Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run is OVER 👀 Europa League Final FULL REACTION | ESPN FC 

Lookman, I really didn't expect Leverkusen to lose

Can we just acknowledge, Gasperini is a genius. They completely destroyed both Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen

As a Liverpool fan I dont feel too bad for losing to Atalanta anymore 😂

I have always supported Italian clubs in Europe. No oil money, never mind? Just have a brilliant coach who knows tactics and the personnel to do it. No need mega superstars, no need megabucks.

A night of firsts. Leverkusen, first loss of the season, Lookman, first ever professional Hat trick, Atalanta, first ever European trophy, gasperini, first ever trophy.

What impressed me most was the way Lookman's team mates showed him their appreciation on the field. It was a proud moment to Lookman, to African football, and a proud moment to Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. We're so proud of you, dear. ❤

Alonso out there experimenting in finals like Pep 😂

People really don’t remember how Atalanta had PSG on the ropes in the champions league knockout stages a few years ago… they’ve been making the most of their modest budget and playing attractive attacking football for years, they totally deserve this success… only regret is that Il Profesore, Josip Ilicic, isn’t still around to enjoy this success…

Leverkusen has been extremely good this season, but oh my goodness! Atlanta was on another level tonight. Congratulations to Atlanta; well deserved 👏

Lookman is the 1st player to ever score a hatric in Europa League final. He is also the 2nd Nigerian to score in Europa League final. He made history tonight.

5th Serie A team Smashed the unbeaten German Champion. Wow. Gasparini and Atlanta well deserved Win. Give Serie A more respect.

Scamacca was vital. Missing from the Coppa final. They need that holdup guy up front to play their style.

Serie A has so many good teams! It's a shame our production and marketing lacks so much, let's get that going!

Lookman, I got my prediction wrong tonight.

Atalanta knocked out sporting Lisbon, Liverpool, Marseille and Bayer Leverkusen 😳😳

Another Gasperini masterclass! The man's a GENUIS!! Nobody should be surprised

I'm elated for Gasperini, man sticks to his philosophy, no matter what & has helped develop some great players. It's about fking time

Respect Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹👏

Italians beating top premier league teams, Italians beating Top German teams. Tell me how the EPL is the so called Best league in the world again?

That was a lesson in Calcio, Gasperini showing again why Calcio coaches are the best on the planet. Well done our brothers from Lombardy, we are proud of you.

I always had this feeling Atalanta will expose Leverkusen, i remember Barcelona vs Liverpool and what i learnt is possession football always fails against high intensity pressing and fast transitions like it's no coincidence Klopp has a better head to head against Pep than any other Manager.

Italian Managers looking like a possible sweep in the European club competitions this season.

Lookmans goals were magnificent and the Atalanta performance was top drawer. Gasperini put ona a masterclass while Alonso got his lineup all wrong. Really pleased for the Atalanta players and Bergamo.

This loss could trigger more losses next season. The adrenaline rush is over.

everyone favour Leverkusen but forget Atalanta beat Liverpool

I remember being a kid growing up in Ghana(I live in the Bronx ,NYC now ) watching Germany and Klinsmann. For the fierce competitor he was, I’m surprised he is so soft spoken lol

Looking for the man 🇳🇬🇳🇬

hattrick is sweet, but all those goal even BETTER

It was destined to be this way, leverkusen who never won a bundesliaga.. won it for the first time in their existence and unbeaten in the league, what a perfect story for generations to come. Atalanta who’ve never won a trophy in 60 years, won the Europa league. You see both of them got what the club longed for❤

Had Leverkusen played the CL, they would NOT have remained unbeaten for so long. Even without the ball, Atalanta was dominating after the first 18 minutes. The pressure without the ball is organized, well-animated, energized and collectively coherent. Leverkusen looked shocked. The first and second goal comes directly as a result of pressure from Atlanta in the Bayern Leverkusen territory. They completely choked out Leverkusen’s ability to express anything.

Undefeated historical German team smashed to bits in a final by a 5th place Italian team. Put some respect on Serie A’s name.

Those who watched Atalanta vs Liverpool quarter finals would agree Atalanta had more chance coming into this final.

Atalanta has done the job, now is Florentina time to complete the European double for serie a. Atalanta didn't only did it for Bergamo but also for serie a, now Florentina's time to remind the entire world that serie a is still one of the best league in europe.

Atalanta wanted it more they deserve it 👏

Ademola lookman outshining everyone (including Osimhen) at the Afcon wasn't a flash in the pan. Incredible history makerrrrr

This will happen often next season. Not taking anything away from Leverkuse, they done amazing. But its more about a momentum the team built. Last 10 games or so we´ve seen they scrapped results, often in last minute - that type of football wont work in the long term

So happy for Atalanta and Gasperini. Atalanta are maybe pound-for-pound the best-run club on the continent (have punched way above their weight every year for a decade now), with a great academy (Bastoni, Amad, Kessié, Kulusevski, Scalvini and Ruggeri who both played tonight). And Gasperini has improved practically every player he's coached there (looking at the massive giant profit they turn every year), and a lot of the up-and-coming coaches in Serie A played under him (Thiago Motta, Jurić and Palladino). Antonio Conte was a 4-4-2 coach before he watched Gasperini's Genoa. A brilliant night for football.

Those who did not give any chance to Atalanta, clearly never had seen La Dea playing.

As everybody knows here in Italy, even Guardiola said it once, playing against Atalanta is like going to the dentist. Their forward playing pressing is very physical and intense.

why cant people just give atalanta credit for the result and just say that they deserved it overall it doesnt matter what the leverkusen starting eleven was it was about what atalanta did tonight and gasperini got the better of alonso tactically and it was the same result at anfield aswell lets not forget either nobody seen that coming either did they so they deserve all the credit for proving people wrong and I am not really in for being critical of leverkusen either for losing one match either when all is said and done they are still unbeaten domestically all season right now anyway if they do the domestic double that will still go down as an amazing season imo anything can happen in a final of a cup competition really 🤔

Dont underestimate italian team

Lookman turned into prime Messi 🔥🔥🔥

Must give hope to other 5th placed teams in their league facing a team in 1st of another league in a European final

A treble isn’t for everybody 🤷🏾‍♂️

Arrogant team selection. Boniface is their best striker and to start your 3rd striker was a joke

Ademola Lookman was on fire 🔥 3 ruthless lethal goals. Hat-trick! Ọmọ Yorùbá, ọmọ Naija. 🇳🇬 A Super Eagle took down Bayer Leverkusen.

ESPN "Never give credit to the winner" analysis.

As an EVERTONIAN - CAN I JUST EMPHASISE HOW AWFUL WE HAVE BEEN TO LET A YOUNG WORLD CUP WINNER GO AND DO THIS - Hence the mess that we have been. The DEFENCE RESTS......

I’m very disappointed in Xabi and his arrogant Lineup, he had people playing areas they don’t play. Stanisic and Frimpong never play together much. Adli had no business in the striking position. Schick and Boniface on the bench it was evident from the beginning Xabi got way too cute today and it cost him. Mad Respect to Ademola Lookman he gets better and better

Atalanta was PERFECT. They absolutely smothered Leverkusen and didn't give them any chance to do anything. The pressing was relentless

gasparini should take all the credit he beat Liverpool and leverkusen

The English FA prioritized a “lad” like Grealish over Lookman. What a waste of potential English talent. Solanke should do the same thing as Lookman and pick Nigeria instead of wasting away his international career.

End of an era. I hope Leverkusen can still win the DFB Pokal this Saturday. A double is still very very good along with an invincible season.

I was very confident about Atalanta beating Bayer Leverkusen, I put my 200 euros for Atalanta win and my friend was laughing at me and telling me that I am just giving a gift of 200 euros to bet365. I’m so glad I did and from today on I will be on the side of Atalanta forever. Gracias Atalanta ❤

what a game. one of the great performances in the history of european cup finals.

Leading up to the final, Atalanta looked more solid defensively than Leverkusen. Taking out Liverpool so convincingly made them the team to beat.

Leverkusen forgot the basic rule of a final: defend and take ur few good chances

Nigerian excellence

Gasperini is a Master

Atalanta put on MASTER CLASS against Leverkusen (just as they did at Anfield against LFC). Well done.

Leverkusen starting 11 without a striker and fielding a second team who mostly play in the Europa league for a final is already doom from the start. Another overthinking Pep, Xabi?

Well everyone in the world spoke as if Leverkusen had already won. People spoke real madrid against Leverkusen in super cup these whole weeks and disrespected Atlanta. This is football. Its no room too look over a opponent specially in finals. That being said Real Madrid have too be very focus and ready for Dortmund. The Germans will go all out and they have heavy and loud supporters.

Main reason why I want a German or Italian coach at Barcelona, they will put sense in their head with the fragile ball they play. Italian and German coaches are all about pressure and tactics. I was even scared because Atalanta's tactics came out and was explained on youtube 12 before this final on the channel football meta but hey it looks like Alonso didn't see it.

The body language of Atalanta from the blow of the whistle was a red flag to Leverkusen that they meant serious business. They were hungry, they were physically strong and ready to win every ball. They played at a higher level to smash Leverkusen. What a player Lookman is. What an Atalanta my compatriot is. What a record of hart trick Lookmann had broken. Nigerians and Africa are very proud of you

The media has been saying Leverkusen is the invencible treble winner for weeks , they even compared Xabi with Guardiola. The players took it for granted, they probably needed a loss before this final to help them keep their feet on the ground and fight for the treble.

Lookman had them looking man😅

Leverkusen's players were really sloppy and kept missing passes over 90mints, I think they’ve been drinking a lot of beers over the last two weeks. Atalanta deserved they work hard.

Lookman single handedly ended the invincibles wow

If Writz had scored that hatrick, I strongly believe that half of this postmatch would have been devoted to him, not even his team...just saying.

Who were Celtic playing from 1915-17? Women's munitions factories and agricultural land army teams?

Atalanta already beat the best team in the competition in Liverpool

I knew it… when they meet a team the coach is tactically good they can’t win… I always tell my friends. Today they all agreed 😂

Now we see why they beat Liverpool in the quarters. A hard working team who are not necessarily the most talented individuals but boy they work like soldier ants and bring home the goods. Well done Atalanta 👏

Leverkusen made the same mistake of underestimating Atalanta like how Liverpool did at Anfield

ESPN talking so much about Leverkusen but not giving credit on Atalanta.They were agressive and hungery for the win.

Lookman masterclass

Look man, Wirtz isn’t ready for Real Madrid

Hey Bayern Munich I heard you are still looking for a manager that can beat a certain team?

By beating Liverpool in the knockouts, they had demonstrated they had an eye on the trophy. They are a good team. No one should be surprised they beat Leverkusen.

Atalanta biggest strength through out this tournament has been the fact that their opponents underestimated them.

Xabi Alonso messed up but let’s be honest Atalanta is the better side and I believe if they play again 10 more times, Atalanta could win 9 out of 10.

Ademola said he doesn't need DC Universe to be Superman or Batman.. He's Lookman ☠️🔥

When nobody watch Leverkusen play they keep on winning. When the whole world watch them play and in final. They fckd it up! 😑

Leverkusen played even worse than in the Qarabag game. Atalanta played brilliant, its just what happens at the top, if you have a offday and your opponent has a good day, you lose.

Leverkusen : "We're as big as Real Madrid and PSG" Atalanta : "Bud, you're not even bigger than Sassuolo" 😂

Ederson and Koopmeiners were exceptional, along with Scalvini. Scamacca doing his job as the target man that he is. Really happy Scalvini is showing this level of maturity, he's going to be a critical part of our defense at the Euros

Look man has been good ever since he was all small in year 7 happy for bro man

Everton are going to be screaming to the moon and kicking themselves for a year, for letting Lookman leave after that performance and not getting at least £60 or £70m transfer fee. Those skills and finishing was no fluke.

Mamma Mia bravo la dea 🤌🏽

Leverkusen were extremely lucky to be unbeaten at this point. This game merely exposed their true level outside the Bundesliga. Constantly clawing last minute goals when outplayed, miraculous things going their way like the Red card against Qarabag. Man City losing 3 games in a season is still far more impressive and they won a UCL treble.

Koopmeiner is class midfielder, he had one of the most underrated season, closest to Gundogan if i can think of any player, city should go all out for me, rather than wasting 100 million on bruno guimarães, koopmeiner amd scalvini both combined will cost around 120 million at most

Real quiet on the community posts about leverkusen not winning 😂😂😂

Boniface or Schick for adli

I need Atalanta would dominate the way they were playing lately. Beautiful soccer pressure covering siced movements off the ball. A perfect Game 😊

The great Interista Klinsmann got the point

Even thought the same team that lost to Juventus last week the final copa Italia, the worst Juventus side ,

It's called "you see me now" from Atalanta.. They sunk Liverpool deep into the Atalantic ocean and yet they didn't get the respect they deserve I'm pretty sure they've got the media's attention now

BL simply hadn’t played a team as good as Atalanta. They are just simply bigger, faster, stronger.

Thank you for incredible season Leverkusen & Xabi. Cya in CL ;)

Already said it, I was pulling for Atalanta. Anyone who watched the semi-finals & can analyze football a bit better than the casual fan, saw that the only reason Leverkusen even made it to the final was because Roma ABSOLUTELY sht the bed & Svilar conceded one of the worst goals I've ever seen at the top level of European competition.