Ademola Lookman scored a sensational hat-trick as Atalanta secured the 2023-24 Europa League title after defeating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
The defeat for Leverkusen ends their impressive unbeaten run across all competitions.
Having gone through an entire Bundesliga campaign undefeated, Leverkusen had not been beaten in 51 matches prior to Wednesday’s contest.
They can still lift the German Cup final this Saturday, should they defeat second-tier Kaiserslautern.
Atalanta, meanwhile, have become the first Italian team to win the competition since Parma beat Marseille in the 1999 showpiece.
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