Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen LIVE: Europa League final score and goal updates as Ademola Lookman doubles lead

48 mins: Xabi Alonso wants his team to play higher up the pitch. Boniface looks for an optimistic forward pass but gets it wrong and sends the ball straight through to the goalkeeper.

Bayer Leverkusen have been behind by two goals four times this season and haven’t lost. They’re on an unbeaten streak of 51 games so won’t be panicking just yet.

There’s been a couple of changes for both teams. Victor Boniface comes on to replace Josip Stanisic for Bayer Leverkusen with Saed Kolasinac being replaced Giorgio Scalvini.

Ademola Lookman is now the first African player to score twice in the final of a major Uefa competition.

Ademola Lookman is the third Nigerian player to score in the final of a major UEFA competition, after Alex Iwobi (2019 Europa League) and Joe Aribo (2022 Europa League).

45+2 mins: The whistle goes to end a perfect half for Atalanta in Dublin. They were the underdogs coming into the match but have proven to be a more direct and well-drilled team in the opening 45 minutes.

Bayer Leverkusen have plenty of work to do in the second half.

45 mins: Granit Xhaka has a go for goal from a long way but fizzes the effort high and wide. There’s growing signs of frustration on the Bayer Leverkusen faces.

Two added minutes to play in the first half.

39 mins: Is there a way back into this match for Bayer Leverkusen?

They’ve been outclassed, and have played poorly, in this first half. Atalanta are bossing the game and their intensity is a big factor in that. There’s hardly time for Leverkusen’s playmakers to think before they’re getting closed down.

36 mins: Xabi Alonso has sent Victor Boniface out to warm up as Atalanta almost get Gianluca Scamacca free to run at goal. Leverkusen recover possession but Atalanta’s press is so strong that the Bunesliga champion struggle to get it out from the back.