UEFA Cup

xG Atalanta Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Europa League Final 2024 Dublin Aviva Attendance 47,135 | Expected Goals Stats

Lookman UEL Final

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen (Crowd attendance of 47,135 on May 22, 2024). A stunning 3-0 win for Atalanta- Leverkusen suffered their first defeat of 23/24 in the process.

Atalanta completely shut Leverkusen out, and that’s reflected in the xG. Ademola Lookman also got a perfect 10 rating from L’Equipe for his UEL final performance.

xG Atalanta 0.82-0.43 Leverkusen shots map

1-0 Lookman first goal vs Bayer Leverkusen xG 0.33
2-0 Lookman second goal vs Leverkusen xG 0.05
3-0 Lookman third goal vs Leverkusen xG 0.08

xG Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen 2024

Time of shots for both teams (ten shots each)

Atalanta: 8′, 12′ (goal), 19′, 26′ (goal), 32′, 43′, 75′ (goal), 79′, 81′, 85′

Bayer Leverkusen: 19′, 29′, 35′, 45+1′, 59′, 80′, 82′, 83′, 90+2′, 90+4′

Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Match Stats for comparison

7 of Atalanta’s 10 shots were on target, but only 3 of Leverkusen’s 10 were.

(ATA match stats on left; BAY 04 match stats on right)

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Lacklustre second half, Salah miss, Klopp’s last European game as LFC manager- Talking points from Atalanta-Liverpool 0-1 UEL 2024

Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League despite winning 1-0 in Bergamo on Thursday night, with Atalanta’s 3-0 victory last week in the first leg helping the Italian side progress 3-1 on aggregate. It was a disappointing round for English sides in Europe, with Arsenal, Man City and West Ham also knocked out of continental competition.

Here are our talking points from this Atalanta v Liverpool clash.

Six changes to starting XI

Jurgen Klopp made as many as six changes for this must-win clash, with the likes of Alisson, Mo Salah, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold all restored to the starting XI. This was more like the lineup that Reds fans thought he should’ve fielded in the first leg at Anfield.

First leg starting XI: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Jones, Endo, MacAllister, Gakpo, Nunez, Elliott

Second leg starting XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, TAA, Jones, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Gakpo, Diaz, Salah

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xG Atalanta vs Liverpool Europa League 2024 Second Leg Quarterfinal April 18

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Atalanta vs Liverpool (Official crowd attendance of 14,994 at the Gewiss Stadium for this UEL QF Second Leg on 18 April, 2024). Liverpool won 1-0 in Bergamo, but last week’s 3-0 defeat in the first leg meant they lost 3-1 on aggregate.

xG Atalanta 0.48-1.22 Liverpool shots map (Actual score ATA 0-1 LIV)

0-1 Salah penalty goal vs Atalanta xG 0.80

Salah also had a decent chance before half time (39th minute- had to chip keeper from distance- xG 0.09). That went wide though, and Liverpool didn’t really create any other chance of note in the second half.

First half shots: Atalanta 1-8 Liverpool
Second half shots: Atalanta 7-2 Liverpool

xG Atalanta vs Liverpool 2024 Second Leg

Despite chasing the tie and leading 1-0 at the break, Liverpool managed only two shots in the second half (Van Dijk 58′ and Nunez 90+2′ header)

Atalanta vs Liverpool 0-1 Match Stats for comparison

(Atalanta on left; LFC on right)

71% of possession for LFC- they made nearly 2.5x as many passes as Atalanta did.

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