Postpublished at 78 mins
Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
So much noise from the Atalanta fans, Ademola Lookman is never going to have to put his hand in his pocket in Bergamo ever again. A hero has been made tonight.
Summary
FT: Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen - Lookman with stunning hat-trick
Atalanta win first major trophy in 61 years
Bundesliga champions Leverkusen see 51-game unbeaten run ended
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Postpublished at 78 mins
Postpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport at Aviva StadiumAbsolute scenes here. The announcer gets the fans going in a chant of Ademola Lookman not that they needed any help.
Of all the teams who have tried and failed to beat Leverkusen this season, Lookman has destroyed them. Taken them to the cleaners.
'WHAT a goal!'published at 21:35 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a goal! WHAT a goal!
I'm screaming at Gianluca Scamacca to give Ademola Lookman the ball, he's had the defender's number all night long. Eventually Lookman gets the ball, executes a stepover, and bang into the top corner.
Three absolutely marvellous goals from Lookman. What a personal performance.
GOAL - Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusenpublished at 75 mins
Ademola Lookman hat-trick
This night belongs to Ademola Lookman and Atalanta!
It is a hat-trick, an incredible, brilliant hat-trick by Lookman, who has produced one of the great individual final performances.
The forward shimmies past Edmond Tapsoba on the left and hammers the ball into the back of the net.
Brilliant from Lookman and Atalanta are going to be crowned Europa League champions.
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Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Atalanta's players look like they themselves are the ones who have not won a trophy for 61 years. They haven't, of course, because otherwise they would be in their 80s, but every single one of them out there wants this so badly, and are giving their absolute all.
Postpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT SportsThere's absolutely nowhere to go for Leverkusen. This is some proper, proper defending from Atalanta.
Nerves back homepublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 2-0 Leverkusen
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Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport at Aviva StadiumYou can never write Leverkusen off. Their will to win (or at least draw) has been almost unprecedented this season.
But they have been so far off it. Nothing here is screaming famous comeback.
Postpublished at 71 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Right, it is getting into now-or-never territory for Bayer Leverkusen as we enter the final 20 minutes.
The problem is, I've seen nothing from them so far tonight to suggest they are capable of replicating one of their many comebacks.
They've had no answer to Atalanta.
'Atalanta have barely given Leverkusen a sniff'published at 21:27 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Owen Hargreaves
Former Bayern midfielder on TNT SportsThis is remarkable from Atalanta, I don't think they can play at a much higher level than this. To think they are playing a side that is 51 games unbeaten and they've barely given them a sniff. They've squeezed the pitch so much that Leverkusen haven't been able to get going at all.
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Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso makes another change as Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Robert Andrich, while Alex Grimaldo makes way for Adam Hlozek.
Postpublished at 68 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Giorgio Scalvini has been brilliant since coming on at half time for Atalanta and he positions himself perfectly to cut out a really dangerous ball through the middle.
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I've watched Leverkusen a lot this season and this seems like one game too far for them. They just can't seem to get their game going. Of course, I think Atalanta have had a big part to play in this inability to click. They've been relentless.
Richard
Postpublished at 66 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Ademola Lookman will rightly be getting the plaudits for his two goals if Atalanta win but Davide Zappacosta has been superb in this game. He has dominated the right side of the pitch and wins a throw with an attempted cross.
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If Leverkusen can grab a goal in the next 5-10 minutes I think the momentum will swing massively in their favour. Atlanta will be fully aware of their comeback kings status.
Mark
Postpublished at 63 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Alex Grimaldo rises to meet a good cross to the back post but Juan Musso is alert to the danger and jumps to get to the ball first.
Leverkusen are pushing, and you feel they need a goal soon.
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Dennis: I don't see any comeback from Bayer Leverkusen tonight. It's not gonna happen. Atalanta have their FIRST European trophy wrapped up. Forza Atalanta!!!
YELLOW CARDpublished at 61 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Davide Zappacosta is booked for a foul and Leverkusen have a free-kick. It is a better delivery by Alex Grimaldo, but Giorgio Scalvini heads away.
CLOSE!published at 59 mins
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen continue to dominate possession and they have half a chance as Juan Musso pushes a good cross straight to Jeremie Frimpong, who sends a first-time volley well over.
To be fair, the ball came at some pace to him.
Postpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 22 May
Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport at Aviva StadiumBoth sets of fans are bouncing. It makes a lovely change seeing a Europa League final where it is is one of the biggest games in both teams' history - instead of a poor Champions League consolation.
Atalanta won their first ever European final
Ademola Lookman scored a sensational hat-trick as Atalanta ended a 61-year trophy drought while devastating Bayer Leverkusen’s dream of an unbeaten season in the Europa League final at a boisterous Aviva Stadium.
Both sides brought a huge amount of support and colour to Dublin for what was Atalanta’s first European final and only Leverkusen’s third.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen had not lost in 51 games this season and were only two matches from perfection.
But former Charlton Athletic winger Lookman had other ideas.
He placed the opening goal in the top corner from Davide Zappacosta’s cutback.
And his second would have lit up any European final, as he nutmegged Granit Xhaka before bending a fantastic shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Lookman's third was equally as good, a step-over beating Edmond Tapsoba before he fired into the roof of the net.
Leverkusen, whose story has been filled with amazing, dramatic comebacks, could not fashion another this time.
Thanks to Gian Piero Gasperini’s tactical masterclass, a wonderful pressing game and Lookman, Atalanta now have a second trophy to add next to the 1963 Coppa Italia in their cabinet in Bergamo.
And it books them a place in next season’s Champions League, which was not yet guaranteed through Serie A.
The Lookman final
Ademola Lookman is the sixth player to score a hat-trick in a European final and the first since 1975
All eyes were on Dublin for Leverkusen’s unbeaten run - but Atalanta and Lookman were not worried about that.
Gasperini has transformed Atalanta, previously a yo-yo club, into European regulars since his 2016 arrival - but the one thing missing was a trophy.
Atalanta had lost all three Coppa Italia finals under Gasperini, including last week to Juventus.
They were fired up for the biggest game in their history and came flying out of the traps.
Zappacosta found space and his cutback was fired home by London-born Nigeria international Lookman, a 2022 signing from German side RB Leipzig.
Several figures from Atalanta’s bench ran onto the pitch to celebrate the goal, such was the importance of it.
The ex-Everton, Fulham and Leicester man doubled their lead - and they never really looked back.
It was the quickest two-goal lead a team have had in the tournament final since Liverpool against Alaves in 2001 when it was called the Uefa Cup.
And Lookman had one more great moment in store, as he bamboozled Tapsoba before netting only the sixth European final hat-trick.
The last was all the way back in the 1975 Uefa Cup final by Jupp Heynckes for Borussia Monchengladbach.
- Published22 May
- Published23 May
Leverkusen finally beaten
This is still a season that will live forever in the history of Bayer Leverkusen, who became the first team to go unbeaten in a Bundesliga season.
No European defeat can take that away from them. But the dream of the first unbeaten season by a team in European competition is over. For the first time in 361 days they tasted defeat.
Even at 2-0 down the stats still said they had hope. They had fallen two goals behind four times already this season and come back every time.
There were little moments, like Alex Grimaldo’s chip being saved and Xhaka missing the target - but not enough of them or with enough quality.
There was a video assistant referee check for a Leverkusen penalty in the final minute, which was not awarded, but the German side barely complained as they knew there was no coming back this time.
Alonso must now pick his team up quickly from one of the first setbacks of his managerial career. On Saturday, they have a German Cup final against second-tier Kaiserslautern in Berlin as they look to complete a domestic double.
Player of the match
Number: 11 A. Lookman
Average rating 9.07
Number: 11 A. Lookman
Average Rating: 9.07Number: 90 G. Scamacca
Average Rating: 7.72Number: 13 Éderson
Average Rating: 7.68Number: 7 T. Koopmeiners
Average Rating: 7.64Number: 22 M. Ruggeri
Average Rating: 7.44Number: 19 B. Djimsiti
Average Rating: 7.37Number: 42 G. Scalvini
Average Rating: 7.36Number: 8 M. Pašalić
Average Rating: 7.33Number: 23 S. Kolašinac
Average Rating: 7.32Number: 17 C. De Ketelaere
Average Rating: 7.30Number: 4 I. Hien
Average Rating: 7.30Number: 77 D. Zappacosta
Average Rating: 7.25Number: 10 E. Touré
Average Rating: 6.98Number: 1 J. Musso
Average Rating: 6.97Number: 33 H. Hateboer
Average Rating: 6.94Number: 2 R. Tolói
Average Rating: 6.90Number: 34 G. Xhaka
Average Rating: 5.68Number: 30 J. Frimpong
Average Rating: 5.60Number: 22 V. Boniface
Average Rating: 5.52Number: 10 F. Wirtz
Average Rating: 5.38Number: 12 E. Tapsoba
Average Rating: 5.15Number: 23 A. Hložek
Average Rating: 5.13Number: 20 Álex Grimaldo
Average Rating: 5.07Number: 25 E. Palacios
Average Rating: 5.05Number: 8 R. Andrich
Average Rating: 5.05Number: 2 J. Stanišić
Average Rating: 5.02Number: 21 A. Adli
Average Rating: 4.97Number: 4 J. Tah
Average Rating: 4.96Number: 19 N. Tella
Average Rating: 4.95Number: 3 P. Hincapié
Average Rating: 4.90Number: 17 M. Kovář
Average Rating: 4.86Number: 14 P. Schick
Average Rating: 4.75After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
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Match Participants:
Match Participants:
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
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| 2 | Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
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| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
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| 4 | TSC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 1 |
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Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
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| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 5 |
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| 4 | AEK Athens | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
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Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
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| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
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| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
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| 4 | Aris Limassol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
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- Atalanta, Position 1, Points 14
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
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| 2 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
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| 3 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
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| 4 | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
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Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
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| 2 | Toulouse | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
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| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
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| 4 | LASK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 3 |
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Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
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| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
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| 4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
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Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
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| 3 | Servette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 |
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| 4 | Sheriff | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 1 |
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- Bayer Leverkusen, Position 1, Points 18
Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
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| 2 | Qarabağ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
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| 3 | Molde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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| 4 | Häcken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 : 8th Finals
- Position 2 : Play-off
- Position 3 : UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Atalanta
Manager: Gian Piero Gasperini
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Musso, Goalkeeper
19, Djimsiti, Defender
4, Hien, Defender
23, Kolasinac, Defender
77, Zappacosta, Midfielder
13, Éderson, Midfielder
7, Koopmeiners, Midfielder
22, Ruggeri, Midfielder
17, De Ketelaere, Attacking Midfielder
11, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
90, Scamacca, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, J. Musso
- Number 23, S. Kolašinac , substituted for G. Scalvini at 46 minutes
- Number 4, I. Hien
- Number 19, B. Djimsiti , Captain, Yellow Card at 22 minutes
- Number 22, M. Ruggeri , substituted for R. Tolói at 91 minutes
- Number 7, T. Koopmeiners , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
- Number 13, Éderson
- Number 77, D. Zappacosta , Yellow Card at 60 minutes, substituted for H. Hateboer at 84 minutes
- Number 11, A. Lookman
- Number 17, C. De Ketelaere , substituted for M. Pašalić at 57 minutes
- Number 90, G. Scamacca , Yellow Card at 35 minutes, substituted for E. Touré at 84 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Atalanta
- Number 25, M. Adopo
- Number 20, M. Bakker
- Number 29, M. Carnesecchi
- Number 33, H. Hateboer
- Number 3, E. Holm
- Number 59, A. Miranchuk
- Number 8, M. Pašalić
- Number 31, F. Rossi
- Number 42, G. Scalvini
- Number 2, R. Tolói
- Number 10, E. Touré
- Number 15, M. de Roon
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
17, Kovár, Goalkeeper
12, Tapsoba, Defender
4, Tah, Defender
3, Hincapié, Defender
2, Stanisic, Midfielder
25, Palacios, Midfielder
34, Xhaka, Midfielder
20, Grimaldo, Midfielder
30, Frimpong, Attacking Midfielder
10, Wirtz, Attacking Midfielder
21, Adli, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 17, M. Kovář
- Number 3, P. Hincapié
- Number 4, J. Tah , Captain
- Number 12, E. Tapsoba , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 20, Álex Grimaldo , substituted for A. Hložek at 69 minutes
- Number 34, G. Xhaka
- Number 25, E. Palacios , substituted for R. Andrich at 68 minutes
- Number 2, J. Stanišić , substituted for V. Boniface at 46 minutes
- Number 10, F. Wirtz , Yellow Card at 35 minutes, substituted for P. Schick at 81 minutes
- Number 30, J. Frimpong , substituted for N. Tella at 81 minutes
- Number 21, A. Adli
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
- Number 8, R. Andrich , Yellow Card at 73 minutes
- Number 23, A. Hložek
- Number 7, J. Hofmann
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký
- Number 9, Borja Iglesias
- Number 6, O. Kossounou
- Number 36, N. Lomb
- Number 22, V. Boniface
- Number 32, G. Puerta
- Number 14, P. Schick
- Number 19, N. Tella
- Number 13, Arthur
home team, Atalanta
Manager: Gian Piero Gasperini
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Musso, Goalkeeper
19, Djimsiti, Defender
4, Hien, Defender
23, Kolasinac, Defender
77, Zappacosta, Midfielder
13, Éderson, Midfielder
7, Koopmeiners, Midfielder
22, Ruggeri, Midfielder
17, De Ketelaere, Attacking Midfielder
11, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
90, Scamacca, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, J. Musso
- Number 23, S. Kolašinac , substituted for G. Scalvini at 46 minutes
- Number 4, I. Hien
- Number 19, B. Djimsiti , Captain, Yellow Card at 22 minutes
- Number 22, M. Ruggeri , substituted for R. Tolói at 91 minutes
- Number 7, T. Koopmeiners , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
- Number 13, Éderson
- Number 77, D. Zappacosta , Yellow Card at 60 minutes, substituted for H. Hateboer at 84 minutes
- Number 11, A. Lookman
- Number 17, C. De Ketelaere , substituted for M. Pašalić at 57 minutes
- Number 90, G. Scamacca , Yellow Card at 35 minutes, substituted for E. Touré at 84 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 25, M. Adopo
- Number 20, M. Bakker
- Number 29, M. Carnesecchi
- Number 33, H. Hateboer
- Number 3, E. Holm
- Number 59, A. Miranchuk
- Number 8, M. Pašalić
- Number 31, F. Rossi
- Number 42, G. Scalvini
- Number 2, R. Tolói
- Number 10, E. Touré
- Number 15, M. de Roon
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
17, Kovár, Goalkeeper
12, Tapsoba, Defender
4, Tah, Defender
3, Hincapié, Defender
2, Stanisic, Midfielder
25, Palacios, Midfielder
34, Xhaka, Midfielder
20, Grimaldo, Midfielder
30, Frimpong, Attacking Midfielder
10, Wirtz, Attacking Midfielder
21, Adli, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 17, M. Kovář
- Number 3, P. Hincapié
- Number 4, J. Tah , Captain
- Number 12, E. Tapsoba , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 20, Álex Grimaldo , substituted for A. Hložek at 69 minutes
- Number 34, G. Xhaka
- Number 25, E. Palacios , substituted for R. Andrich at 68 minutes
- Number 2, J. Stanišić , substituted for V. Boniface at 46 minutes
- Number 10, F. Wirtz , Yellow Card at 35 minutes, substituted for P. Schick at 81 minutes
- Number 30, J. Frimpong , substituted for N. Tella at 81 minutes
- Number 21, A. Adli
Substitutes
- Number 8, R. Andrich , Yellow Card at 73 minutes
- Number 23, A. Hložek
- Number 7, J. Hofmann
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký
- Number 9, Borja Iglesias
- Number 6, O. Kossounou
- Number 36, N. Lomb
- Number 22, V. Boniface
- Number 32, G. Puerta
- Number 14, P. Schick
- Number 19, N. Tella
- Number 13, Arthur
- Referee:
- István Kovács
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Pol van Boekel
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Vasile Marinescu
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Ovidiu Artene
- Fourth Official:
- Ivan Kruzliak
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Catalin Popa
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Atalanta v LeverkusenOverall Possession
Shots
Atalanta 10Bayer Leverkusen 10Shots on target
Atalanta 7Bayer Leverkusen 3Shots off target
Atalanta 2Bayer Leverkusen 4Blocked shots
Atalanta 1Bayer Leverkusen 3Total touches in the box
Atalanta 14Bayer Leverkusen 15Goalkeeper saves
Atalanta 3Bayer Leverkusen 4Fouls
Atalanta 21Bayer Leverkusen 12Corners
Atalanta 2Bayer Leverkusen 5Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Atalanta v Leverkusen
Form guide
All competitions
Atalanta won
v Lecce
0
2
Serie A
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Augsburg
2
1
Bundesliga
Atalanta lose
v Juventus
0
1
Coppa Italia
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Bochum
0
5
Bundesliga
Atalanta won
v Roma
2
1
Serie A
Bayer Leverkusen draw
v Roma
2
2
UEFA Europa League
Atalanta won
v Olympique Marseille
3
0
UEFA Europa League
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Eintracht Frankfurt
1
5
Bundesliga
Atalanta won
v Salernitana
1
2
Serie A
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Roma
0
2
UEFA Europa League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Atalanta and Bayer LeverkusenAtalanta Won 2Bayer Leverkusen Won 0Draw 0
Played
2
Previous scores
All competitions
UEFA Europa League
Bayer Leverkusen 0 , Atalanta 1 on the 17th of March 2022
Bayer Leverkusen
Atalanta
17th of March 2022
Atalanta 3 , Bayer Leverkusen 2 on the 10th of March 2022
Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen
10th of March 2022
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Match Facts
Bayer Leverkusen have faced Atalanta twice in European competition, with the Italian side winning both legs of a 2021-22 UEFA Europa League last 16 tie. Bayer have only faced Internazionale more often while losing every game in major European competition (three defeats in three games).
This is the eighth major European final between a German side and Italian side and first since the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, won 2-0 by Inter against Bayern Munich. In the UEFA Cup/Europa League, it’s the first since 1997 when FC Schalke 04 were crowned champions over two legs against Inter via a penalty shootout.
Bayer Leverkusen have reached their third UEFA European final, also featuring in the two-legged 1988 UEFA Cup final against Espanyol (lost 0-3 first leg, won 3-0 second leg, won on pens) and 2002 UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid (lost 2-1).
This will be Atalanta’s first ever European final, becoming the 11th different Italian team to reach a final and first to do so for a first time since Lazio in the 1998 UEFA Cup (lost 3-0 to Inter). This will be 60 years and 261 days since their first European game in September 1963, the longest wait for a side to play in their first a European final from their first game, a record which will be eclipsed in one week by Olympiakos (64 years, 259 days – 1959-2024).
Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in all 12 UEFA Europa League games this season (W9 D3) and are looking to become the fourth side to win the trophy unbeaten, along with Chelsea in 2018-19, Villarreal in 2020-21 and Eintracht Frankfurt in 2021-22, the latter two of which did so in a penalty shootout in the final.
Atalanta are looking to become the first Italian side to win the UEFA Europa League, with the trophy only ever being won by sides from Spain, Portugal, England or Germany previously. The last Italian team to win the UEFA Cup was Parma in a 3-0 win over Marseille in 1999.
Bayer Leverkusen have completed 6,622 passes in this season’s UEFA Europa League, the most by a side in one campaign since Sevilla in 2019-20 (6,971). Their passing accuracy of 89.5% is the second best on record (behind Nice in 2017-18, 90%) while their ratio of 94.3% short passes is the highest by a team in a Europa League season.
Atalanta have only faced 2.8 shots on target per game in the UEFA Europa League this season, the lowest ratio of any side in the competition this season; their final opponents Bayer Leverkusen have been averaging 7.2 shots on target per game in 2023-24.
Bayer Leverkusen have had 232 shots in the UEFA Europa League this season, the most by a team in one season since Chelsea in 2018-19 (247). They’ve had 30+ shots in three different matches this season, something that had only been achieved more than once in a season by one team previously (Marseille in 2015-16, twice).
Six of Bayer Leverkusen’s 31 UEFA Europa League goals this season have been scored in the 90th minute of matches – it’s the most 90th minute goals a side has scored in a single major European season.
Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will become the first venue to host more than one UEFA Europa League final, having played host to the 2011 final which was won 1-0 by FC Porto against Sporting Braga thanks to a goal from Radamel Falcao.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso played in both the 2005 and 2007 UEFA Champions League finals for Liverpool. He is the fourth person to both play in and manage a major European final this century, along with Zinedine Zidane (played in 2002 CL final, managed in 2016, 2017, 2018 CL finals), Antonio Conte (played in 2003 CL final, managed in 2020 EL final) and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (played in 2006 CL final, managed in 2022 EL final).
Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz has been involved in eight goals in the UEFA Europa League this season (4 goals, 4 assists), the most of any Bayer player. He has created 28 chances in open play, a tally only five players can better in a Europa League campaign, most recently Amin Younes for Ajax in 2016-17 (30).
Atalanta's Gianluca Scamacca has scored six UEFA Europa League goals this season. Only two Italian players have scored more in a single campaign: Giuseppe Rossi in 2010-11 for Villarreal (10) and Ciro Immobile in 2017-18 for Lazio (8).
At the age of 66 years and 117 days on the day of this game, Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini will be the oldest manager to take charge of his first ever major European final and oldest overall since Jupp Heynckes in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final (68 years, 16 days). His counterpart Xabi Alonso, at 42 years and 179 days, will be the youngest to manage in a European final since Roberto Di Matteo in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final (41 years, 356 days), which was against Heynckes.