Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen within the Europa League last and gained the trophy and a ticket to the Champions League with a 3:0 victory. Nothing from the nice season of Xavi Alonso’s group!
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Bayer Leverkusen misplaced to Atalanta within the penalty shootout of the season! With a 3:0 victory, the Bergamo group gained the European Cup, exhibiting all their energy and profitable the primary cup in Europe with Ademola Lukman’s hat trick. Bayer’s unimaginable streak of 51 video games with out defeat ended tonight.
Nevertheless, Bayer will play within the Champions League once more subsequent yr, because the reigning Bundesliga champion, and Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka and different Leverkusen group gamers will remorse lacking the prospect to jot down European soccer historical past and turn out to be the primary group. that did not lose all season.
Xavi Alonso’s males have saved themselves just a few occasions this season from thrilling finishes, however this night in Dublin there was no escaping Atalanta’s shock. The consultant of Italy returns house, his first trophy gained in worldwide competitions. And after every thing he has accomplished beneath the steering of coach Gianpiero Gaperini within the final eight years, it should be stated – he completely deserves it!
Atalanta took the lead within the twelfth minute. Zapacosta broke via on the proper, the Leverkusen protection forgot Lukman, who scored with out issues 1:0.
The Italian group entered the sport bravely and with strain many occasions compelled the “pharmacists” to make errors. It was the identical within the twenty sixth minute when Lukman did every thing for himself and scored a objective skillfully at 2:0.
Lukman positively settled the query of the winner within the seventy fifth minute together with his third objective of the night.
Atalanta turned Italy’s first UEFA Cup/Europa League winner since 1999!
Atalanta: Muso – Đimsiti, Hin, Kolašinac – Zapacosta, Ederson, Compajners, Ruđeri – Deketelere, Lukman – Skamaka
Bayer: Kovar – Tapsoba, Ta, Hinkapi – Stanišić, Palasios, Džaka, Grimaldo – Frimpong, Virc – Atli