RB Leipzig are taking on Atletico Madrid tonight at the José Alvalade Stadium in a one-off quarter-final tie bidding for the right to play in PSG next week’s Champions League semi-finals.
Leipzig are without their star forward this season, Timo Werner, following his sale to Chelsea, but have a coach in Julian Nagelsmann who has been waiting for an evening like this to announce himself on the big stage.
To do it they will have to beat one of the tournament favourites who have their own inspirational coach in Diego Simeone and a tough striker pin down in Diego Costa. Follow all the latest below:
Good half on the ball for the German side, certainly in the middle third of the pitch, but too often the cross or pass down the channel just before a shot can be teed up has been lacking.
Gulacsi has saved one from Carrasco, Oblak has made an easy catch from Upamecano.
Leipzig pressing in the closing stages. Nkunku, Kampl and Sabitzer look the best bet to open up Atletico with their quick one-touch passing, but they miss a bit of a penalty box presence at the moment with only Poulsen at centre-forward who, for all the strengths he brings to the team, is not renowned as a clinical predator.
Another clash, this one more severe. Savic and Halstenberg both go for the ball and there's a huge coming together in the air. Head injuries to both by the looks of it.
A few challenges flying in now. Koke and Saul are both pulled up, then Olmo is very marginally late on Lodi. Not much contact in the latter, but the ref has words with a couple of them.
Saul blasts one well off target after another good run from Carrasco. Angelino and Nkunku link well at the other end, but again the cross from the Spaniard isn't the best and Oblak easily catches.
Some fantastic build-up play from Leipzig tonight, but the end pass has been lacking so far. Kampl smashes one over the bar now, but he and Sabitzer, plus Upamecano from deep, have been excellent at evading challenges and finding space to pass into.
Carrasco and Renan Lodi link brilliantly down the left and the Belgian winger cracks in a shot at the near post - Gulacsi is across to palm it wide for a corner. Good stop, lovely build-up.
From the corner, Saul wants a penalty as he reaches the ball before the goalkeeper, but the referee isn't interested.
Atletico just earning some first spells of possession now. They're happy to go direct, towards Diego Costa, and it already looks him him against Upamecano might be the clash to watch during the 90.
We are just about ready for kick-off. Atletico Madrid have not lost a Champions League knockout tie against a side which doesn't have Cristiano Ronaldo in it while Diego Simeone has been in charge.
Marcel Sabitzer, Emil Forsberg and Timo Werner all have four goals in the Champions League this season for Leipzig - only the former is in the lineup tonight, of course, with Werner already having departed for Chelsea.
Atletico's top scorer in the competition is also not starting: Alvaro Morata has three. Llorente, with two, is the highest scorer who does start for them, with Joao Felix also sub.
Match preview
Team news
RB Leipzig will be without Timo Werner, of course, after he completed his move to Chelsea. Emil Forsberg should be fit after tonsillitis.
Atletico could be without Thomas Partey in midfield, while Felipe won’t be fully match fit and thus probably won’t start at centre-back.
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