This year’s UEFA Europa League Final is set to take place on Wednesday, pitting Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen together in what is sure to be a tightly contested affair.
Both sides have provided excellent performances throughout the season as they made their way to the final, with one of the standouts seeing Atalanta fantastically beat the competition’s favourites Liverpool 3-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 victory at Anfield.
Bayer Leverkusen’s best moment came in the round of 16 when they faced Qarabag, coming from 2-0 down in the first leg to draw 2-2 thanks to a 92nd-minute Patrik Schick equaliser before once again coming back from 2-0 down in the second leg to win 3-2 with two stoppage time goals from Schick.
Read on as we pick out our top booking codes and take a look at the upcoming Europa League Final:
Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen – Bet Here
Wednesday 22 May, 20:00
Aviva Stadium
Atalanta come into this having enjoyed an extremely positive run in recent weeks, picking up seven wins and a draw in the nine games since their second leg 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at home. Unfortunately for Gian Piero Gasperini, his side’s only defeat in the time since came exactly a week prior to the Europa League Final when they lost 1-0 in the Coppa Italia Final to Juventus, missing out on the chance to win the club’s second ever major trophy.
After failing to compete in the UEFA Champions League since 2021/22 after finishing third in Serie A the season prior, Atlanta now have the chance to secure their place in Europe’s top-tier competition in two different ways. The Italian side are currently fifth in Serie A, where they have resided for the majority of the season, but hold just a three-point lead over sixth-placed Roma.
Gasperini’s side hold a game in hand over those around them however, giving them the chance to secure fifth and a place in the Champions League, while they could climb as high as third if they are victorious in their final two games of the Serie A season.
Atalanta must now focus on the Europa League though as they have another chance at silverware on Wednesday against a team that they faced in this competition in 2022 when they matched up in the round of 16.
The Italian side were the victors in that tie, winning their home leg 3-2 and the away leg 1-0, but Bayer Leverkusen are an entirely different opponent this season.
Xabi Alonso’s side have already confirmed their status as not only the Bundesliga champions, claiming their first-ever German title, and remarkably finished the league campaign with no losses in 34 matches.
Leverkusen now have just two matches left to complete the unthinkable and finish a whole season unbeaten while winning a treble as they have the Europa League Final and DFB Pokal Final coming up.
They have now gone 52 games unbeaten heading into this final with only nine of those being draws, leaving them with plenty of confidence ahead of what could become one of the most historic finals in the competition’s history.
Bet9ja Tips
Two Super Eagles stars are set to come face to face in this game with Ademola Lookman for Atalanta and Victor Boniface representing Bayer Leverkusen, and the two come into this game in great form.
Lookman has netted on 12 occasions this season, the second-highest of his career, and comes into this game with three goals and four assists in his last eight matches. Boniface has scored 21 times in his debut campaign with Bayer Leverkusen, including five in seven appearances in the Europa League and has scored three in his last three heading into this game.
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Bayer Leverkusen’s phenomenal season will give them huge confidence and plenty of momentum coming into this game, while Atalanta’s defeat in the Coppa Italia final and history of failing to win major trophies may leave them with little belief.
For this reason, we believe that the Bundesliga champions will be victorious here and go one step closer to securing a completely undefeated treble. You can get odds of Bayer Leverkusen to win of 1.85 at Bet9ja in 90 minutes only with the booking code of 6MSZXNQ.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing, 90 minutes only): Atalanta win: 4.35, Bayer Leverkusen win: 1.85
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