Atalanta together with Bayern Leverkusen will play in the Champions League but I don’t think they will both go far in the league since they’re lesser teams compare to other teams that will be playing in that competition. They can try their best, but I don’t see them even reaching the quarter finals or exiting pass the quarter finals of the competition. In this stages, the game would have been filtered to the most experienced and best teams which I don’t think they’ll fall in that last eight categories or will escape from that stage if they do.
The Champions League is filled with representative clubs from other leagues, in contrast to the European League which is still filled with mid-table clubs who appear impressive, while the Champions League is filled with experienced top-flight clubs and usually they always dominate the top 3 in their respective leagues so that every clubs competing in the Champions League will do their best and their strength cannot be underestimated. I also doubt Leverkusen and Atalanta whether they can match the level of experienced candidates in the Champions League because this club looks like it will be the underdog club in the Champions League next season.
Even though Xabi Alonso has made Leverkusen unbeatable in the Bundesliga and beat Bayern Munich, and Atalanta can beat Leverkusen who have not yet tasted defeat. This is not a guarantee that next season will have the same performance because every club will definitely try to improve their performance, especially when the Champions League is dominated with experienced clubs, they need a strong mentality and experience to be able to perform well in the Champions League, a big competition in Europe, so if Leverkusen and Atalanta want to appear successful there, at least they have players who are experienced and have a strong mentality.