Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick to help Atalanta win the Europa League and become the first team to defeat Leverkusen this season.
The 2023-24 Europa League Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland was a meeting between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini chose to organize the army in a 3-4-3 system using three coordinated attacking lines in the front line. Charles de CattellariGianluca Scamacca and Ademola Lookman
Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen side also placed their pieces in a 3-4-3 formation, using three coordinated attacking lines in the front line. Jeremy FrimpongAnd Amin Adly Florian Wirtz
The match started after 12 minutes and Atalanta took the lead from the moment Davide Zappacosta passed the ball from the right side to the middle and Ademola Lookman pounced on it with his left into the net. The Italian team advanced 1-0.
Atalanta followed up with the second goal in the 26th minute, the moment Ademola Lookman, the same man, touched the ball away from Granit Xhaka and shot a decisive ball from the right side in front of the penalty area. He is the second child of the Nigerian national team player in this match. He helped the Italian team escape 2-0. The first half ended with this result
In the second half, Atalanta scored another third goal in the 75th minute from the moment Gianluca Scamacca passed the ball to Ademola Lookman, who moved his legs to deceive the winger. Edmund Tapsoba before firing a sharp left shot. It's also his hat-trick in this game. Sending the Italian team ahead 3-0
After that, no more goals were scored. In the end, the match ended with Atalanta winning 3-0, winning the European League for the first time in the club's history. Including becoming the first team to defeat Bayer Leverkusen this season as well.
List of players from both teams
Atalanta (3-4-3): Juan Musso; Berat Djim city, Isaac HianMr. Kolasinac (Giorgio Scalvini (46); Davide Zappacosta (Hans Hatboer (84)Ederson, Turn Copminers, Matteo Ruggeri; Charles de Cattellari (Mario Pasalic (57)Gianluca Scamaca (Bilal Toure (84)Ademola Lookman
Unused substitutes: Rafael Tolui, Emil Holm, Martin De Roon, Mitchell Bakker, Michel Ndari Adobo, Marco Carnesecchi, Francesco RossiAlexei Miranchuk
yellow card – Berat Djem City, 22, Gianluca Scamaca, 35 years old Davide Zappacosta, 60 years old Turn Copminers 70
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3): Matej Kovar; Edmund Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Encapier; Josip Stanisic (Victor Boniface (46)Charles Aranjuez, Ezequiel Palacios (Robert Andrich 68)xhaka granite, Alex Grimaldo (Adam Hlusik 69); Jeremy Frimpong (Nathan Tella (81), Amin Adly, Florian Wirtz (Patrick Schick (81)
Unused backup: Lukas Hradecki, Odilon KosounouJonas Hoffmann, Borja Iglesias, Arthur, Gustavo Puerta, Nickpas Lomb
yellow card – Florian Wertz, 35 years old Edmund Tapsoba, 67 years old Robert Andrich, 73