Our prediction for this Europa League match:
All eyes will be on Red Bull Arena when Leipzig and Atalanta face each other in the Europa League quarter-finals, first leg. The Red Bulls are high on spirits ahead of Thursday’s clash as they rolled over Borussia Dortmund 4-1 at the weekend, but they can’t afford any complacency. Fit-again attacking midfielder Dani Olmo should keep his place in the starting XI, while Haidara and Poulsen should miss out with injuries.
The Orobici, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in the double-header with Bayer Leverkusen, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Leipzig, who look unstoppable in 2022. Since the Red Bulls are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the Italians will return to Bergamo empty-handed. Josip Ilicic remains on the sidelines through personal issue, while both Cabezas and Toloi are injured.
Highlighted Player (Willi Orban):
Willi Orban was born on 3 November, 1992 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Orban plays as a centre back, but he can operate as a defensive midfielder as well. The 185-cm-tall footballer is a product of Kaiserslautern’s youth academy and he played 35 league games for the reserve team between 2011 and 2013.
Orban made his debut for the first team in 2011, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The Kaiserslautern footballer made 68 league appearances for Kaiserslautern, scoring 7 goals for the German outfit between 2011 and 2015, but in May 2015 he signed a contract with Leipzig. Kaislerslautern fans were very angry with the defender when he decided to join die Bullen.
Willi Orban has two caps for Germany U21, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. He has a contract with Leipzig, which expires on 30 June, 2019. Willi Orban has a dual citizenship (Germany, Hungary).
Highlighted Team (Atalanta):
Atalanta Bergamasco Calcio, better known as Atalanta Bergamo is an Italian football club from Bergamo which was founded in 1907 and is currently active in the Serie A.
The club host it’s home games in the Atleti Azzuri d’Italia stadium which holds a capacity of 27 000 sats. The club colors of Atalanta Bergamo are blue and black. Atalanta Bergamo holds the nickname Nerazzuri which is the same as Inter Milan.
Biggest succes of Atalanta Bergamo was in 1963 where the club managed to win the national cup (Coppa Italia). Atalanta won the Serie B three times (in 1959, 1984, 2006 and 2011). In Europe the club from Bergamo managed to stunt and reached the semi finals of the Europe Cup 2.