Atalanta vs RB Leipzig

All is to play for at the Gewiss Stadium as Atalanta and RB Leipzig meet in the return leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, level at 1-1.

Atalanta’s quest to secure their first-ever Europa League semi-final appearance is hanging in the balance after Gian Piero Gasperini’s men suffered another underwhelming Serie A defeat away to Sassuolo over the weekend (1-2). ‘La Dea’ have seemingly run out of steam, as witnessed by a paltry scoring record of under 1.5 goals netted across their last six competitive outings. Winless in three straight matches (D1, L2) since a 3-2 downing of Leipzig’s fellow Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen in this competition, the Italians will be desperate to return to winning ways. Luckily for the Bergamo-based outfit, they have history firmly backing their success here, with no defeat from their three Europa League home meetings with German visitors (W2, D1). What’s more, Atalanta are unbeaten in 14 home matches in the Europa League (W8, D6).

As for Leipzig, the weekend’s thumping 3-0 victory over TSG Hoffenheim has not only strengthened their bid to land a top-four Bundesliga finish, but it also means they take this trip unbeaten in 14 competitive games (W10, D4), walkovers included. Excluding their awarded Europa League last-16 victory over Russian side Spartak Moscow, ‘Die Roten Bullen’ have won their last six competitive away fixtures, netting 3+ goals on five occasions in this run. Domenico Tedesco’s men have been arguably one of the most exciting teams to watch in Europe this season, with four European outings on foreign turf featuring a total of 23 goals (GF:13, GA:10)! After winning both previous European away matches against Club Brugge and Real Sociedad by an aggregate score of 8-1, Leipzig could register three successive away triumphs in continental action for the first time in the club’s history.