Atalanta vs Leverkusen: Atalanta hosts Leverkusen in the 1st leg of their Round of 16 tie in the Europa League on Thursday, as they aim to draw first blood.
Match Details:
Teams: Atalanta vs Leverkusen
Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy
Date: Friday 11th March, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Atalanta head into this after a narrow 1-0 loss at the hands of Roma in their previous Serie A clash last week.
Abraham’s penalty in extra time inflicted a 6th loss of the season on La Dea as they finished the week in 5th place on the league table.
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The hosts eye a return to winning ways in this one with a chance to open their Round of 16 on a positive note.
On the other hand, Leverkusen eked out a point against Bayern Munich in their 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga.
Süle broke the deadlock for Bayern before a Müller own goal ensured both sides shared the spoils.
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This point leaves Leverkusen in 3rd place with 45 points; 5 points shy of 2nd place, Dortmund.
With just a loss and draw in their last 5 matches, Leverkusen look a dangerous unit.
Atalanta reached this stage of the competition beating Olympiacos in the Round of 32 whereas Leverkusen finished top of their group.
Form Guide
Atalanta: LWWLW
Leverkusen: DWLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Roma 1-0 Atalanta
Bayern Munich 1-1 Leverkusen
🔜 back under those #UEL night lights pic.twitter.com/0z4awqLtkX
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 7, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Atalanta vs Leverkusen in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
Team News
Zappacosta, Zapata and Ilicic are out of reckoning for the hosts due to injury concerns and personal issues.
Entriamo in una nuova settimana europea! 🇪🇺#UEL RO16 coming 🔜! 🙌⭐️#MondayMotivation 💪 #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/RauGBr0QjL
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 7, 2022
Lunev, Bellarabi and Schick are out for the visitors due to injuries while Demirbay is suspended.
Atalanta possible 11:
Musso, Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Mæhle, Koopmeiners, Boga and Pasalic
Leverkusen possible 11:
Hradecky, Bakker, Tapsoba, Tah, Frimpong, Palacios, Andrich, Aranguiz, Wirtz, Diaby and Alario
Prediction: Atalanta 1-1 Leverkusen
Both sides have similar sort of form coming into this due to which we expect an engaging contest.
Leverkusen’s defensive woes could be hampered given they lack a clean-sheet in 13 matches. Atalanta has not been good at home like previous season and need to be on the button.
A draw looks the fairest result in this one.
Players to watch out for: Mæhle, Pasalic, Wirtz and Diaby.
