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Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta will meet in the Europa League final after seeing off Roma and Marseille respectively in the semi-finals.
The Bundesliga champions headed into the reverse leg in Germany 2-0 up on aggregate after an impressive performance away from home.
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Roma did their best to overturn the deficit after Leandro Paredes scored a penalty just before half-time and netted another from the spot in the second half.
But the German side hit back late on, with Roma scoring an unfortunate own goal through Gianluca Mancini.
Leverkusen once again salvaged their unbeaten run through Josip Stanisic, who scored in the 97th minute and sent the fans in the stands into raptures.
In Italy, Atalanta welcomed Marseille with the tie finely poised at 1-1.
A goal from Ademola Lookman put the Serie A side in the driving seat and they were good value for their lead, eventually doubling it through Matteo Ruggeri, who smashed in from distance.
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— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 9, 2024
Unlike the match in Germany, this one was over relatively early in the night and Atalanta will fancy themselves in the final having already knocked favourites Liverpool out of the competition.
They scored a third deep into stoppage time through El Bilal Toure, who capped off a brilliant performance by curling the ball into the bottom corner.
Leverkusen and Atalanta will face off on May 22 in what promises to be a mouthwatering affair in Dublin.
Leverkusen march on
Roma had nothing to lose in their match against Xabi Alonso’s men and they started well, forcing Matej Kovar into action early after Romelu Lukaku latched on to a long ball and prompting the Czech Republic international to rush out and meet the Belgian…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-05-09 21:24:54
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