Leverkusen – Atalanta, Picks and Tips
The Atalanta-Leverkusen first leg was a real rollercoaster, with big score reversals. It was 0-1 through Aranguiz, then Atalanta scored 3 times through Malinovsky and Luis Muriel (2). Diaby set up the final score, 3-2, which keeps Bayer in contention for qualification. Leverkusen - Atalanta is played on Thursday 17 March at 19:45 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. A one-goal Aspirin win will take the match into extra time after UEFA dropped the away goal rule. Bayer Leverkusen's best performance in European cups was the 2002 Champions League final, which they lost 2-1 to Real Madrid. Atalanta on the other hand had 2 great moments in European cups, one more recent and another in the 80s. We're talking about the 1988 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final lost to Belgian side Mechelen and the quarter-final against PSG in the 2020 Champions League. Being the pandemonium, the match against the Parisians was played in a single leg. Let's see which of Leverkusen and Atalanta will manage to qualify for the upper stages of the Europa League.
Despite being in the Champions League spot in the German Championship, Bayer Leverkusen has been in fluctuating form this season. Gerardo Seaoane has recently managed spectacular results against Bayern Munich (1-1), Borussia Dortmund (5-2 at Signal Iduna Park), Aubsburg (5-1). But there have also been big disappointments. We're talking about defeats to Freiburg, Atalanta and Mainz. Let's see which cycle of the sinusoid Leverkusen will find themselves in in the return match against Atalanta at the BayArena. Gasperini's team has also had a hesitant approach to this part of the season. There have been expected wins with Sampdoria, Olympiacos in the Europa League, but also defeats that no one expected. Especially those with Cagliari, Fiorentina. Relatively expected negative results were defeats at the Olimpico with AS Roma and draws with Juventus and Lazio.
Our recommendation tip for Leverkusen – Atalanta: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.55