Atalanta wins the Europa League… Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak ends at 51 games
‘Ruckman hat trick’ Atalanta wins 3-0 over Leverkusen… Leverkusen’s first trophy in 61 years, the ‘undefeated treble’ comes to nothing… The ‘double’ challenge continues in the Pokal finals
Atalanta (Italy) shattered Leverkusen (Germany)’s dream of being ‘undefeated’ and winning a ‘treble’ (triple crown) in one blow and rose to the top of the UEFA Europa League.
The Atalanta won the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League final, defeating Leverkusen 3-0 thanks to Ademola Lookman’s hat trick held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on the 23rd (Korean time). 파워볼
Atalanta lifted the trophy for the first time in 61 years across all competitions (excluding the second division).
Atalanta had not had a chance to win since reaching the top of the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in the 1962-1963 season.
There is no experience of winning Serie A yet.
It was their first time advancing to the finals of the Europa League and they reached the top spot.
It is also Atalanta’s first time winning a European competition.
Leverkusen suffered the bitter taste of defeat for the first time in 361 days.
The undefeated streak stopped at 51 games (42 wins, 9 draws).
Leverkusen, who achieved the Bundesliga’s first undefeated title (28 wins, 6 draws) this season, aimed for an ‘undefeated treble’ through the Europa League and the German Football Association (DFB)-Pokal.
However, on this day, both the undefeated record and the treble were broken.
Leverkusen, who missed out on winning the Europa League right before their eyes, will challenge for a ‘double’ (two wins) against Kaiserslautern in the DFB-Pokal final on the 26th.
Atalanta’s Lukeman became the sixth player in history to score a hat-trick in a European final.
Lukman opened the attack with a left-footed shot in front of the goal in the attack following Atalanta’s corner kick in the 12th minute of the first half.