History-makers Atalanta reach Europa League final

Atalanta 's Ademola Lookman celebrates after scoring during the Europa League semi-final second leg match against Marseille in Bergamo on 9 May 2024. They will face Bayer Leverkusen in the final, with the German club having dispatched Roma.

Atalanta's passage to the Dublin final, where they will face Bayer Leverkusen, later this month was fully deserved after a dominant performance in which Marseille barely had a kick in yet another poor away display from the Ligue 1 outfit. Atalanta, a traditionally provincial team who have under Gian Piero Gasperini habitually punched above their weight, could now end the season with two trophies as they face Juventus in the Italian Cup on Wednesday.

"It was incredible not just for us, but for the people of Bergamo. It's an incredible result," said Atalanta president Antonio Percassi. The hosts came out for the second half with less urgency and they were almost punished by Marseille four minutes after he restart when Iliman Ndiaye miscued his lob with Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso off his line.

Toure's calm finish was his third of a difficult season in which the Mali forward - Atalanta's record signing - has been restricted to substitute appearances after suffering a serious knee injury in August, only returning to action in February.Meanwhile in Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League final 4-2 on aggregate after a stoppage-time goal from Josip Stanisic snatched a 2-2 draw at home on Thursday, extending their unbeaten run to a record 49 games.

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.

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