Great 4-1! A small city with a population of 130,000 has created a miracle: from the Champions League top 8 to the European final in just four years【hongyan】

    In recent years, Atalanta is a regular in European competition, the best record is to break into the last eight of the Champions League. This season, Atalanta played an excellent role in the Europa League Cup, the first place in the group stage went straight to the last 16, and then eliminated Portugal Sports and Liverpool, returning to the European final four stage after 36 years.

    Atalanta's players are full of confidence as they try to win their first European title after knocking out top favourites Liverpool in the last eight. Atalanta, who drew 1-1 away to Marseille in the first leg of the semi-final, now need to win at home to advance to the final.

    In the 30th minute, Lookman cut inside the front of the penalty area and deflected the ball into the net to give Atalanta a 2-1 lead.

   In the 52nd minute, Lugeri fired home from Lukman to give Atalanta a 3-1 lead on aggregate. 
   In the 52nd minute, Lugeri fired home from Lukman to give Atalanta a 3-1 lead on aggregate.

    In the 94th minute, Marseille missed a pass and Toure broke into the penalty area and fired into the far corner to help Atalanta win 4-1 on aggregate and secure qualification.
    With a capacity of 23,000 spectators at the new Galvis Arena, Atlanta rewrote history.

    With this victory, Atalanta created two historical records, the first is the first time in the European semi-final two legs unbeaten, the second is the first time in the team's history to enter the European final, the previous best result is the 1987-88 season to reach the European Cup Winners' Cup final four.As Roma were beaten 2-2 by Bayer Leverkusen, the aggregate score was 2-4, so Atalanta did not meet Roma in the final, the Serie A team failed to secure the title in advance.According to the schedule, this season's Europa League final will start at 3 am on May 23, Beijing time, the venue is Dublin Aviva Stadium, when the Atlanta Impact team's first European championship, Leverkusen is the sword of the second championship.

    According to statistics, Atalanta and Leverkusen have only two official matches in history, both taking place in the Europa League Round of 16 in the 2021/22 season, when Atalanta won both games. However, now Leverkusen is strong, especially in the last moment many times staged a knockout or a miracle performance, Atlanta want to win the title is not easy.