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.
If Atalanta will win this game, they have to ignore the record of Bayer Leverkusen and what they have achieved this season, they have to remember their journey to the finals and how it was not easy, how they had to fight to get here.
Atalanta starts the game with Nigeria attacker Ademola Lookman while Bayer Leverkusen's Victor Boniface is going to start from the bench.
Ademola Lookman have scored the first goal for Atalanta who have started better than Leverkusen. The early goal is a big advantage to Atalanta who have a chance to defend the goal and try to get more, and then a big test of mentality again for Bayer Leverkusen to get back into the game.