UEL: Lookman scores and assists as Atalanta make history; Bayer's Tella and Boniface watch history unfold

Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the Nigerian players who were in action for their respective clubs in European action on Thursday, May 9.

In the Europa League, Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman played a key role as Atalanta qualified for the final of the Europa League following a 3-0 win over Marseille at Stadio di Bergamo.

Lookman broke the deadlock in the 30th minute when he picked the ball on the left flank, cut inside and fired a shot from outside the area which deflected off the boot of Samuel Gigot and ended up in the back of the net.

In the 52nd minute, Lookman turned from scorer to provider as he teed up wing-back Ruggeri, who smashed the ball home from inside the area to double the advantage. 

El Bilal Toure wrapped up the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time.as Atalanta reached the first-ever European final in their history. 

At the BayArena in Leverkusen, Bayer extended their unbeaten run to 49 in all competitions after coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Tammy Abraham's AS Roma. 

Bayer Leverkusen set a new European record in the process, surpassing Benfica who went 48 matches unbeaten in all competitions between December 1963 and February 1965.

Roma erased the deficit from the first leg when Leandro Paredes successfully converted two penalty kicks.

Xabi Alonso's men, known for scoring late goals this season, halved the deficit through an own goal from Gianluca Mancini with eight minutes of normal time left before Stanišić rifled home a leveler in the seventh minute of stoppage time.

Super Eagles duo Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella watched the drama unfold from the bench. 

In the Europa Conference League, Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in their first-ever European final after beating Premier League opponents Aston Villa 2-0 at Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis.

Ayoub El Kaabi was the star of the show for the Greek Super Liga side, netting a brace to take his tally to ten goals in this season's Conference League. 

England youth international Tim Iroegbunam entered the game as a substitute in the 65th minute, replacing Diego Carlos.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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