Nigerian forwards, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella of German club Bayer Leverkusen will hope to continue their incredible season in which they emerged Bundesliga champions unbeaten, when they take on Italian side Atalanta featuring compatriot, Ademola Lookman in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Xabi Alonso’s men are on the hunt for the club’s second Europa League title as they bid to complete a historic unbeaten treble.
However, they will have to overcome a fluid attacking Atalanta side that knocked Liverpool out of the competition.
The Germans overturned a two-goal deficit against Roma to secure a 2-2 draw in the second leg of their semi-final clash to win the fixture 4-2 on aggregate.
Nigerian forward, Lookman, was on the scoresheet when Atalanta defeated Marseille 3-0 in the second leg of their semi-final as the team booked their first European final appearance with a 4-1 aggregate score.
Gian Piero Gasperini is hoping to win his first managerial trophy while also leading his exciting Italian side to European history.
The last time the two sides met was in the Last 16 of the 2021/2022 Europa League season when Gasperini’s side defeated Leverkusen 4-2 on aggregate.