"They were all over us" - Xabi Alonso as Leverkusen lose in Europa League final - video Dailymotion

Leverkusen's dream of an unbeaten season ends with a 3-0 defeat by Atalanta

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00:00 From their goal and even a little bit before, they have been over us and today it was not

00:07 in terms of attitude, it was a football thing. I tried to explain the defeats as well in

00:11 football terms, tried to analyse that but that doesn't change my thoughts and my appreciation

00:18 for these players.

00:19 The normality is not to get defeated in the 52nd game. Normally you have much earlier

00:25 during the season so it's been quite exceptional what we have achieved and we have to be really

00:31 proud. Probably we need some time but for sure being today it's painful but it's deserved