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'Bro said that's enough!' - Ademola Lookman sends social media into meltdown with masterful Atalanta Europa League final hat-trick that killed Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten season dream

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Atalanta

The Nigeria international scored a brace within 26 minutes of the game while netting a third in the second half to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ademola-lookman-bayer-leverkusen-atalanta-incredible-unbeaten-run-hat-trick-europa-league-glory/blt2e5161e88dca6653" target="_blank">end Xabi Alonso's side's dreams of winning an unbeaten treble</a> in the 2023-24 season. Lookman in the process became the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ademola-lookman-lights-up-the-invincibles-winners-and-losers-as-awesome-atalanta-batter-xabi-alonso-and-bayer-leverkusen-in-europa-league-final/blt9954f4f2b7f403de#cse9d63421391468ce" target="_blank">first-ever African player to score a hat-trick in a European final</a> and only the second player after Jupp Heynckes in 1975 to score three times in a Europa League/UEFA Cup final.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The 26-year-old former Fulham player left his fans mesmerised as they took to social media to hail the Atalanta star.A user named <a href="https://x.com/s1mon_gb/status/1793380208923533802" target="_blank">BG</a> wrote on X: "Lookman hattrick on Leverkusen's head. Bro lost AFCON and Copa Italia final and said 'that's enough'."A fan named <a href="https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1793381648815292556" target="_blank">George</a> shared a clip from his Fulham days where the attacker missed a penalty while attempting a Panenka to show how far he has come since then as he wrote: "In 2020, Ademola Lookman failed a ‘Panenka’ penalty for Fulham with his team down 3-2 in the 98th minute… 4 years on, and he’s the FIRST Player to score a hat-trick in a Europa League Final. Incredible."This fan named <a href="https://x.com/_AsiwajuLerry/status/1793380196005113983" target="_blank">Lerry</a> hailed Lookman for becoming the first-ever African footballer to score a hat-trick in a UEFA competition final as he wrote: "The first EVER African Player to score Hattrick in the Final of a major UEFA Competition. Ademola Lookman!"A fan with the username <a href="https://x.com/Mugborn5/status/1793398140827025466" target="_blank">Mugborn5</a> took a dig at Bayern Munich star Harry Kane as he wrote: "Ademola Lookman now has more trophies than Harry Kane."

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

While Leverkusen's incredible unbeaten run this season came to an end disastrously, the night turned out to be a memorable one for Atalanta's 66-year-old manager Gian Piero Gasperini, who won his first-ever trophy after serving as a coach for more than two decades.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The Werkself will aim to end their season with a second trophy on Saturday as they take on FCK in the DFB-Pokal final.

WHAT NEXT FOR BAYER LEVERKUSEN?

'Bro said that's enough!' - Ademola Lookman sends social media into meltdown with masterful Atalanta Europa League final hat-trick that killed Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten season dream | Goal.com

Ademola Lookman created history as he netted a hat-trick in the Europa League final to end Bayer Leverkusen&apos;s unbeaten run.

&apos;Bro said that&apos;s enough!&apos; - Ademola Lookman sends social media into meltdown with masterful Atalanta Europa League final hat-trick that killed Bayer Leverkusen&apos;s unbeaten season dream