The final thrill for European football’s number two institution came as Atalanta and Leverkusen faced off in the UEFA Europa League final.
Atalanta won the match 3-0 and lifted the cup. The winning goals came in the 12th, 26th and 75th minutes, scored by Ademola Lookman.
For the first time in Atalanta’s history
Atalanta, the Italian team whose best European results were a Champions League and a UEFA Europa League quarter-final, have won a European competition for the first time in their history.
However, Atalanta will still be in the Champions League next season.
They have had the most successful 51-game series in their history.
Bayer Leverkusen were unbeaten in 51 official matches this season – Atalanta ended the streak.
Leverkusen became the first team to win the Bundesliga without losing a single game and will end their season on Saturday against Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final.
A few minutes into the match
1 minute The whistle to start the match rang.
In the 12th minute, Lookman kicked the ball back into the back section to give his team the lead.
In the 26th minute, Lookman picked up the ball in front of Bayer Leverkusen after a mistake in the opening minutes. The player attacked the opponent and scored a goal with a shot into the corner.
In the 75th minute, Lookman scored a corner kick from a one-on-one from the diagonal to complete his hat trick and extend the lead to three points.
Top 11
Atalanta: Musso, Jim City, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, Ederson, Coop Meiners, Ruggieri, De Quetelaere, Lookmann, Scamacca.
Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar, Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba, Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Hincapie, Grimaldo, Wirtz, Adli.
