Nigerian international star Ademola Luqman scored 3 goals (a hat trick) to lead the team to Atlanta.
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Nigerian international star Ademola Luqman scored 3 goals (a hat trick) to lead the team to Atlanta.

Nigerian international star Ademola Luqman scored 3 goals (he made a hat-trick) to lift the Italian team Atalanta for the first time in the history of the Europa League and ended the unbeaten streak of the German team Bayern Munich.

Atalanta beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the final of the continental competition at the Aviva Stadium in the Irish capital, Dublin.

In the game, Luqman became the first player in the history of the tournament under its modern name (Europa League), which started in 2009, after scoring three goals for Atlanta in the 12th, 26th and 76th minutes respectively. , or the old name (European Union Cup), which started 53 years ago, scored a hat-trick in the final match of the tournament.

Atalanta, playing in their first ever continental final, were the better side in the game as they dominated most of the game, while Leverkusen’s players looked out of sorts and the German side suffered the first blow. He set an impressive European record with 51 unbeaten matches during the season.

This became the second title in the history of Atalanta, who are fifth in the Italian league table, having previously won the Italian Cup in 1963.

This crown brought smiles back to Atalanta fans after the disappointment of the team losing 0-1 in the Coppa Italia final to Juventus last Saturday.

Atalanta became the first Italian team to win the Europa League under its new name, and will face the winner of the Champions League final between Spain’s Real Madrid and Germany in the European Super Cup next August in Warsaw, the Polish capital. Between the two, which will be held at Wembley Stadium (Borussia Dortmund) in the British capital, London, on June 1.

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