Tyler Adams does it!! The American puts Leipzig 2-1 with a few minutes to the end! pic.twitter.com/HShBjxNXGz
Arguably the ultimate goal ever scored through an American at the top point of club football. The only other player from the U.S. men’s team. Who succeeded in the Champions League semi-finals is four-time World Cup veteran DaMarcus Beasley, who played for Dutch PSV as opposed to AC Milan in 2003.
Surprisingly, Atlético diego simeone coach opted for an initial line-up on Thursday that did not arrive with 20-year-old Joao Félix. The Portuguese striker also failed, as Leipzig took a deserved lead thanks to a very good goal from Dani Olmo five minutes after the start of the middle of the moment:
RB Leipzig is on set! Dani Olmo is coming home for the inauguration! pic.twitter.com/GF2zfD7TZ9
Simeone pulled Felix off the bench shortly after the inaugural game. The move was temporarily worth it, as the young star fired a penalty that intensified to convert from the spot:
Joel Felix levels! The Portuguese burys the penalty to take Atletico Madrid even to Lisbon. pic.twitter.com/6GVg3PTeGM
The defeat is a blow for Atletico, who has controlled Simeone since 2011 and won the Champions League final in 2014 and 2016, losing both times to Crosstown’s most decorated rival, Real Madrid.
But it is a giant step for Leipzig, who is only making his appearance in the Champions League this season cursed by the coronavirus, which delayed the completion of the event’s affairs over five months and moved it to an impartial place in the Portuguese capital.
After passing through Germany’s lower divisions, Leipzig did not graduate from the Bundesliga until 2016. They are now among the 4 European finalists. And that’s why coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team will have to thank Adams’ last of their exploits.
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