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‘It’s painful’ – Xabi Alonso reflects on Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run coming to an end

Xabi Alonso stated that it was painful to see Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run coming to an end after losing the Europa League final 3-0 to Atalanta on Wednesday night. It brought to an the German side's unbeaten run in all competitions this season which stood at a record 51 games Leverkusen were only two games away from making that historic feat but Ademola Lookman's hat-trick meant...

UEL: Nigeria’s Lookman scores historic hat-trick as Atalanta wins first European title

UEL: Nigeria’s Lookman scores historic hat-trick as Atalanta wins first European title

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman scored a brilliant hat-trick for Atalanta in their exhilarating 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Nigerian made history at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, as he became the first African player to score a hat-trick in the final of a major UEFA competition, and the first player to score thrice in...

UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

As the curtains continue to draw on club football for the 2023–24 season, major finals will be played across European leagues, as well as huge showdowns on different continental stages, one of them being the Europa League. The second division of European club football will see a new champion crowned when German champions Bayer Leverkusen take on Italian side Atalanta in the competition’s final at the...

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Europa League final: Xabi Alonso confident of Leverkusen victory over Atalanta

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso is confident that his team will claim victory in the Europa League final against Atalanta in Dublin on Wednesday night. The German outfit have been the talk of the season having gone unbeaten in all competitions this season and clinched a first-ever Bundesliga title. They are now on course for an unprecedented treble but will face a stern test against an...

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Xabi Alonso unable to explain consistent Leverkusen comebacks

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xavi Alonso says he is unable to explain how his team have been able to comeback in games multiple times this season. The first-time German champions were 2-0 down against AS Roma in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night but were able to find their way back with late goals by Mancini (own goal) and Josip Stanisic in the 82nd minute minute...