UEFA Europa League

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

· 1st Leg
Atalanta
  • 23': Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 25': Luis Muriel
  • 49': Luis Muriel
FT
3 - 2
1st Leg
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 11': Charles Aránguiz
  • 63': Moussa Diaby

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 3': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 3': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 8': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 10': Hand ball by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 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.
  • 13': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 14': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 22': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 22': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 35': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 38': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 38': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 40': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
  • 45'+1': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 48': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 48': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 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.
  • 53': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 53': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 57': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 61': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 61': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Lucas Alario.
  • 62': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 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.
  • 67': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 69': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Berat Djimsiti.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
  • 73': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 73': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 77': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  • 77': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 78': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 78': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 81': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
  • 83': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 83': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
  • 83': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 84': Foul by Merih Demiral (Atalanta).
  • 84': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 86': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 86': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 88': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 13,134

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
19 Berat Djimsiti
2 Rafael Tolói Yellow Card
11 Remo Freuler
15 Marten de Roon
7 Teun Koopmeiners
77 Davide Zappacosta
33 Hans Hateboer
9 Luis Muriel
18 Ruslan Malinovskyi
Atalanta Substitutes:
Joakim Maehle, Matteo Pessina, Francesco Rossi, Giorgio Scalvini, Mario Pasalic, Alexey Miranchuk, Jérémie Boga, Giuseppe Pezzella, Marco Sportiello, Valentin Mihaila, José Palomino.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jonathan Tah
5 Mitchel Bakker Yellow Card
30 Jeremie Frimpong
27 Florian Wirtz
25 Exequiel Palacios
20 Charles Aránguiz
13 Lucas Alario
31 Amine Adli
19 Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Sardar Azmoun, Piero Hincapié, Odilon Kossounou, Paulinho, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Daley Sinkgraven, Lennart Grill, Niklas Lomb.

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