminated on 14 of the last 15 occasions they have lost the first leg of a double knockout match in Europe (including qualifying), only making it through the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League against Arsenal in 2019 / 20. Atalanta’s only previous European trip to a Greek side was in the European Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16 in October 1987, a 1-0 defeat to OFI Creta.
Olympiakos have won just one of their last 11 home games in the Europa League knockout stage (5D, 5L), beating PSV 4-2 in February 2021. Atalanta lost just one of their nine Europa League games, 3-2 against Borussia Dortmund in the 2017/18 round of 32. After winning all the away games played in 2020 (4-3 vs Valencia, 4-0 vs Midtjylland, 2-0 vs Liverpool, 1-0 vs Ajax), Atalanta have not won any of the four away games in European competitions. 2021 (2D, 2L).
Lineup Olympiacos (3-5-2): Vaclik, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Cissè, Lala, M. Camara, M’Villa, Reabciuk, A. Camara, Soares, Onyekuru.
Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso, Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Mæhle, Malinovskyi, Pessina, Pašalić.
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
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Spanish Referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP) and Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Javier Alberola Rojas (ESP). The VAR will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP). The AVAR will be Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP). The Referee Observer will be Fritz Stuchlik (AUT).
📺 Click the video to watch Olympiacos 0 – 3 Atalanta highlights including all goals on Thursday 24 February 2022
Spanish version
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
🏟️ Geōrgios Karaiskakīs
📍🇬🇷 Athens#UEL #OlympiacosAtalanta #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵 pic.twitter.com/DguI4N22WB— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) February 24, 2022
Lo spogliatoio è pronto 🔥
All is set for a great European night 🇪🇺✨#UEL #OlympiacosAtalanta #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵 pic.twitter.com/AdXXtpzBIj— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) February 24, 2022
👥 In campo così al Pireo!
🔥 How we line up to face @olympiacosfc!Presented by @Plus500#OlympiacosAtalanta #UEL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/IxSfbx3Y1R
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) February 24, 2022
🏆👉Olympiakos vs Atalanta, Match Officials
🗓️Thursday 24 February 2022
🏟️ Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis
⏲️18:45🙍♂️Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande
🚩Assistants: Juan Yuste Jimenez and Roberto Alonso Fernandez
4⃣ Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojashttps://t.co/c7sgLPU5rK pic.twitter.com/UMGfnkyzd1— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 23, 2022
🏆👉First half is over. Olympiacos 0 – 1 Atalanta
⚽️Goals: 40′ Joakim Maehle
🟨Yellow: 4′ Pape Abou Cissé (O)
✍️Ball Possession: 46% @Olympiacos and 54% @Atalanta_BC
✅ https://t.co/aa6TBlTB4v@AtalantaBCIndia @TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @PrimaiTulipani @atalanta_arg https://t.co/djR7oP6Myk
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 24, 2022
🏆👉Result Olympiacos 0 – 3 Atalanta
To the Round of 16!⚽️Goals: 40′ Joakim Maehle, 67′ and 69′ Ruslan Malinovskyi
✍️Ball Possession: 53% @Olympiacos and 47% @Atalanta_BC
✅ https://t.co/aa6TBlTB4v@TheCalcioGuys @AtalantaBCIndia @DaiDea7 @atalanta_arg @MondoAtalanta https://t.co/e8kmQeD4Y1
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 24, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
2021 – 2022 UEFA Europa League
Playoffs, Second Leg
Olympiacos 0 – 3 Atalanta
Thursday 24 February 2022
Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis
Piraeus, Greece
18:45
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojas (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)
Goals: 40′ Joakim Maehle (A), 67′ and 69′ Ruslan Malinovskyi (A)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup Olympiacos: Vaclik, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Cissè (46′ Masouras), Lala (68′ El-Arabi), M. Camara, M’Villa (68′ Vrousai), Reabciuk, A. Camara, Soares (74ì Fadiga), Onyekuru (60′ Valbuena).
Subs: Tzolakis, Bouchalakis, Kunde, El-Arabi, Ba, Papadopoulos, Kitsos, Rodrigues.
Coach: Pedro Martins.
Lineup Atalanta: Musso, Toloi, Demiral (90′ Cittadini), Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Mæhle (84′ Pezzella), Malinovskyi (84′ Mihaila), Pessina (57′ Koopmeiners), Pašalić (57′ Boga).
Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Scalvini, Zappacosta.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
