For yesterday's game, I just knew Leverkusen wasn't unbeatable. I knew they were good and in good form but Atalanta was also a very good team in very good form too. They picked form late that's why they are 5th on their league table, but now they're in top form.
My biggest doubt for Leverkusen was that they've not met any top team aside from Bayern Munich in the league and Bayern Munich are not in the best of form right now.
I must admit I didn't expect that scoreline, even though my money was in Atalanta to win. I expected the scoreline to be like 2-1 or 1-1. Atalanta really surprised me yesterday. People still had hope that Leverkusen would make a comeback when it was 2-0, but I didn't. I knew the game was over for Leverkusen.
Congratulations to Atalanta on winning the Europa League.
Atalanta managed to surprise us again and this time the victory made them champions. This is how Bayer's winning streak ended, 51 matches without a loss is a lot, but this loss became very painful for Alonso. I don’t know what is more important for Bayer: winning the Bundesliga or the EL final, perhaps the first is more important, but why separate the importance if there was a desire to win both tournaments. Atalanta beat Bayer in all respects in the final, it was another great match, somewhat similar to their victory over Liverpool.
Atalanta started to attract the attention of many people when they were able to beat Liverpool, since then I have had a different assessment of Gian Piero Gasperini's troops. The collective style of play combined with a strong Italian-style defense line was able to make opponents panic. Liverpool are known for having above average abilities, but they have to admit that greatness. Likewise, Alonso was also shocked by the performance shown by Atalanta, so he failed to make his troops develop and had to bow down due to being bombarded with 3-0. Atalanta was truly extraordinary and was able to break Bayer Leverkusen's record.