Christopher Nkunku underlined his status as one of the hottest prospects in European football as he fired RB Leipzig into the semi-finals of the Europa League with both goals in a 2-0 victory over Atalanta.
Nkunku surged forward to steer home Konrad Laimer's cross 18 minutes into the second leg and converted a second-half penalty to send the Bundesliga side into the last four.
Leipzig survived a scare not long after the restart when referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz controversially decided not to award Atalanta a spot-kick for handball.
In a rare occurrence since the introduction of VAR, Lahoz was told to check the pitchside monitor after the ball struck Dani Olmo on the arm from Ruslan Malinovskyi’s free-kick - but kept his original decision.
Following their draw in the first leg in Germany, Leipzig dominated in Bergamo, deservedly taking the lead when Nkunku slotted home from close range.
Atalanta just could not get going, with Leipzig having chances to make the result more comfortable before Nkunku sealed the victory by winning and converting a late penalty to take his tally to 30 for the season in all competitions.
The visitors, who reached the Champions League semi-finals two seasons ago, booked a Europa League last-four meeting with Braga or Rangers.
More to follow.