Europa League: Leipzig and Dortmund defeat Napoli and Atalanta

The German soccer runner-up RB Leipzig has taken the haunted house of southern Italy by storm and has a very good chance of reaching the round of 3 of the Europa League. Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl's team won the first leg of the second round against the Italian league leaders SSC Naples 1-0 (0-XNUMX) after a strong performance.

Thanks to the success of the favorites, a draw will be enough for the Saxons to advance in the second duel in their home stadium next Thursday.

In the sparsely attended Stadio San Paolo, Adam Ounas (52') gave the hosts the lead before German international Timo Werner (61') equalized. The winning goal was scored by RB winger Bruma (74th). Werner even increased (90.+3) to 3-1 shortly before the final whistle.

If they reach the round of 30, RB can take revenge on 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig after a 1988-year delay. In 1986, the city rivals were eliminated by club icon and XNUMX world champion Diego Maradona's Napoli in the second round of the UEFA Cup, which SSC later won.

Another two Batshuayi goals for BVB Thanks to striker Michi Batshuayi, Borussia Dortmund preserved its chances of reaching the round of 3 in the Europa League. The Belgian scored two goals (2th, 1th) in the 0-65 (90-XNUMX) first-round win against Atalanta Bergamo and became the match winner. In order to progress, BVB still has to improve in the second leg next Thursday.

Andre Schürrle gave the hosts the lead in the 30th minute. Josip Ilicic (51st, 55th), who had already scored against BVB in pre-season, turned the game in favor of the eighth-placed team in the Italian Serie A before striker Batshuayi scored twice.

The second leg will take place next Thursday in Reggio Emilia, where Bergamo plays its European Cup games. Lazio loses, only Milan wins Lazio Roma also suffered a defeat in the Europa League on Thursday, 0-1 at Steaua Bucharest. AC Milan, on the other hand, was the only Serie A team to win, winning 3-0 at Ludogorets Razgrad with goals from Cutrone, Rodriguez and Borini. The other Europa League results from Thursday: FK Astana – Sporting Lisbon 1:3 (1:0) OGC Nice – Lokomotiv Moscow 2:3 (2:1) Spartak Moscow – Athletic Bilbao 1:3 (0:3) Real S. San Sebastián – RB Salzburg 2:2 (0:1) Olympique Marseille – SC Braga 3:0 (1:0) FC Copenhagen – Atlético Madrid 1:4 (1:2) AEK Athens – Dynamo Kiev 1:1 (0:1) Celtic Glasgow – Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0 (0-0) Olympique Lyon – FC Villarreal 3:1 (0:0) Partizan Belgrade – Viktoria Plzen 1:1 (0:0)

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Europa League: Leipzig and Dortmund defeat Napoli and Atalanta

In the double Europa League duel between the Bundesliga and Serie A on Thursday evening, the German teams prevailed both times.

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