The Europa League quarterfinals have been defined! , the sixteen teams already know their rival for the next round of the European tournament, which will be attended by some Colombian players. Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata (Atalanta) will face RB Leipzig while Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) will face Braga. Finally, Rafael Santos Borré will seek a historic semifinal qualification against Barcelona in Spain.
Remember that Atalanta came to the match with Leipzig after being third in group F of the Champions League, played the qualifying round of the Europa League, there he won the overall score of Olympiacos with a 5-1 overall score. Later in the round of 16 he faced Bayer Leverkusen and the first leg ended 3-2 in favour of the Italians with a double by Luis Muriel; on the second leg the Bergamo team won by the slightest difference.
The Colombian striker, Luis Muriel, has gradually regained the confidence of coach Gian Piero Gasperini and is making a place again in the starting eleven. On the other hand, Duván Zapata has not played since February 6, 2022, when he had minutes against Cagliari but relapsed to his muscle injury.
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Eintracht Frankfurt were forceful in the Europa League group stage, ranking first in group D with twelve points and a goal difference of +4. In the round of 16 he faced Betis, one of the surprise teams in the contest, in the first leg he won 2-1 at Benito Villamarín, while the return in Germany drew 1-1, however the German club managed to move to the quarterfinals against Barcelona with a goal against Guido Rodríguez in 120′ of overtime.
Rafael Santos Borré is playing his first season with the German club and is one of the frequent starters for coach Oliver Glasner. Since his arrival he has scored eight times, but in the European tournament he has only been able to score one goal and went against Olympiakos in the match that ended 3-1 in favour of Frankfurt.
On the other hand, Rangers qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second in Group A below Lyon and beating Borussia Dortmund in the qualifying round with an overall score of 6-.4. In the round of 16 they left the Red Star of Belgrade on the road with a score of 4-2. Now they will face Braga
Alfredo Morelos is going through a great football moment at Rangers. He has already scored 33 scores in the European tournament, which places him as the third top scorer in the history of the contest and beats his compatriot Radamel Falcao García. Before Red Star scored in the first leg.
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- RB Leipzig vs. Atalanta (Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (Rafael Santos Borre) vs FC Barcelona.
- West Ham United vs. Lyon
- Braga vs. Rangers (Alfredo Morelos)
The first leg matches will be played on April 7, 2022, while the second leg will take place a week later, that is to say on April 14. The key to the quarterfinals was also confirmed, which means that the winner of Leipzig vs. Atalanta will face the winner of Braga vs. Rangers while the winners of West Ham United vs. Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Barcelona will face each other.
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