RB Leipzig 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Player Ratings as German side make first-ever semifinal | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

RB Leipzig made the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.

Tyler Adams scored an 88th-minute winner, with a strike that deflected off Stefan Savic to give Jan Oblak no chance in the Atletico Madrid goal.

Earlier, Leipzig took the lead through Dani Olmo, after he scored a deft header off a cross from Marcel Sabitzer.

Atletico Madrid, though, equalised midway through the second half, through a Joao Felix penalty. Playing in his hometown, the youngster played a one-two with Diego Costa, before getting fouled in the box by Lukas Klostermann.

He made no mistake as he drilled his penalty into the corner to bring Atletico Madrid roaring back into the tie. Eventually, that proved to just a consolation goal, as Adams' deflected strike knocked Atletico Madrid out of the competition.

Here's how each player fared for both sides in the game.

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RB Leipzig Player Ratings

RB Leipzig players celebrate Dani Olmo's opening goal

Peter Gulacsi - 6/10

Atletico Madrid really didn't test RB Leipzig's Hungarian goalkeeper enough. Gulacsi only faced three shots on target, of which two were rather comfortable saves which he caught. Felix beat him with the penalty, even though he dived the right way.

Lukas Klostermann - 5/10

Klostermann will be breathing a massive sigh of relief after RB Leipzig's victory in this game. He unnecessarily stuck his foot out from an awkward angle to bring Felix down and concede a penalty.

Dayot Upamecano - 9/10

The 21-year-old was a rock at the heart of the Leipzig defence. Playing in the middle of a back three, Upamecano was gliding across the pitch, making interceptions, tackles, and using his physicality spectacularly to deal with Diego Costa. He was also sensational with his passing and progression of the ball into the midfield.

Marcel Halstenberg - 6/10

With Upamecano being a brick wall on his own, all he needed was for those around him to be steady, and not make mistakes. Halstenberg did just that. He didn't really stand out with anything spectacular, but he did the simple things right, and will soon play in a Champions League semifinal.

Konrad Laimer - 7/10

Starting as a right wing-back, Laimer was excellent for most of the game, even though Carrasco and Lodi troubled him initially. He was replaced in the 70th minute by Tyler Adams.

Kevin Kampl - 7/10

For periods in the game, Leipzig were running rings around the Atletico Madrid midfield and that was down to the technical prowess that Kampl provided, along with his midfield partner Marcel Sabitzer.

Marcel Sabitzer - 7/10

Leipzig's Austrian midfielder was outstanding on the night, with his passing and movement in midfield causing plenty of problems for Atletico. His clever cross set up Olmo's header for Leipzig's opening goal on the night.

Angelino - 7/10

He was always an outlet for Leipzig down the right flank and didn't get his delivery into the box right for most of the game. But when it mattered, he stepped up. After getting playing in behind Kieran Trippier, he cut the ball back expertly to Adams on the edge of the area, who put the ball into the back of the net.

Dani Olmo - 7/10

The young Spaniard took his goal wonderfully well, deftly redirecting Sabitzer's cross with a slick header. However, in general open play apart from the goal, he should have gotten himself more involved, especially with his technical ability and dribbling.

Christopher Nkunku - 6/10

Nkunku and Angelino had plenty of space to work openings for Leipzig down their left flank. The young Frenchman, though, was guilty of over-complicating things in the final third. He should have done more with his crossing from the left side.

Yussuf Poulsen - 6/10

Poulsen didn't have a single shot on goal all game, but was so important to Leipzig's play all the same. His hold-up play and running into the channels was as important as the slick passing in the middle of the park.

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Substitutes

Tyler Adams scored the decisive goal of the game

Tyler Adams - 8/10

He didn't even connect with the shot cleanly, but why would he care anymore? The American goes down in history as the player who put Leipzig in their first Champions League semifinal.

Amadou Haidara - 5/10

After replacing Nkunku, he battled, quite literally, in midfield. After being booked for a silly foul, he might consider himself lucky not to have been sent off for getting himself involved in a fracas in injury time.

Patrick Schick - 5/10

Schick came on to replace Olmo and partnered Poulsen up top. However, Leipzig were being put under pressure by Atletico Madrid for most of his stay on the pitch. So he really didn't have too many touches on the ball.

Nordi Mukiele - N/A

Mukiele replaced Sabitzer in injury time at the end of the second half.

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Atletico Madrid Player Ratings

Jan Oblak had virtually nothing to do but conceded two goals on the night

Jan Oblak - 6/10

He didn't really have a save to make, of any difficulty, apart from the goals. The Slovenian had no chance with either Olmo's header or the wickedly deflected strike from Adams.

Kieran Trippier - 5/10

He was largely pegged back into defending in his own half by the adventure of Angelino and Nkunku and dealt well with the threat. But for the winner, he was caught out, as Angelino ran in behind him and produced the cut-back for Adams to score.

Stefan Savic - 7/10

Savic was terrific in dealing with balls that came into the box. His positional play was outstanding as he kept getting in the way of balls to the Leipzig's front players.

Jose Gimenez - 7/10

Like Savic, Gimenez defended brilliantly in his own box. The two Atletico centre-backs were a big reason why the German side couldn't convert their territorial superiority into more meaningful chances.

Renan Lodi - 7/10

He went forward well and in the first half, was the only Atletico player alongside Yannick Carrasco to come out with any credit.

Koke - 5/10

Koke was really a non-entity in this game. Starting on the right side of the four Atletico midfielders, the captain couldn't really control the marauding runs of Angelino down that flank. Koke couldn't move forward and provide any thrust of his own either.

Saul Niguez - 4/10

This was one of Saul's most underwhelming performances in recent times. He was out-run, out-thought and outplayed in the centre of the park.

Hector Herrera - 4/10

He was taken off before the hour mark after an underwhelming display in midfield. The Mexican was overpowered by the technical excellence and confidence that showed in the passing from Sabitzer and Kampl.

Yannick Carrasco - 7/10

Carrasco was a constant threat down the Atletico Madrid left flank. He drew a smart save off Gulacsi in the first half and went on to test the Leipzig defence with a few more mazy runs and shots.

Marcos Llorente - 4/10

The hero of the last round, Llorente never really got going in his role as a second striker. He didn't win second balls off Costa's duels, nor did he run the channels effectively. It was a surprise that he stayed on the pitch for the whole 90 minutes.

Diego Costa - 5/10

Costa had some decent touches in the game while linking up with Carrasco. He also played the one-two with Felix to help the young Portuguese win the penalty for the equaliser. The big striker was taken off immediately after Atletico Madrid equalised.

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Substitutes

Joao Felix came on and changed the game in the second half

Joao Felix - 8/10

The youngster changed the complexion of the game after coming on. His ability to dribble, composure on the ball, and his speed of thought made a difference to the way Atletico Madrid attacked. For a good period of time which sandwiched Felix's goal, Atletico were much the better side and that was all the Portuguese youngster's doing.

Alvaro Morata - 4/10

He came on to replace Costa almost immediately after Felix equalised, but he barely had a touch on the ball in a position of menace to the Leipzig defence.

Felipe - N/A

He replaced Koke in injury time and played as an auxiliary striker to cause chaos in the Leipzig box late in the game.

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