2024-25 UEFA Europa League Online Betting - Soccer Odds

2024-25 UEFA Europa League Online Betting

Founded in 1971 as the UEFA Cup and rebranded in 2009 as the UEFA Europa League, this second-tier competition complements the UEFA Champions League but is above the UEFA Europa Conference League. Originally, the UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Up, which was founded in 1955. The current season began on September 25, 2024, and runs through May 21, 2025.

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A stunning Ademola Lookman hat trick handed Atalanta the 2023-24 Europa League title foray, just the second major trophy in their 117-year history after a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen. The result ended the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak.

Lookman, who struggled to establish himself in the English Premier League with Everton, Fulham, and Leicester City before reviving his career in Italy under Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, struck twice inside the first 26 minutes before sealing the win 15 minutes from full-time.

The victory ended Gasperini's two-decade-long pursuit of major silverware, as his side totally outmatched Xabi Alonso's formidable Leverkusen side—or "Neverlusen," as they had been dubbed after going an incredible 51 games unbeaten.

Just as they did against Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and three-time finalists Marseille in the previous two rounds, Atalanta didn't give their opponents a sniff to mark their first European final with a famous victory.

Leverkusen started the game looking decidedly unsure of themselves, and some uncharacteristically sloppy play handed the first chance of the game to Gianluca Scamacca, who didn't get enough on his header from a fine Matteo Ruggeri cross.

It was an early warning shot. The purposeful Italians struck within minutes when Davide Zappacosta was allowed far too much space down the right before Lookman beat a flatfooted Exequiel Palacios to the cutback to stroke home the opener.

Lookman was mobbed by his teammates and substitutes, who were in dreamland 14 minutes later.

Another Leverkusen error gifted possession to the Nigeria forward, who skipped past one defender and curled a beautiful right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner from just outside the box.

The stunned Germans showed brief flashes of how quickly they could turn it on in attack. Still, little came of it, and it was Charles De Ketelaere who came closest on the break as Atalanta did not show a shred of debut final nerves nor any effects from the absence of injured captain Marten de Roon.

Leverkusen swapped defender Josip Stanisic for top scorer Victor Boniface at halftime, but it changed little as both sets of traveling fans continued to create the kind of Aviva Stadium noise matched only by some of the Irish rugby teams' famous wins or memorable international soccer nights of years gone by.

Leverkusen had only failed to score once during the run that featured 42 wins in all competitions and 17 goals scored in or after the 90th minute. Still, the chances of another comeback faded away against the resolute Atalanta backline.

Lookman completely extinguished them on the counterattack with another stunning strike into the top corner, this time with his left foot to complete his first-ever career hat trick, the sixth in a major European final and first since Jupp Heynckes' for Borussia Monchengladbach in the 1975 UEFA Cup.

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