Atalanta come from behind to beat Olympiacos 2-1 in Europa League

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Serie A side Atalanta sealed a 2-1 comeback win against Olympiacos on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League knockout round playoff.

Tiquinho Soares scored the opener for the Greek team in the 16th minute at Gewiss Stadium.

But Atalanta came from behind in the second half thanks to Berat Djimsiti's two goals and took a narrow advantage heading into the second leg.

The teams will face off in the second leg at Karaiskaki Stadium on Feb. 24.

- Playoffs 1st leg results:

Thursday:

Barcelona (Spain) - Napoli (Italy): 1-1

Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - Rangers (Scotland): 2-4

Zenit (Russia) - Real Betis (Spain): 2-3

Sheriff (Moldova) - Braga (Portugal): 2-0

Sevilla (Spain) - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia): 3-1

RB Leipzig (Germany) - Real Sociedad (Spain): 2-2

Atalanta (Italy) - Olympiacos (Greece): 2-1

Porto (Portugal) - Lazio (Italy): 2-1