The UEFA Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen will play place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin tonight. Leverkusen is targeting a second trophy after winning the Bundesliga this season. Meanwhile, Atalanta, having won their last six Serie A matches and qualify for in the final by defeating Marseille in the semi-finals, has recent form on their side. Interestingly, these teams previously met in the 2021-22 Europa League round of 16, with Atalanta winning 4-2 on aggregate. Despite Leverkusen being the favorite, Atalanta’s recent achievements are remarkable.
Atalanta's starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen: Musso, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, Ederson, Koopmeiners, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Scamacca.
Bayer Leverkusen's starting XI against Atalanta: Kovar, Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba, Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Hincapie, Grimaldo, Wirtz, Adli.
There are many things that have changed in Leverkusen from that period to this period. They are undefeated this year and they did it in the Bundesliga and UEL. This final is their only defeat this season. I don't know if Atalanta will achieve this in this final match. In a few hours, the final match will end and we will see if the great record will continue for Leverkusen. This will be one of the most important matches of the year for Xabi.