RB Leipzig fight back to snatch draw against Atalanta

Atalanta and RB Leipzig couldn't be separated in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final as a highly entertaining game at the RB Arena ended in a 1-1 draw. Atalanta forward Luis Muriel lit up the contest in the 17th minute with a stunning individual effort, cutting in off the left flank and after evading two challenges bent an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

Ad/> He almost scored a second from a similar position just three minutes later but dragged his effort agonisingly wide, fortunately for Leipzig. Serie ANapoli win on the road at Atalanta to keep up Serie A title pressure on Milan03/04/2022 AT 12:29 The hosts offered little in a lacklustre first half but Andre Silva could have levelled matters only for the post to come to Atalanta's rescue.

A two-goal lead at the break would have been reflective of Atalanta's superiority and Mario Pasalic went agonisingly close to providing it with an angled shot but the woodwork was left rattling again. Leipzig improved immensely after the restart — but their equaliser came in hugely dramatic circumstances.

Atalanta's goalkeeper Juan Musso was the hero as he saved Silva's spot-kick and then gathered himself to push Willi Orban's header wide of goal. But Atalanta's defence failed to readjust as the hosts kept the ball alive, Dani Olmo's cross came back in and Davide Zappacosta turned the ball past his own goalkeeper.

To their credit, Atalanta piled on the pressure in search of a winner with the best opportunity falling to teenage substitute Giorgio Scalvini, who ought to have scored but blazed over from point-blank range, and just moments later Teun Koopmeiners shot against the post. Leipzig finished on a high and may feel that they had done enough to win it as