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| Event | 2023–24 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | István Kovács (Romania)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 47,135[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 14 °C (57 °F) 77% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2024 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, the 53rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 15th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024, between Italian club Atalanta and German club Bayer Leverkusen.[5][6]
Atalanta won the match 3–0 for their first European trophy and their first trophy in 61 years courtesy of a hat-trick by Ademola Lookman.[7] In doing so, he became the first hat-trick scorer in a Europa League final, the first in a major European final since Jupp Heynckes in the 1975 UEFA Cup final second leg and the first in a single-match major European final since Pierino Prati in the 1969 European Cup final.[8] Atalanta also became the 30th different club to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League, the first Italian club since Parma in 1999 to win the trophy and the first Italian side to win the competition since its rebranding before the 2009–10 season. Leverkusen, who had been unbeaten in 51 matches across all competitions in the season, became the first German side to lose the UEFA Cup/Europa League final since Werder Bremen in 2009.
As winners, Atalanta earned the right to play against Real Madrid, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. Since Atalanta had already qualified to enter the league phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League through their league performance, the access list will be rebalanced.
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- ^ "Referee teams for 2024 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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- ^ "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 65/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Atalanta 3–0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Ademola Lookman in the Top 10 !". IFFHS.com. IFFHS. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.