Atalanta beats Bayern Leverkusen 3-0 making them the winner of the Europa League
The unbeaten run came to an end as Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick for Atalanta.
Xabi Alonso’s team simply ran out of steam after a phenomenal season with Lookman running them ragged, opening the scoring with a back-post finish on 12 minutes before doubling the advantage with a stunning curling effort 14 minutes later.
He wrapped up his famous treble with a powerful left-footed strike that flew into the top corner meaning he became the first player to ever score a hat-trick in a Europa League final.
After storming to their first Bundesliga title, Leverkusen’s hopes of their own treble are over although they can secure a domestic double by beating Kaiserslautern in the German Cup on Saturday.
The Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini, this was his the first major trophy of his long career – an overdue success.
Victory also gave Atalanta only the second trophy in their 116-year history, over six decades after the Bergamo side had won the Coppa Italia
