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Champions League: Leipzig's astonishing rise reaches new heights

Football - Champions League - Quarter Final - RB Leipzig v Atletico Madrid - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - August 13, 2020. RB Leipzig players and staff celebrate after the match. [Lluis Gene/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]

There is little in modern football that can truly be described as a fairytale romance but RB Leipzig's journey from Germany's regional league system to the last four of the Champions League in just 11 years surely gets close.

The 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday sent Leipzig, from the former East Germany, into the semi-finals where they will face Paris St Germain.

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