Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen - LIVE!

Atalanta won their first major trophy in 61 years as a stunning hat-trick from Ademola Lookman ended Bayer Leverkusen’s extraordinary unbeaten run with a 3-0 win in the Europa League final.

Lookman scored twice inside the opening half an hour in Dublin and, for once, there was no response from Leverkusen. They toiled in the second-half, Atalanta always comfortable in their lead, and with 15 minutes an uphill task became a mountainous one, as Lookman rifled a finish into the top corner to claim the match ball and see off Leverkusen, who were beaten for the first time this season in any competition to end their 51-match streak.

Xabi Alonso’s side, Bundesliga champions this seasons, were two wins away from an ‘Invincible treble’ ahead of their trip to Ireland, with a German Cup final this weekend, but they managed just three shots on target and little in the way of sustained threat in the face of wonderful team performance from Atalanta. A first ever European title is only the second major piece of silverware in the club’s history.

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What a finish!

22:04 , Matt Verri

Three for Lookman, three wonderful finishes.

This one in particular was superb, and it ended Leverkusen’s hopes.

FT: Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

21:52 , Matt Verri

INCREDIBLE.

Atalanta’s first European trophy. A first major trophy since 1963.

Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick to end Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-match unbeaten run.

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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90+1 mins: Nope. On we go.

Four minutes added on. Think we can start engraving...

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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90 mins: Penalty for Leverkusen?

Referee says no, VAR having a look though. Scalvini may well have caught his man from behind.

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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86 mins: Tella on for Leverkusen and he wins them yet another corner. Low cross turned behind.

Goalkeeper comes, doesn’t get there but it’s headed away regardless.

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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82 mins: Leverkusen corner. A comeback from here and they might be the greatest team to have ever played.

Deep ball in, bounces behind for a goal-kick.

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

21:37 , Matt Verri

79 mins: Atalanta knocking the ball around so confidently. They are strolling toward the finish line.

Lookman is free in the box, waiting for it to be squared... doesn’t get it. That could have been his fourth.

GOAL! Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen | Ademola Lookman 75'

21:33 , Matt Verri

GAME OVER... SURELY!

Stunning. A hat-trick for Lookman, as he works the ball onto his left foot and smashes a strike into the top corner.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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72 mins: Wirtz drifts wide to get on the ball, two players immediately surround him and win it back.

Remarkable defensive effort from Atalanta. They have been relentless, and no signs at all that they are tiring.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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70 mins: Hlozek and Andrich on for Leverkusen, as Palacios and Grimaldo make way.

Alonso’s side have 20 minutes to find something very special.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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69 mins: Tapsoba into the book, can only trip Lookman as the winger skips away from him. Too sharp.

Leverkusen need something special from somewhere. Wirtz quiet, Boniface hasn’t had a kick.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

21:24 , Matt Verri

66 mins: Midway through the second-half, the minutes are ticking away for Leverkusen.

They’ve spent the last couple trying to just get out of their own half.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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63 mins: Atalanta still full of energy. Xhaka fortunate to win a free-kick on the edge of his own area as three blue shirts come flying in.

Leverkusen at the other end threaten as Wirtz clips a ball to the back post. Musso off his line to claim under pressure from Grimaldo.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

21:18 , Matt Verri

60 mins: Zappacosta dives in late on Adli, latest Atalanta player to be shown a yellow card.

There’s been plenty of talk about this Leverkusen really getting going when they’re 2-0 down in the closing stages. Getting close to that point.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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59 mins: Adli fires a ball across the face of goal, Musso can only parry it straight out.

Frimpong on the volley, 12 yards out and he blasts it miles over the bar.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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57 mins: A second Atalanta change of the night.

De Ketelaere’s final is over, he trudges off to be replaced by Pasalic.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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54 mins: Feels like the pressure is starting to build, better spell for Leverkusen. At long last, from their perspective.

More corners, but they have been poor from set-pieces. Not really a single good delivery yet.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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51 mins: Leverkusen corner - just takes one moment and they are right back in this final.

Aimed towards Tah, can only loop a header clear and it’s booted clear. Atalanta holding firm.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

21:07 , Matt Verri

49 mins: Advantage played as Wirtz is pulled back, he then loses the ball and the referee waves play on.

Atalanta break, ball played across the face of goal and Hincapie does well in his own six-yard box to turn it behind for a corner.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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46 mins: Changes from both at the break.

Kolasinac initially came out for the second-half, but he’s been replaced. Scalvini on.

And Boniface has been brought on for Leverkusen, replacing Stanisic.

Back underway!

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Up and running for the second-half.

Lookman at the double!

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Special goal, special performance so far from Lookman and Atalanta.

Still a long way to go...

HT: Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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There is the half-time whistle.

Atalanta have been superb, working so hard off the ball and ruthless when their chances have come.

Leverkusen haven’t got going, sloppy on the ball and looking rattled.

But... they are perfectly capable of coming from behind.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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45 mins: Two minutes added on.

Leverkusen need half-time. Alonso needs a big team talk.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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43 mins: Atalanta look so dangerous when they win it back.

De Ketelaere has Zappacosta on the overlap, cuts inside instead and tries to reverse the shot into the near post. Well saved.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

20:42 , Matt Verri

41 mins: It continues to be Frimpong as the further man for Leverkusen. And most central.

He does well to keep hold of the ball, looks up and there’s nobody in the box. Leverkusen have been miles off it so far.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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38 mins: Frimpong finds himself as the centre forward, tries to take on Kolasinac but the door is slammed shut. Ball knocked behind for a corner.

Grimaldo with a poor ball in, Atalanta deal with that easily.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

20:36 , Matt Verri

35 mins: Huge chance for Leverkusen!

Grimaldo is in on goal, Musso for some reason has come miles off his line. Leverkusen man tries to lob him, but he cushions it straight into the goalkeeper’s arms.

Scamacca then flies in late on Adli - Wirtz earns himself a yellow for his complaints.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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32 mins: Leverkusen can’t get out. Not really playing with a striker tonight and it’s giving them no out ball.

Frimpong high up on that right wing, but he’s not going to hold it up. Alonso surely has to change something.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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29 mins: Adli wants a penalty, did he get a toe to the ball before Kolasinac tried to clear?

No. Never getting a penalty for that.

A few Atalanta players decide to wage their fingers in Adli’s face, just in case he wondered what they thought.

Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

20:29 , Matt Verri

28 mins: Leverkusen known for their late goals, so they won’t panic yet.

Just as worrying for them as the scoreline is the pattern of the match, though. Atalanta much the better side.

GOAL! Atalanta 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen | Ademola Lookman 26'

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Lookman at the double!

And now Leverkusen really do have problems.

Sensational from Lookman, after Leverkusen lose it. Nutmeg on Xhaka, and then whipped into the far corner from 20 yards out.

Atalanta 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

20:23 , Matt Verri

23 mins: Atalanta captain Djimsiti is shown the first yellow card of the night. It’s probably been coming, with the amount of fouls. He was slightly night, but nothing particularly serious.

Xhaka floats the ball to the back post, Wirtz is free but it’s over his head.

Watch: How Atalanta took the lead

20:21 , Matt Verri

Coaches and subs on the pitch after that goal - Atalanta have gone very early with that!

Atalanta 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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18 mins: Alonso fairly animated on the touchline, won’t be particularly impressed with what he’s seen so far.

This is more like it, Frimpong getting in behind down the right for the first time.

Cuts it back, Grimaldo swings at thin air on the edge of the box. Stanisic then drags an effort wide.

Atalanta 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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15 mins: It was Palacios who didn’t react quick enough at the back post, allowing Lookman to nip in ahead of him.

Leverkusen a bit rattled at the moment. Atalanta pressing really high up the pitch, not giving them a second.

GOAL! Atalanta 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen | Ademola Lookman 12'

20:13 , Matt Verri

Great goal!

Zappacosta in space on the road, plays the ball back into the six-yard box. Lookman so sharp at the back post, gets across his man and turns the ball into the net on the stretch.

Atalanta 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

20:11 , Matt Verri

11 mins: Wirtz dropping deep to get on the ball, and he’s having to.

Fairly scrappy match so far, fair few fouls and sloppy passes. No surprise that there are some nerves on show.

Atalanta 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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8 mins: Now Xhaka gives it away, allowing Lookman to drive towards the Leverkusen box.

Plays it out to the left, cross fired in and Scamacca very nearly makes something of it at the back post. Ball bobbles wide.

Atalanta 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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6 mins: Awful pass from Tapsoba, straight to De Ketelaere and it’s a chance for Atalanta to counter.

He takes too long to make a decision though, and Leverkusen scramble back to clear.

Atalanta 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

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3 mins: No surprise that it’s Leverkusen dominating possession.

Atalanta direct when they do win it back, already a few very hopeful balls lobbed forward.

KICK-OFF!

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Underway in the Europa League final!

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Anthem done, handshakes done, flag waving done.

Time to get up and running.

Here we go!

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Players will be out any minute.

Far too many people on the pitch, waving flags, ribbons and anything else they can get their hands on.

Alonso: No change in preparations

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A huge occasion for both sides, but Xabi Alonso is confident his Bayer Leverkusen players will be able to treat it as just another match in an incredible season.

He said: “Our focus is preparing the game, not [as] a special game. We haven’t changed anything.

"We have played 51 games. The players have understanding. Now is the time to give our best.

"We have been preparing for this moment through the whole year. It’s not just today's job. I have a great team. The players are ready for sure. I have a good feeling it will not be different. We will respect Atalanta but we have confidence in our game."

Not long now!

19:42 , Matt Verri

Kick-off just under 20 minutes away, and it is already LOUD in Dublin.

How Roma have reached the final

19:35 , Matt Verri

Atalanta finished top of Group D, booking their place in the last-16.

It was a nervy encounter with Sporting, one they edged through 3-2 on aggregate, and that set up a clash with Liverpool.

A remarkable 3-0 win at Anfield proved enough, despite a 1-0 defeat at home in the second leg, and Atalanta then eased past Marseille in the semi-finals.

Now the big one.

How Leverkusen have reached the final

19:26 , Matt Verri

Bayer Leverkusen were the only side to win all six of their group-stage matches in the Europa League.

Six matches, six wins, 19 goals scored, three conceded. Pretty decent.

It was far more nervy in the last-16, where they trailed 4-3 on aggregate to Qarabag after 92 minutes of the second leg. Two goals followed in stoppage-time to turn that match around and keep the unbeaten run going.

West Ham were seen off in the quarter-finals, before more late drama in the last-four.

Leverkusen were 2-0 down at home to Roma, but scored in the 82nd and 97th minutes to draw 2-2 on the night and ease through 4-2 on aggregate.

Atalanta to spoil the party?

19:20 , Matt Verri

All the talk, inevitably, about Leverkusen at the moment, but Atalanta are capable of upsetting the odds.

Their sole major trophy came in 1963, but they came close to ending that long wait earlier this month when they were beaten in the Coppa Italia final by Juventus.

Five wins in a row to end the Serie A season - confidence will be high.

Atalanta team news

19:12 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Atalanta XI: Musso, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, Ederson, Koopmeiners, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Scamacca

Subs: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Tolo, Holm, Pasalic, Toure, De Roon, Bakker, Adopo, Hateboer, Scalvini, Miranchuk

Wirtz fit to start!

19:10 , Matt Verri

As expected, Leverkusen do have Wirtz in the starting lineup, despite his recent struggle with a thigh issue.

Xhaka and Hincapie both return to the starting lineup too, with Adli leading the line. No real surprises.

Atalanta without De Roon, but Kolasinac is fit to start in defence.

Bayer Leverkusen team news

19:01 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Kovar, Tapsoba, Tah, Stanisic, Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Hincapie, Wirtz, Grimaldo, Adli

Subs: Hradecky, Lomb, Kossounou, Hofmann, Andrich, Iglesias, Arthur, Schick, Tella, Boniface, Hlozek, Puerta

Italians bringing the noise!

18:51 , Matt Verri

Still over an hour to go until kick-off, but the Atalanta fans are making themselves heard inside the stadium in Dublin.

Going to be some atmosphere tonight.

De Roon emotional after fan support

18:44 , Matt Verri

Really is a big blow for Atalanta to be without Marten de Roon tonight.

He has picked up an injury, with Atalanta fans responding by hanging up a banner of support outside his house after the news broke.

“I’m feeling a little better, the disappointment has passed a little,” De Roon said in Tuesday’s press conference. “The banner outside the house this morning made me emotional. In recent days I have received extraordinary, incredible affection.

“Some good things have come from this difficult moment for me, I have messages from everyone and this gave me enormous pleasure.”

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini said: “I'm really sorry for him, for everything he's done. It's sad that he can't play in this final. He's never been injured in recent years, his first injury came on the eve of this final.”

Leverkusen two wins away...

18:34 , Matt Verri

Bundesliga champions Leverkusen are on the cusp of greatness.

Xabi Alonso’s side cruised to the league title and are on a 51-match unbeaten run, having not tasted defeat in any competition this season. The ‘Invincible Treble’ is on.

Victory tonight will secure a second trophy, and leave their hopes of an entire season unbeaten resting on the German Cup final this weekend, against second-division side Kaiserslautern.

Stage is set!

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No shortage of Leverkusen fans in Dublin this evening...

Standard Sport prediction

18:16 , Matt Verri

Destiny appears to be on Leverkusen’s side after such a remarkable campaign.

The finishing line is now in sight and they have shown no signs of being hindered by pressure or the magnitude of their achievements so far.

Atalanta have been impressive in reaching the final, including when securing that famous win at Anfield, but Leverkusen are worthy favourites.

Leverkusen to win, 3-1.

How the sides could look tonight...

18:04 , Matt Verri

Predicted Atalanta XI: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Scalvini; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Koopmeiners; Scamacca

Predicted Bayer Leverkusen XI: Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Wirtz; Boniface

Bayer Leverkusen team news

17:56 , Matt Verri

Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, are not thought to be carrying any injury concerns heading into the final.

Florian Wirtz has been contending with a thigh issue of late but is expected to be fit to start.

Piero Hincapie and Granit Xhaka can be expected to come back into the starting lineup, having initially been on the bench for the club’s final Bundesliga match.

Atalanta team news

17:48 , Matt Verri

Atalanta have been hit by the absence of Marten De Roon for the Europa League final.

The Italian side will be without their captain after he came off during their Coppa Italia final loss to Juventus last week.

Defender Emil Holm is another doubt with the same calf issue preventing him from appearing in both legs of their semi-final clash against Marseille.

But the centre-back and ex-Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac (thigh) both featured in training ahead of the trip to Dublin.

How to watch Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen

17:39 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Coverage starts at 7pm BST.

Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action right here with us!

Good evening!

17:32 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen!

It’s the Europa League final in Dublin, with Leverkusen unsurprisingly the favourites as they continue their bid for an incredible ‘Invincible Treble’.

Atalanta have had a fine season themselves, though, and will certainly believe they can upset the odds.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from the Aviva Stadium.