Ademola Lookman produced a showstopping performance as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run to emerge winners of the 2023 Europa League.
The Nigerian winger became the first footballer to score a hat-trick in a European final to hand Atalanta their first European title in 61 years.
A first-half brace in the 12th and 26th minute and a 75th-minute strike by the former England youth player sank Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin in an intriguing Europa League final clash.
Lookman’s heroics came a few months after he suffered a heartbreak in his first major international tournament with the Nigeria national team in 2023 AFCON.
The 26-year-old starred in the tournament, scoring 3 goals with 2 assists to power the team to the final where they lost to tournament’s hosts Ivory Coast.
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The Nigerian winger became the first footballer to score a hat-trick in a European final to hand Atalanta their first European title in 61 years.
A first-half brace in the 12th and 26th minute and a 75th-minute strike by the former England youth player sank Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin in an intriguing Europa League final clash.
Lookman’s heroics came a few months after he suffered a heartbreak in his first major international tournament with the Nigeria national team in 2023 AFCON.
The 26-year-old starred in the tournament, scoring 3 goals with 2 assists to power the team to the final where they lost to tournament’s hosts Ivory Coast.
More on: https://futballnews.com/ademola-loo...agles-after-2023-europa-league-final-heroics/