Leipzig v Atlético facts

Leipzig's first foray into the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds has set up a quarter-final against seasoned campaigners Atlético de Madrid at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.

• This is the first meeting between the sides and, while Leipzig are taking part in a UEFA knockout tie for only the ninth time, Atlético, who are in their sixth UEFA Champions League quarter-final, can draw on a wealth of experience having reached the final twice in the last seven seasons.

Form guide
Leipzig
• Not only is this Leipzig's first meeting with Atlético – it is their first official game against Spanish opposition.

• This is Leipzig's second trip to Lisbon in 2019/20 having won 2-1 at Benfica on Matchday 1.

• Leipzig finished three points clear at the top of Group G, picking up seven of their 11 points on their travels thanks to that win at Benfica and a 2-0 success at Zenit before they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Lyon on Matchday 6. At home they bounced back from losing 2-0 to eventual section runners-up Lyon by defeating Zenit 2-1 and drawing 2-2 with Benfica in their penultimate game to secure progress.

• Julian Nagelsmann's side then despatched Tottenham 4-0 on aggregate in the round of 16 (1-0 a, 3-0 h) in their first UEFA Champions League knockout tie.

• Aside from the win at Benfica earlier this season, the German club's only other visit to Portugal ended in a 3-1 reverse at Porto in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage, only their second European away fixture.

• Leipzig have won seven of their 14 UEFA Champions League fixtures (D3 L4).

• Leipzig's record outside Germany in this season's competition is therefore W3 D1; they had previously won only three of their 12 European away matches (D4 L5).

• Third in the Bundesliga in 2018/19 and German Cup finalists, this is Leipzig's third European campaign, and only their 33rd match. In 2017/18 they became the first team to make their European debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage, picking up seven points to finish third in a section including Beşiktaş, Porto and Monaco. They went on to reach the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals before losing to Marseille.

• Leipzig's record in knockout European ties is W6 L1, their 2017/18 loss to Marseille the sole defeat (1-0 h, 2-5 a). That is also their only previous quarter-final.

• Leipzig have yet to feature in a UEFA penalty shoot-out.

Atlético
• Atlético finished with ten points in this season's group stage, six behind Juventus. Having fought back from two goals down to draw with Juve on Matchday 1, Atlético then won 2-0 at Lokomotiv Moskva and 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen only to lose 2-1 in Germany and 1-0 at Juve; a 2-0 defeat of Lokomotiv in Madrid on Matchday 6 nevertheless earned second place.

• Diego Simeone's side then ousted holders Liverpool in the round of 16, following up a 1-0 home win with a 3-2 success after extra time at Anfield.

• Second in Spain in 2018/19, this is Atlético's tenth UEFA Champions League campaign and their eighth appearance in the knockout stages.

• Atleti also finished second in their section in 2018/19 and bowed out in the round of 16 after succumbing to a Juventus fightback (2-0 h, 0-3 a).

• The success at Liverpool was only Atlético's second win in their last 12 matches away from their home stadium… in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds (D3 L7).

• Atlético have lost lost just five of their last 17 European fixtures outside Madrid, winning seven, although four of those defeats have come in their last seven matches (W2 D1).

• Despite defeats on Matchdays 4 and 5 this season, Atlético have lost only five of their last 30 matches in continental competition (W19 D6).

• Atlético's overall record against German clubs is W21 D7 L16, although this season's loss at Leverkusen made it five defeats in their last six matches against Bundesliga clubs outside Spain.

• Los Colchoneros have won their last eight knockout ties against German sides, most recently against Leverkusen in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (4-2 a, 0-0 h). Their last aggregate defeat came against Dynamo Dresden in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup first round (1-2 h, 0-3 a).

• Atlético are in the European Cup quarter-finals for the tenth time, and the fifth time in seven seasons. Their last-eight record is W6 L3 – they have won three of their last four quarter-finals, most recently beating Leicester City in 2016/17 (1-0 h, 1-1 a).

• The Spanish side last visited the Estádio José Alvalade in the quarter-finals of their victorious UEFA Europa League campaign in 2017/18, going through thanks to a 2-0 home first-leg win against Sporting CP despite a 1-0 reverse in Lisbon. That was their second game at the José Alvalade, following a 2-2 draw against Sporting in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg, a tie Atlético won on away goals after a scoreless first game; once again, the Spanish side also went on to lift the trophy that season.

• That 2018 defeat by Sporting made Atlético's record in Portugal W3 D2 L5. The three victories have come in their last five visits, including a 2-1 success at Benfica on Matchday 6 of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League in which Saúl Ñíguez opened the scoring.

• Atlético lost 4-1 after extra time to city rivals Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Champions League final at Lisbon's Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica; their record in the city overall is W1 D1 L2.

• The Rojiblancos have reached two UEFA Champions League and three UEFA Europa League finals in the last ten seasons.

• Atlético's record in six UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W2 L4:
6-7 v Derby, 1974/75 UEFA Cup second round
1-3 v Fiorentina, 1989/90 UEFA Cup first round
1-3 v Villarreal, 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup final
3-2 v Bayer Leverkusen, 2014/15 UEFA Champions League round of 16
8-7 v PSV Eindhoven, 2015/16 UEFA Champions League round of 16
3-5 v Real Madrid, 2015/16 UEFA Champions League final

Links and trivia
• Have played in Spain:
Angeliño (Girona 2017, Mallorca 2017)
Dani Olmo (Espanyol youth 2006/07, Barcelona youth 2007–14)

• International team-mates:
Dani Olmo & Vitolo, Álvaro Morata, Diego Costa, Mario Hermoso, Saúl Ñíguez, Koke (Spain)

• Kevin Kampl and Jan Oblak were Slovenia team-mates between 2012 and 2018.

• Héctor Herrera was on target in Porto's 3-1 home win against Leipzig in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage. Marcel Sabitzer provided an assist for the Bundesliga club, who had won the reverse fixture in Germany 3-2 – their first victory in the competition – with Willi Orban and Emil Forsberg both on target. Felipe also played both games for Porto.

• Christopher Nkunku scored in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 friendly win against Atlético in 2018.

Latest news

Leipzig
• Leipzig finished the 2019/20 Bundesliga season in third position, earning a place in next season's UEFA Champions League to make it three appearances in the competition in four campaigns.

• Since football in Germany restarted in mid-May, Julian Nagelsmann's team have recorded four wins, four draws and only one defeat – a 2-0 home loss against Borussia Dortmund on 20 June.

• Leipzig returned to training on 22 July and drew 1-1 against Wolfsburg in their only friendly ahead of the Atlético match. Patrik Schick was on target with a penalty.

• Marcel Halstenberg missed the Wolfsburg game with a back problem.

• Ibrahima Konaté underwent hip surgery on 24 July.

• On 8 July Leipzig signed Salzburg striker Hee-Chan Hwang, who has agreed a five-year contract, and defender Benjamin Henrichs, who joins on a one-year loan from Monaco. Neither player is eligible for the remainder of this season's UEFA Champions League.

• Timo Werner, who scored 34 goals in 45 competitive games for Leipzig in 2019/20 including four in the UEFA Champions League, has joined Chelsea. Hannes Wolf will spend 2020/21 on loan at Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Atlético
• Jan Oblak made his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final, in the round of 16 second leg.

• Atlético finished third in the 2019/20 Liga standings on 70 points, 17 points behind champions Real Madrid and 12 adrift of second-placed Barcelona.

• Diego Simeone's side have not lost since football resumed in Spain, winning seven and drawing four of their last 11 matches.

• That extended Atlético's unbeaten sequence in all competitions to 18 games (W11 D7), since a 1-0 Liga defeat at Real Madrid on 1 February. That was also the last match in which they failed to score.

• Los Colchoneros have kept six clean sheets in their last ten outings, conceding only five goals in that sequence.

• Álvaro Morata was Atlético's top scorer in the 2019/20 Liga with 12 goals; he was the only player from the club to reach double figures.

• Atlético suffered a 2-1 extra-time elimination at third division side Cultural Leonesa in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey on 23 January.

• Šime Vrsaljko has been sidelined by a knee injury since 3 June; his last appearance came in the round of 16 second leg at Liverpool on 11 March.

Official UEFA Champions League Man of the Match award introduced
UEFA will give out an official Man of the Match award after every UEFA Champions League knockout stage game to recognise the top performers in Europe's top club competition. UEFA Technical Observers at each UEFA Champions League game from the round of 16 on will decide who deserves the Man of the Match, with an official award being handed to the successful players after full-time in recognition of their roles in decisive moments, tactical maturity, creativity and inspiration, exceptional skill and fair play.