Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso acknowledged that his team struggled against Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.
The Bundesliga champions' remarkable 51-game unbeaten streak ended with a 3-0 loss.
Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick for the Italian club, securing their second title in history.
“We could not cope with many difficult situations that we were preparing for because Atalanta demanded so much of us," Alonso told TNT Sports. "One-on-one situations, duels, we were not getting the ball in the right situations to take advantage. They do that so well. We were not able to come back and get that back. It was not meant to be. The unbeaten run has come to an end but congratulations to Atalanta, they deserve it, so nothing more to say.”
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