RB Leipzig take on the visitors Atalanta in the first leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 7th at Red Bull Arena (Leipzig).
RB Leipzig finished last calendar year in the middle of the Bundesliga 1. Even a change of coach did not immediately help - in December and Domenico Tedesco had failures. But soon there was a winter vacation, and then he managed to fix the mistakes. As a result, the "bulls" improved greatly in all components. The semifinals have already been reached in domestic cup. The team added in the Bundesliga - in 11 rounds of 2022 there was only 1 defeat. And after Saturday's 4-1 win of Borussia Dortmund managed to gain a foothold in the 4th position. The Germans clearly do not mind fighting to the last in the Europa League. RB Leipzig finished 3rd in the Champions League group - but they lost to the giants, Manchester City and PSG, despite given them a battle.
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Atalanta had worsened the picture in the domestic arena. In the beginning of the season they looked solid in Calcio, having place in top 4 below only three contenders for the "Scudetto" and struggled in Europe – finished third in the Champions League group. Since mid-December, in the last 13 matches, there have been only 3 victories - of course, it cost them a place in top 4 in Serie A. Recent match ended with 1-3 to Napoli at home. Now the team from Bergamo has slipped to 7th place, moreover, Fiorentina is only 1 point behind. It is already obvious that the priorities need to be shifted to the Europa League, where, in addition to the trophy, there is also a pass to the Champions League.
RB Leipzig and Atalanta have recently started to be something serious. So, it is not surprising that this is the first match between the teams. Ilicic, Zapata and Tola are still not playing for Atalanta. RB Leipzig is left without Aidar and Poulsen. Bookmakers consider the Germans as the favorite of the home match. But Atalanta have already dealt with an equally strong representative of Germany, Bayer Leverkusen.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored.
