World Courant
ANKARA
First-time finalists Atalanta from Italy will meet German opponents Bayer Leverkusen within the UEFA Europa League remaining in Eire on Wednesday.
Atalanta are in search of their first-ever European title whereas Leverkusen, who received the continental title within the Eighties, are on the hunt for a treble.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen are having an incredible season as they’ve already received the 2024 German Bundesliga title, which was the membership’s first.
Final weekend, the Werkself completed the Bundesliga season in fashion. They turned the primary German group to finish a home marketing campaign unbeaten. Following a 2-1 win over Augsburg on Could 18, Leverkusen have prolonged their unbeaten run to 51 matches in all competitions.
After Europa League remaining in Dublin, Leverkusen will play the German Cup remaining towards underdogs Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
Leverkusen need to win their second European title as they received the 1988 UEFA Cup, which was the Europa League’s forerunner.
Within the earlier spherical, Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta eradicated France’s Olympique Marseille, successful the semifinal tie 4-1 on combination. Leverkusen beat Roma 4-2 on combination to have booked their place on the Dublin remaining.
Gianluca Scamacca, who scored six targets in 10 Europa League matches, will likely be Atalanta’s important purpose risk within the remaining.
Italian ahead Scamacca, who joined from West Ham United in 2023, scored 18 targets in 41 matches this season.
Leverkusen’s Nigerian ahead Victor Boniface and Patrik Schick from the Czech Republic had 5 targets every within the Europa League marketing campaign.
Boniface scored 21 targets in all competitions to be Leverkusen’s highest scorer this season.
Leverkusen don’t have any injured or suspended gamers.
Nonetheless, Atalanta’s Swedish midfielder Emil Holm and Dutch midfielder Marten De Roon are nonetheless having accidents to overlook the ultimate.
As well as, the Atalanta duo in protection Rafael Toloi and Sead Kolasinac are uncertain for the Dublin showdown as each have thigh accidents.
The ultimate will start at Dublin Area at 1900GMT.
The ultimate’s venue, which opened in 2010, is house to Irish nationwide soccer and rugby union groups.
The Dublin Area is about to host the primary Europa League remaining since 2011, an all-Portuguese remaining through which Porto beat Braga 1-0.
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