Each team has already played more than 50 matches this season.
May 22 will be determined the first winner of one of the European Cups this season. In Dublin in Atalanta will play Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final. For the head coaches of both teams, the Europa League trophy will be the first in their careers, and the winning club will earn more than 20 million euros in prize money. We tell you what you need to know about final match of the Europa League Atalanta – Bayer.
Atalanta has never played in a European Cup final before in its history.. Bayer will play in the final of the European tournament for the third time in history. German club for now won the UEFA Cup once, and even then – 36 years ago. The last time Pharmacists played in the European Cup final was 22 years ago, losing to Real Madrid in the decisive Champions League match.
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Bayer have never lost this season, and his undefeated streak already totals 51 matches. In the Europa League, Bayer has nine wins and three draws in 12 matches.
Atalanta lost one match in the current Europa League – return match of the 1/4 finals of Liverpool. Overall, the Italians have seven wins, four draws and losses in 12 matches of the tournament.
Atalanta won two head-to-head matches against Bayer in the Europa League season 2021/2022. In the 1/8 finals, the Italians beat the Germans in each of two matches: 3:2 at home and 1:0 away.
Bayer’s head coach Xabi Alonso is one of the most titled football players in the world. He has victories in the World and European Championships, Laa League, Bundesliga, Champions League, Cups and Super Cups of England and Germany. But Alonso does not have a Europa League trophy in his collection. Today the Spaniard can fill the gap.
For the second time in its history, the final will be hosted by Dublin and the Aviva Arena. For the first time, the Europa League final was held at the main stadium of the capital of Ireland in 2011: in the Portuguese confrontation, Porto beat Braga.
Gian Piero Gasperini has been working with Atalanta for eight years. A match with Bayer 385 at the helm of the team for a specialist. Alonso’s work experience with Bayer is 19 months and 88 matches played.
Bayer ranks 13th in the UEFA club rankings. Atalanta is in 19th position.
Bayer has already earned 18.9 million euros in the Champions League. Atalanta has a total of 18.07 prize money. Victory in the final will make each club €4 million richer.
The Europa League final will be Bayer’s 52nd match of the season. The Pharmacists have 42 wins and nine draws. For Atalanta, the match with Bayer is the 54th match in the 2023/2024 season. The Bergamascos have 30 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses.
The cost of Bayer’s squad is estimated at 594.55 million euros Portal Transfermarkt. The total cost of the Atalanta roster is 349.6 million euros.
Source: Sportarena
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