2023-24 UEFA Europa League

Not looking like it right now. 1:0 up Roma at sixes and sevens and players starting to get ratty

Definitely makes the EL tricker alright, though at least they've second division Kaiserslautern in the domestic cup final which gives them a great chance there.

Last night’s win for Leverkusen leaves them on 46 unbeaten, just two behind the European record of a Eusebio-powered Benfica, who went 48 unbeaten between December 1963 and Valentine's Day 1965.

These games remain, 5, possibly 6.

Sun 5th May German Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 16:30 Bayer Leverkusen

Thu 9th May Europa League Bayer Leverkusen 20:00 Roma

Sun 12th May German Bundesliga Bochum 18:30 Bayer Leverkusen

Sat 18th May German Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen 14:30 FC Augsburg

Wed 22nd May Europa League? Bayer Leverkusen? 20:00 Atalanta/Marseille

Sat 25th May German DFB Cup Kaiserslautern 19:00 Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen pull 1 back so going through as things stand, will the push on for an equaliser to keep their unbeaten run going or shut up shop and take the result and go onto the final?

last kick of the game to keep them unbeaten, unreal from Team Alonso

It's a pity Leverkusen can't play Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Another team this season that keeps getting out of jail late on.

A new European record at 49 games, beating Eusebio's Benfica.

Celtic holds this record: Celtic currently hold the UK records for an unbeaten run in professional football: 69 games (60 wins, 9 draws, 197 goals) from 7 May 2016-17 Dec 2017 (lost 4-0 away to Hearts), 577 days.

Heading to the game tonight, think it should be a cracker, would love to see an Atalanta win.

Its great not to go into a final hating one team.

Both sides are playing really good football this season and have guaranteed Champions League football next season.

For Atalanta, I know the ex-prem players : Lookman, Scamacca, Kolasinac and Zappacosta, but I've definitely been following the second best team in Germany, since they pulled clear of Bayern, and started to dream of the impossible. We all know Xhaka and Fosu-Mensah, but getting to be household names are Frimpong, Wirtz and Adli. Schick I knew from Italy previously.

Just because of the unbeaten run, I am going with Leverkusen tonight, but won't be gutted if they lose. If they get to extra-time, then, technically, they remain unbeaten, technically!

I'm backing Toloi to get booked, as he will really be up for this, but will be under massive pressure from Leverkusen. Once that happens, early, I hope, then I can relax :)

Some atmosphere here already.

Bloody hell, far too easy. Really awful from Palacios. Atalanta playing well so far.

2-0 to Atalanta - great goal, poor enough defending again though. Mountain to climb for Leverkusen already. They're the masters of the comeback, so always possible, but they need to improve fast.

Fully deserved lead so far.

Leverkusen a bit rattled. They can't get going at all. However, some of their best stuff has come late in matches.

Atalanta have certainly bossed this. Great pressing and Leverkusen can’t cope.

Not the first time he was 2-0 down to an Italian side in a final and lost either.

I dunno.

Are the Atalanta players on performance enhancers or something?

They are never tired, first to everything.

Very disappointed with Leverkusen tonight after all the hype

Haven’t seen a hat trick of this quality in a long while if ever, wow

Wow fair play Atlanta. Would love to have seen Bayer Leverkusen go unbeaten in all competitions but this will mean so much to Atlanta