Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen to play Atalanta in final

Bayer Leverkusen will play Serie A side Atalanta in this year’s Europa League final.

The new Bundesliga champions fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Roma in their semi-final second leg clash on Thursday night.

Xabi Alonso’s side had won the first leg 2-0 in Rome.

The Italians levelled the tie on aggregate, thanks to two penalties converted by Leandro Parades.

But Gianluca Mancini’s own goal pulled one back for Leverkusen, before Josip Stanisic’s late equalizer.

Meanwhile, on the other semi-final clash, Atalanta thrashed Marseille 3-0, winning 4-1 on aggregate.