Shock in the Europa League final this Wednesday evening in Dublin. Atalanta Bergamo faces one of the best European teams of the season, Bayer Leverkusen. If they win this evening, the Germans can make history. Follow the match live.
21:09 – Frimpong high foot
At the forefront, Jeremie Frimpong wants to press Kolasinac but his foot is judged too high on the defender’s clearance.
21:08 – Scamacca loses his duel
New ball lost by the Germans and Lookman provokes Wirtz then Palacios. He finally serves Ruggeri who crosses. At the reception, Gianluca Scamacca loses his duel and concedes the six meters despite a blocked header.
21:06 – From smarter Ketelaere
After a return to the very dangerous axis of Tapsoba, Hincapié comes to save his camp on the left but Charles De Ketelaere goes around and gets ahead of him. The Ecuadorian defender makes a mistake.
21:05 – Musso vigilant
The free kick is poorly struck but Granit Xhaka puts a ball back into the opponent’s area. Wirtz was found but Musso cleared the ball with both fists.
9:04 p.m. – First whistle
After four minutes of play, Mr. Kovacs whistles a foul from Djimsiti on Adli in the air. Interesting free kick to negotiate for Florian Wirtz.
21:02 – Adli too short
After a throw-in, Leverkusen plays quickly from their own half and Alejandro Grimaldo combines with Florian Wirtz. The German throws Yacine Adli forward but the Moroccan is too short.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
Charles De Ketelaere kicks off this final. Let’s go for 90 minutes!
20:59 – Kick-off for Atalanta
After the toss, Atalanta will kick off this Europa League final.
20:57 – Entrance of the players
The players enter the pitch at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The start of the Europa League final is imminent.
20:55 – Leverkusen, already winner of the C3
At the time of the UEFA Cup, Bayer Leverkusen won the final on penalties against Espanyol Barcelona. It is the only European title for the German club, beaten in the final of the 2002 Champions League. For its part, Atalanta Bergamo has never played in a single European final.
8:50 p.m. – Marseille and AS Roma defeated
To qualify for the Europa League final, Atalanta Bergamo and Bayer Leverkusen respectively eliminated Olympique Marseille (4-1 on aggregate) and AS Roma (4-2 on aggregate).
20:45 – Match odds
For this Europa League final, Bayer Leverkusen is favorite against Atalanta Bergamo according to online sports betting sites:
- Betclic: Atalanta: 4.45 / Draw: 3.73 / Bayer Leverkusen: 1.79
- Bwin: Atalanta: 4.10 / Draw: 3.50 / Bayer Leverkusen: 1.75
- NetBet: Atalanta: 4.20 / Draw: 3.65 / Bayer Leverkusen: 1.78
- Unibet: Atalanta: 4.25 / Draw: 3.75 / Bayer Leverkusen: 1.76
20:40 – Alonso: “We have a plan”
At a press conference, the Spaniard expects a great confrontation in the Europa League final: “We know that Atalanta has had a very well-defined idea of how to play in recent years. From time to time, we would say they have a wait-and-see approach, not always aggressive We also faced teams like this in Germany Tomorrow we need a united performance and a strong team mentality. and the players are still excited by the atmosphere we experienced on Saturday in Leverkusen,” said Xabi Alonso.
20:35 – An unprecedented hat-trick in sight!
Bayer Leverkusen are two games away from making history. Titled in the German championship after an undefeated season, Xabi Alonso’s men have only two games left to win the championship treble – Europa League – German Cup and achieve a season without losing a single match, historic.
20:30 – How to follow Atalanta – Bayer Leverkusen in streaming?
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20:25 – A Romanian blowing the whistle
The Romanian Istvan Kovacs will be the arbiter of this poster. He will be assisted by his compatriots Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene and the Slovakian Ivan Kruzliak as fourth referee.
20:20 – The substitutes’ benches
Here are the benches of Atalanta Bergamo and Bayer Leverkusen:
- Atalanta: Adopo, Bakker, Carnesecchi, De Roon, Hateboer, Holm, Miranchuk, Pasalic, Rossi, Scalvini, Toloi, Toure.
- Bayer Leverkusen: Andrich, Arthur, Boniface, Hlozek, Hofmann, Hradecky, Iglesias, Kossounou, Lomb, Puerta, Schick, Tella.
20:15 – Gasperini confident
At a press conference, the Atalanta technician Gasperini wanted to be confident before facing the German ogre: “We are aware that we are facing a great team. We know that they are undefeated and that they have had an incredible season. But our journey has also been very good: we beat very good teams to reach the final and we have faith in ourselves”.
20:13 – Kolasinac finally present, the Atalanta lineup
Touched against Olympique de Marseille in the semi-final first leg of the Europa League, Sead Kolasinac is finally present in Gian Piero Gasperini’s eleven. Here is the Atalanta Bergamo eleven: Musso (G) – Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac – Zappacosta, Koopmeiners, Ederson, Ruggeri – De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Lookman.
20:10 – 61 years without a trophy
Winner of the Italian Cup in 1963, Atalanta Bergamo has not won a new trophy for 61 years. It’s starting to be a long time for the supporters of the Italian club, defeated last week by Juventus Turin in the Italian Cup (1-0).
20:06 – Boniface and Schick on the bench, Leverkusen’s eleven
For this final against Atalanta Bergamo, Hincapie – Grimaldo, Wirtz – Adli.
20:05 – On which channel to watch Atalanta – Bayer Leverkusen?
Holder of TV rights for the Europa League, Canal+ will broadcast the clash in the Europa League final between Atalanta Bergamo and Xabi Alonso’s men. The meeting will also be broadcast unencrypted on W9.
8:00 p.m. – Good evening everyone!
Good evening everyone! Welcome to Atalanta – Bayer Leverkusen live, Europa League final. Kick-off in an hour!