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Leverkusen respond with a little bit of possession of their own. Again, nothing particularly noteworthy. Both teams carefully feeling their way into this match.
They’re on the front foot immediately, Zappacosta, Koopmeiners and De Ketelaere combining down the right, albeit to no real effect. It’s a start, though.Dublin Arena. All European finals are special, but this one is between a club making its first appearance in a Uefa showpiece, and another making just its third, and its first for 22 years. So it’s got that little added something, with both sets of fans living the dream.
Neither side fielded their strongest starting XIs at the weekend, so let’s not waste time counting changes, life’s too short., Ademola Lookman, formerly of Charlton, Everton, Fulham and Leicester, comes back to supply the bullets for Gianluca Scamacca to fire; the young Belgian winger Charles de Ketelaere completes their attacking trio.
Their only meetings came in the round of 16 in the 2021-22 edition of this competition. Atalanta won the first leg 3-2 at home, Luis Muriel their two-goal hero. The tie remained very much in the balance during the second leg in Leverkusen, until Jeremie Boga wrapped things up in the last minute, securing a 1-0 win on the night for Atalanta and a 4-2 aggregate victory. So while the Black and Reds are favourites tonight, the Black and Blues have recent history on their side.
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