insert_link Sport Atalanta’s Gasperini glad to end Italy’s 25-year Europa League drought Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini is proud of bringing the Europa League trophy to Italy after 25 "cursed" years, the coach said after his side's emphatic 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the final. Ademola Lookman's stunning hat-trick helped Atalanta secure a second major trophy in their 117-year history in the final in Dublin on Wednesday. They became the first Italian club to win the competition since Parma in […] todayMay 23, 2024 9
insert_link Sport Lookman hat trick wins cup A stunning Ademola Lookman hat-trick handed Atalanta the Europa League title on Wednesday, just the second major trophy in their 117-year history after a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen that ended the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak. Lookman, who struggled to establish himself in the English Premier League with Everton, Fulham and Leicester City before reviving his career in Italy under Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, struck twice inside […] todayMay 23, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Atalanta battle Roma for Champions League after making history Atalanta head into Sunday's Serie A top-five showdown with dejected Roma on the highest of highs after reaching their first ever European final in the greatest night of the club's 117-year history. Used to punching above their weight, traditionally tiny Atalanta keep reaching new heights under Gian Piero Gasperini and will face Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on May 22 after yet another swashbuckling performance against […] todayMay 10, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Olympiakos make history by reaching Europa Conference League final Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final after making history with their 2-0 win against Aston Villa in Thursday's semi-final second leg. Jose Luis Mendilibar's side clinched a 6-2 aggregate triumph thanks to a double from Villa's chief tormentor Ayoub El Kaabi, who hit a hat-trick in the first leg. On a raucous night at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Olympiakos, champions of Greece a […] todayMay 10, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Hofmann, Boniface shine as Leverkusen strike late to beat West Ham Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface scored after coming off the bench as Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham 2-0 at home on Thursday in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. Needing stoppage time winners from Patrick Schick to win both legs of their last 16 tie with Qarabag, Leverkusen were dominant but had failed to break through against the dogged visitors. With 14 minutes remaining, coach Xabi Alonso brought […] todayApril 12, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Liverpool on brink of Europa League exit after Atalanta romp at Anfield Atalanta stunned Anfield as Gianluca Scamacca scored twice in a 3-0 win on Thursday to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Mario Pasalic added a third seven minutes from time to condemn Liverpool to a first home defeat in all competitions for 14 months. The Reds had been favourites to end the Jurgen Klopp era by completing the German's set of […] todayApril 12, 2024 6