Despite a favorable situation with the 1-1 success in the first leg in Leipzig, Atalanta missed their qualification for the semi-finals of the Europa League. The Bergamasques were beaten 2-0.
Frenchman Christopher Nkunku, the Bundesliga’s third top scorer of the season with 17 goals ahead of Erling Haaland, made it 1-0 after less than 20 minutes with an accurate shot with the help of the post. Austrian Konrad Laimer missed a great chance to make it 2-0 early in the second half, in a phase where Atalanta were pushing to equalise.
The Italians very often entered the penalty area of Leipzig in the second half, but they only very rarely managed to control the ball in the last meters. The decision came in the 87th minute, when Nkunku doubled the lead from the penalty spot for a foul caused by goalkeeper Juan Musso.
Barca out
Eintracht Frankfurt created a surprise by dominating FC Barcelona 3-2 at Camp Nou after a 1-1 first leg draw to qualify for the semi-finals, where they will meet West Ham, who defeated Lyon (1- 1, 3-0).
The Germans managed to open the scoring in the 4th minute on a penalty converted by Filip Kostic, doubled the lead with a superb long shot from Rafael Santos Borré (36th) and even widened the gap to 3-0 thanks to a second goal from Kostic (67th), before Sergio Busquets (91st) and Memphis Depay (100th, on penalty) reduced the gap in stoppage time.
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