Will Ademola Lookman be the executioner of the invincible Bayer Leverkusen? Xabi Alonso’s players in any case found someone to talk to in the Europa League final this Wednesday evening in Dublin. Dominated by Atalanta Bergamo, easy defeat of OM in the semi-final, the Germans first saw the Nigerian striker open the scoring in the 12th minute following a fine collective action concluded with a left strike with one touch of the ball.
Without solutions, cornered by the pressing – one of the trademarks of its coach Gian Piero Gasperini – of the Dea, Bayer lost again in the 26th minute (2-0). After a poor header from ex-Toulouse Amine Adli, Lookman recovered the ball high on the pitch. The rest seems easy, and yet… Oriented control, acceleration, small bridge over Granit Xhaka and remote-controlled strike into Kovar’s small net: the action is crystal clear and propels Atalanta a little closer to the Europa League title.
But be careful, opposite, Bayer Leverkusen are the specialists in turnarounds. Already in the semi-final, the Germans came back from a 2-0 deficit to save the draw against Roma and thus preserved their crazy unbeaten streak.
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