Atletico took a look at the hustle and bustle, the Simeone-Elf was looking for switching situations that Leipzig did not offer. There were pinpricks: Yannick Carrasco forced Leipzig’s goalie Peter Gulacsi to dive into the short corner (13th). The Hungarian Gulasi, one of five starters with a Salzburg past, stumbled Saul Niguez with a step on his heel in the penalty area. This was not enough for the Polish referee team including VAR for a penalty (17th).
Sabitzer helps lead
As expected, the highly intense, but mostly fair game offered few major opportunities. Leipzig combined nicely, but Atletico left practically nothing in front of the goal. There were no rooms that could have been used by Timo Werner, who had left Chelsea for the first time. The potential to lead Leipzig only had a header from Dayot Upamecano, which ended up in the arms of Jan Oblak. The Slovenian goalkeeper was not often in distress, but had more ball contacts at break than the two strikers Diego Costa and Marcos Llorente combined.
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