UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

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Next season will be a more difficult season for Atalanta. They will play in the Champions League which is more competitive than Serie A or UEL. Atalanta needs to add several players to the depth of their squad. The current team is very good and they are the champion team because they managed to win the UEFA European League trophy. But that won't be enough for them to compete in the UCL. This reminds me of Leicester City in the 2017/2018 season when they played in the UCL. They must not sell their important players and they must look for some new players.

Next season is not going to be an easy one because we've watched how these clubs becomes interesting and going all in when it comes to major titles. Atalanta are Europa League champions and they have one main goal to ensure to reach significant phases in the UEFA Champions League next season. This club we're talking have been underrated several times but they never bend their head from accomplishing main titles, consistency matters and got them this far.

I think all teams will definitely improve for next season, especially the teams that qualify for the UCL league, of course strengthening the squad is one of the most important things to maintain consistency, so that no team will have it easy next season. Indeed, as European League champions, they will certainly try their best to face next season, especially as their coach Gasperini is still staying at Atalanta even though many other big teams are starting to look at him. With their status as Europa League champions, I am sure Atalanta will face next season with full confidence.

Yes, right. Atalanta is a team that is underestimated in the European League, but Atalanta managed to silence the leaders of the UEL standings this season with a similar score of 3-0. Liverpool, Marseille and finally Bayer Leverkusen in the final. Atalanta's attack was very effective. Hopefully Serie A clubs can compete again in European competitions next season, especially in the UCL. Next season, Italy will be allocated 5 clubs in the UCL because their clubs' coefficients are the highest in Europe this season.

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Seeing the news that happened, in fact there were serious talks about Gasperini and Atalanta, but indeed for the time being these rumors were immediately abolished with the statement that for next season Gasperini will still train Atalanta as his place to stay.

In the statement given, Gasperini respects Napoli but indeed he has confirmed that Atalanta will still be his place next season and actually in my opinion this is a good thing to do because after all with the benefits obtained for next season as well as with the chemistry that is already running very well owned by Gasperini and Atalanta indeed this is a very good thing done by Gasperini.

At least with this, even though Atapanta is a dark horse club but to be in the Champions League with a special ticket as Europa League champions, it is indeed a pride that Atalanta and Gasperini must realize.

It is rumored that Napoli wants Gasperini, but from several media that I have read, you are right if Gasperini has reportedly said that he will stay with Atalanta next season. Gasperini achievments for UEL title for Atalanta will start to attract the attention of European clubs. Those who initially didn't believe Gasperini, now will consider about him. In history, only Inter Milan has ever made him a coach from a top club. Now, maybe other top clubs will start to make him as their clubs, because he can bring an ordinary Atalanta squad to get UEL title.

From the news read in the Italian media it seems that Napoli have now found their next coach and it will be Antonio Conte who is about to accept a two-year contract at 7 million + bonus. If this news will be confirmed I believe that Napoli is preparing to return to a top team after a year to forget. Gasperini will hardly leave Atalanta, the club has created a project around him and as long as he gets the desired results he will not leave Bergamo

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Next season will be a more difficult season for Atalanta. They will play in the Champions League which is more competitive than Serie A or UEL. Atalanta needs to add several players to the depth of their squad. The current team is very good and they are the champion team because they managed to win the UEFA European League trophy. But that won't be enough for them to compete in the UCL. This reminds me of Leicester City in the 2017/2018 season when they played in the UCL. They must not sell their important players and they must look for some new players.

Next season is not going to be an easy one because we've watched how these clubs becomes interesting and going all in when it comes to major titles. Atalanta are Europa League champions and they have one main goal to ensure to reach significant phases in the UEFA Champions League next season. This club we're talking have been underrated several times but they never bend their head from accomplishing main titles, consistency matters and got them this far.

I think all teams will definitely improve for next season, especially the teams that qualify for the UCL league, of course strengthening the squad is one of the most important things to maintain consistency, so that no team will have it easy next season. Indeed, as European League champions, they will certainly try their best to face next season, especially as their coach Gasperini is still staying at Atalanta even though many other big teams are starting to look at him. With their status as Europa League champions, I am sure Atalanta will face next season with full confidence.

Yes, right. Atalanta is a team that is underestimated in the European League, but Atalanta managed to silence the leaders of the UEL standings this season with a similar score of 3-0. Liverpool, Marseille and finally Bayer Leverkusen in the final. Atalanta's attack was very effective. Hopefully Serie A clubs can compete again in European competitions next season, especially in the UCL. Next season, Italy will be allocated 5 clubs in the UCL because their clubs' coefficients are the highest in Europe this season.

Leverkusen couldn't believe what they saw,they actually thought Atalanta was a team they could override,but the opposite happened to them,ending their unbeaten record in Europe and Europa league's competition.It was a big dissappointment to them,but they have to accept it the way they saw it,think of next season, recruit more players so the team can have squad depth because they are entering into a very tough competition,which is the Champions league,and I think in my opinion,that if they can keep all their players intact,they will do well.

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Leverkusen couldn't believe what they saw,they actually thought Atalanta was a team they could override,but the opposite happened to them,ending their unbeaten record in Europe and Europa league's competition.It was a big dissappointment to them,but they have to accept it the way they saw it,think of next season, recruit more players so the team can have squad depth because they are entering into a very tough competition,which is the Champions league,and I think in my opinion,that if they can keep all their players intact,they will do well.

But it might be very difficult for Leverkusen to keep every player they currently have. Because several clubs are even eyeing several Leverkusen players at the moment. and it is true that Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen thought they might not have any trouble in Atalanta's last final. They even used a slightly unusual formation. And this made Leverkusen finally have to accept defeat. But their current focus will be on preparing for the UCL which will definitely challenge them more next season. And Leverkusen will also definitely fight to remain at the top level in the Bundesliga. And maybe they really have to recruit more talented players in the next transfer market.

Roma next season will probably still be in the European League. And maybe there will no longer be a strong obstacle for Roma in the European League next season.

[Hirose UK]

From the Premier League what was surprising was that Manchester United managed to beat Manchester City and with this victory Manchester United got 1 European League ticket, if Manchester City won the final FA Cup then Chelsea would get the ticket.
Everything has gone surprisingly well and of course this gives joy to Manchester United and its fans, Chelsea have to accept not having chance in the Europa League even though their performance at the end of the season is starting to improve.

By getting this opportunity they should start preparing everything as well as possible and the fans hope is that Manchester United will be able to show that they can start to become strong team again.
If they properly prepare their best performance then it is possible that in the Europa League next season Manchester United will be able to compete for the title.
But Manchester United must remain careful because the team entering the European League next season is also fairly strong team from each domestic league competition.

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Seeing the news that happened, in fact there were serious talks about Gasperini and Atalanta, but indeed for the time being these rumors were immediately abolished with the statement that for next season Gasperini will still train Atalanta as his place to stay.

In the statement given, Gasperini respects Napoli but indeed he has confirmed that Atalanta will still be his place next season and actually in my opinion this is a good thing to do because after all with the benefits obtained for next season as well as with the chemistry that is already running very well owned by Gasperini and Atalanta indeed this is a very good thing done by Gasperini.

At least with this, even though Atapanta is a dark horse club but to be in the Champions League with a special ticket as Europa League champions, it is indeed a pride that Atalanta and Gasperini must realize.

It is rumored that Napoli wants Gasperini, but from several media that I have read, you are right if Gasperini has reportedly said that he will stay with Atalanta next season. Gasperini achievments for UEL title for Atalanta will start to attract the attention of European clubs. Those who initially didn't believe Gasperini, now will consider about him. In history, only Inter Milan has ever made him a coach from a top club. Now, maybe other top clubs will start to make him as their clubs, because he can bring an ordinary Atalanta squad to get UEL title.

That is indeed a pretty wise choice because after all with all the conditions that occur at this time it is very possible indeed to see Gasperini remain at Atalanta with the current conditions with what Napoli provides for next season is better.

The drawback is that Atalanta is indeed an ordinary club and without any special players in the club but in terms of performance they are not too bad because their ability to work together is still very good until now so that with Gasperini who already understands very well their club cooperation will clearly be reliable next season.

Although we also have to realize that in the end things like what happened a few seasons ago where Atalanta actually screwed up when in the Champions League maybe it can still happen but I think they will learn from the past if indeed the goal is development in a better direction.

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From the news read in the Italian media it seems that Napoli have now found their next coach and it will be Antonio Conte who is about to accept a two-year contract at 7 million + bonus. If this news will be confirmed I believe that Napoli is preparing to return to a top team after a year to forget. Gasperini will hardly leave Atalanta, the club has created a project around him and as long as he gets the desired results he will not leave Bergamo

Yup, it is reported that Napoli will get a decision from Conte in the next 10 days. Currently, some media reported the negotiation process is facing obstacles. Because, Conte wants to get full control over the player transfer process. This may be difficult for both of them to achieve. We know that Napoli so far become a club that has not bought players at high prices. If Conte becomes coach, will Napoli be ready to fulfill requests to spend more money on players who are Conte targets?

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From the news read in the Italian media it seems that Napoli have now found their next coach and it will be Antonio Conte who is about to accept a two-year contract at 7 million + bonus. If this news will be confirmed I believe that Napoli is preparing to return to a top team after a year to forget. Gasperini will hardly leave Atalanta, the club has created a project around him and as long as he gets the desired results he will not leave Bergamo

Yup, it is reported that Napoli will get a decision from Conte in the next 10 days. Currently, some media reported the negotiation process is facing obstacles. Because, Conte wants to get full control over the player transfer process. This may be difficult for both of them to achieve. We know that Napoli so far become a club that has not bought players at high prices. If Conte becomes coach, will Napoli be ready to fulfill requests to spend more money on players who are Conte targets?

It will be a matter of days for Conte to join Napoli. I was reading that he was clear about the players he wants and they are certainly not cheap players. Among these there are Chiesa and good morning considering that Federico Chiesa has just signed the renewal with the Juventus and has decided to stay it won't be easy to get him to move from Juventus which is a great club to Napoli, who let's face it isn't coming off a great season so it will be difficult and then there's also the fact that Delaurentis doesn't always come up with the money so for the players I don't know we will have to wait

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But it might be very difficult for Leverkusen to keep every player they currently have. Because several clubs are even eyeing several Leverkusen players at the moment. and it is true that Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen thought they might not have any trouble in Atalanta's last final. They even used a slightly unusual formation. And this made Leverkusen finally have to accept defeat. But their current focus will be on preparing for the UCL which will definitely challenge them more next season. And Leverkusen will also definitely fight to remain at the top level in the Bundesliga. And maybe they really have to recruit more talented players in the next transfer market.

Roma next season will probably still be in the European League. And maybe there will no longer be a strong obstacle for Roma in the European League next season.

What Leverkusen has done this season is quite impressive, but a surprise occurred in the final but overall Xabi Alonso has really been able to provide quite positive changes to the Leverkusen team since his arrival.
Next season will of course be different, but I am quite sure that Xabi Alonso will make better progress for the team.

Roma will play in the Europa League next season, but I don't think they will be as strong as this season. For next season, everything is still difficult to predict, especially in the Europa League, every season always presents big surprises.

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From the news read in the Italian media it seems that Napoli have now found their next coach and it will be Antonio Conte who is about to accept a two-year contract at 7 million + bonus. If this news will be confirmed I believe that Napoli is preparing to return to a top team after a year to forget. Gasperini will hardly leave Atalanta, the club has created a project around him and as long as he gets the desired results he will not leave Bergamo

Yup, it is reported that Napoli will get a decision from Conte in the next 10 days. Currently, some media reported the negotiation process is facing obstacles. Because, Conte wants to get full control over the player transfer process. This may be difficult for both of them to achieve. We know that Napoli so far become a club that has not bought players at high prices. If Conte becomes coach, will Napoli be ready to fulfill requests to spend more money on players who are Conte targets?

They are aware that they keep buying players from lower leagues that did very well and young age as well. So you look at Scotland, Portugal, Netherlands, Türkiye, Belgium and such, find players that are under 25 years old, and was a vital part of the championship club or top three at least, and if they are about 15 million or less, they buy that player and then make that player go for 2 seasons at Napoli, show how good they are, and if they gained value they sell that player, if not then they just keep them so the player may help Napoli.

If Conte takes over, he is not going to do that because every manager knows that you need to get success right away to keep your job, and in most cases that is not going to be all that easy.

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But it might be very difficult for Leverkusen to keep every player they currently have. Because several clubs are even eyeing several Leverkusen players at the moment. and it is true that Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen thought they might not have any trouble in Atalanta's last final. They even used a slightly unusual formation. And this made Leverkusen finally have to accept defeat. But their current focus will be on preparing for the UCL which will definitely challenge them more next season. And Leverkusen will also definitely fight to remain at the top level in the Bundesliga. And maybe they really have to recruit more talented players in the next transfer market.

Roma next season will probably still be in the European League. And maybe there will no longer be a strong obstacle for Roma in the European League next season.

What Leverkusen has done this season is quite impressive, but a surprise occurred in the final but overall Xabi Alonso has really been able to provide quite positive changes to the Leverkusen team since his arrival.
Next season will of course be different, but I am quite sure that Xabi Alonso will make better progress for the team.

Roma will play in the Europa League next season, but I don't think they will be as strong as this season. For next season, everything is still difficult to predict, especially in the Europa League, every season always presents big surprises.

Overall, Xabi Alonso has done his best with Leverkusen. And losing in the European League Final was just Leverkusen's only bad result. And the rest is a very impressive result. The only concern now is about their players who will definitely be targeted by many other clubs in the player transfer market that will open. I hope Leverkusen can retain their mainstay players. And yes, next season everything is still difficult to predict. But with Xabi Alonso's tactics, maybe Leverkusen will still have good results next season.

It's still difficult to predict what Roma will be about next season. Will De Rossi make Roma stronger or will he experience a setback? We will see later.

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Overall, Xabi Alonso has done his best with Leverkusen. And losing in the European League Final was just Leverkusen's only bad result. And the rest is a very impressive result. The only concern now is about their players who will definitely be targeted by many other clubs in the player transfer market that will open. I hope Leverkusen can retain their mainstay players. And yes, next season everything is still difficult to predict. But with Xabi Alonso's tactics, maybe Leverkusen will still have good results next season.

It's still difficult to predict what Roma will be about next season. Will De Rossi make Roma stronger or will he experience a setback? We will see later.

Alonso has put Leverkusen on the right track this season, as you said, even though they failed to win the Europa League trophy this season after being beaten by Atlanta, but still we should appreciate Alonso performance this season and even I think Alonso is a coach who has made all our minds open otherwise all young coaches will fail when coaching a big team.  Next season Alonso and Leverkusen will play a difficult match in the Champions League and of course they must be able to maintain the performance and also the quality of the team in order to be able to compete in the Champions League, Champions League and Europa League of course have different rivalries and I hope Leverkusen or Team Team Medioker can surprise us next season in the Champions League.

At the moment of course Alonso has a tougher job with maintaining their squad and player performance, especially reportedly there are currently several big teams that are starting to target Leverkusen main player and if the player leaves it will be difficult for Alonso to repeat their glory next season, this season Europa League is over and Atlanta officially become champions after their long journey ,  Seeing the number of big teams that failed to reach the Champions League zone this season in the top 5 league Europa , it is certain that next season we will see tighter competition will occur in the Europa League.

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If what you mean is the Atalanta team, I also have no doubt that they will be much better than this season in the next season, but that doesn't just revolve around the best players, it also includes the tactics they have at the moment. they can develop it again in the next season. Because there are many people who didn't expect the tactics that Atalanta had this season that they were able to win the Europa League which was quite surprising because before that no one predicted they could win with conditions like that.

And this tactic is the result of the current Atalanta coach, Gasperini, who led Atalanta to become Europe League champions this season because this smart tactic made Atalanta appear impressive in the Europe League even though they were not really favorites from the start and thanks to Gasperini's tactics they were also able to beat Bayer Leverkusen who have not tasted defeat in 1 season so it is an immeasurable pride that Atalanta has achieved, if this coach is still at the club it is likely that he will add to the squad that is needed to compete fiercely in the big Champions League competition with their results this season of course they will I will be more confident next season, but I heard news that Gasperini was offered a contract by Napoli management to coach Napoli next season and replace Francesco Calzona, but he has not given any certainty.

If Gasperini is interested in coaching Napoli who knows what will happen to Atalanta next season because they have just found a suitable coach who has taken them to a different level, indeed if there is a top club who makes an offer to a coach who is currently coaching a club which in fact is not top clubs make the coach have to think about what decision he will take, whether he will be loyal to his current club or prefer a top club to support his career.

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If what you mean is the Atalanta team, I also have no doubt that they will be much better than this season in the next season, but that doesn't just revolve around the best players, it also includes the tactics they have at the moment. they can develop it again in the next season. Because there are many people who didn't expect the tactics that Atalanta had this season that they were able to win the Europa League which was quite surprising because before that no one predicted they could win with conditions like that.

And this tactic is the result of the current Atalanta coach, Gasperini, who led Atalanta to become Europe League champions this season because this smart tactic made Atalanta appear impressive in the Europe League even though they were not really favorites from the start and thanks to Gasperini's tactics they were also able to beat Bayer Leverkusen who have not tasted defeat in 1 season so it is an immeasurable pride that Atalanta has achieved, if this coach is still at the club it is likely that he will add to the squad that is needed to compete fiercely in the big Champions League competition with their results this season of course they will I will be more confident next season, but I heard news that Gasperini was offered a contract by Napoli management to coach Napoli next season and replace Francesco Calzona, but he has not given any certainty.

I hope that Gasperini stays at Atalanta because from what he has done so far he has been able to make the Atalanta team's performance quite developed and that is not an easy thing. There are quite a lot of processes that Gasperini has done to make the Atalanta team as strong as it is now and able to win the Europa League title this season. .
For Gasperini next season it won't be easy either because in the UCL the competition will be tighter and Gasperini seems to need a lot of additions to build a much stronger team.

UCL is the competition for men and not boys. The Europa League is for boys and whatever makes your club to qualify for this competition, you need to start acting like men because there are big clubs in UCL, and not just big clubs the four best in European leagues. Gasperini knows this and he will start preparing on how to face the challenge in the Champions League by next season, this is why I don't think that he will leave the club, because he also needs to show his skill as a good coach that can go far in the Champions League next season. Winning the Europa League this season shows some outstanding qualities in him which he has put into the club performance. This was why Atalanta was able to win the two favorite clubs in the league.

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From the Premier League what was surprising was that Manchester United managed to beat Manchester City and with this victory Manchester United got 1 European League ticket, if Manchester City won the final FA Cup then Chelsea would get the ticket.
Everything has gone surprisingly well and of course this gives joy to Manchester United and its fans, Chelsea have to accept not having chance in the Europa League even though their performance at the end of the season is starting to improve.

By getting this opportunity they should start preparing everything as well as possible and the fans hope is that Manchester United will be able to show that they can start to become strong team again.
If they properly prepare their best performance then it is possible that in the Europa League next season Manchester United will be able to compete for the title.
But Manchester United must remain careful because the team entering the European League next season is also fairly strong team from each domestic league competition.

Manchester United have had good results in some notable matches but in most matches they have failed to do well in the Premier League tournament. In the Premier League tournament we saw Manchester United qualify for the European League tournament due to their poor performance this season where they played in the Champions League this season. Qualifying for the Europa League tournament was a very difficult matter for them due to their poor performance from the start but they managed to qualify for the Europa League tournament at the end. Maybe the teams in the Europa League tournament are a bit weaker than the Champions League teams so we won't say that Manchester United can win the Europa League title next season. When the new season starts, I will first see what they have changed in the team and how much their performance has increased, then I will say how they can do in the Europa League.

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I hope that Gasperini stays at Atalanta because from what he has done so far he has been able to make the Atalanta team's performance quite developed and that is not an easy thing. There are quite a lot of processes that Gasperini has done to make the Atalanta team as strong as it is now and able to win the Europa League title this season. .
For Gasperini next season it won't be easy either because in the UCL the competition will be tighter and Gasperini seems to need a lot of additions to build a much stronger team.

After winning the Europa League this season, of course, Atlanta will undergo a new chapter as one of the participants in the Champions League next season, after successfully recruiting his first trophy this season, of course Gasperini received many offers from European teams including Napoli, but reportedly Gasperini, who is fully trusted by Atlanta so far, prefers to stay in Atlanta to continue their journey in the Champions League next season,  Next season of course we will see the other two Italians teams compete for the Europa League trophy, Lazio and Roma are certainly two big teams ready to continue Atlanta positive trend next season in the Europa League.

Next season Champions League will use a new format with 36 teams, but so far I don't know if the Europa League will also change to their format next season or if it will still use the old format?
Currently the new format of the Champions League makes some leagues send more teams than the previous season, but whether that will also apply to the Europa League, of course, we do not know at this time.

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I hope that Gasperini stays at Atalanta because from what he has done so far he has been able to make the Atalanta team's performance quite developed and that is not an easy thing. There are quite a lot of processes that Gasperini has done to make the Atalanta team as strong as it is now and able to win the Europa League title this season. .
For Gasperini next season it won't be easy either because in the UCL the competition will be tighter and Gasperini seems to need a lot of additions to build a much stronger team.

Atalanta experienced an extraordinary increase in performance under Gasperini leadership, he succeeded in formulating a strategy to beat Xabi Alonso tactics, who has been unbeatable throughout this season. Atalanta victory not only made Gasperini the only coach capable of beating Leverkusen, but he also managed to lift the first UEL trophy in his coaching career. Gasperini will face a bigger challenge next season after leading Atalanta to qualify for the Champions League, hopefully he will continue his career with Atalanta to continue the success story as achieved this season.

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From the news read in the Italian media it seems that Napoli have now found their next coach and it will be Antonio Conte who is about to accept a two-year contract at 7 million + bonus. If this news will be confirmed I believe that Napoli is preparing to return to a top team after a year to forget. Gasperini will hardly leave Atalanta, the club has created a project around him and as long as he gets the desired results he will not leave Bergamo

Yup, it is reported that Napoli will get a decision from Conte in the next 10 days. Currently, some media reported the negotiation process is facing obstacles. Because, Conte wants to get full control over the player transfer process. This may be difficult for both of them to achieve. We know that Napoli so far become a club that has not bought players at high prices. If Conte becomes coach, will Napoli be ready to fulfill requests to spend more money on players who are Conte targets?

But unfortunately, Napoli only finished in 10th place and thus, Napoli in the next season will only play in Serie A and not play in the Europa League. Also, if for example Conte manages to make Napoli have a good performance in the next season, but it seems that it is more promising for Napoli to finish in the top four or finish in the Champions League zone and not finish in the Europa League zone. I think it is clear that Conte is a great coach even though there is still no guarantee thatNapoli will have goodresults too, but at least considering about the abilities and skills that Conte has, then it seems like Napoli will be able to compete in the top four and it does not make Napoli play in the Europa League.

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I hope that Gasperini stays at Atalanta because from what he has done so far he has been able to make the Atalanta team's performance quite developed and that is not an easy thing. There are quite a lot of processes that Gasperini has done to make the Atalanta team as strong as it is now and able to win the Europa League title this season. .
For Gasperini next season it won't be easy either because in the UCL the competition will be tighter and Gasperini seems to need a lot of additions to build a much stronger team.

Atalanta experienced an extraordinary increase in performance under Gasperini leadership, he succeeded in formulating a strategy to beat Xabi Alonso tactics, who has been unbeatable throughout this season. Atalanta victory not only made Gasperini the only coach capable of beating Leverkusen, but he also managed to lift the first UEL trophy in his coaching career. Gasperini will face a bigger challenge next season after leading Atalanta to qualify for the Champions League, hopefully he will continue his career with Atalanta to continue the success story as achieved this season.

I would also prefer to see Gasperini stay at Atalanta. But Atalanta's coach, Gasperini, seems to have been approached by the Napoli club. But the good news for Atalanta is that Gasperini seems to have chosen to remain loyal as Atalanta coach. With this, hopefully Atalanta can continue their good results into next season. Because next season Atalanta will fight in the Champions League. And it will be much more difficult than the European League. Gasperini has been with Atalanta for quite a long time. and in the end he won a trophy this season in the European League for the first time in his career with Atalanta. So Gasperini is expected by many people to bring more trophies to Atalanta in the next season.

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Atalanta experienced an extraordinary increase in performance under Gasperini leadership, he succeeded in formulating a strategy to beat Xabi Alonso tactics, who has been unbeatable throughout this season. Atalanta victory not only made Gasperini the only coach capable of beating Leverkusen, but he also managed to lift the first UEL trophy in his coaching career. Gasperini will face a bigger challenge next season after leading Atalanta to qualify for the Champions League, hopefully he will continue his career with Atalanta to continue the success story as achieved this season.

Actually, I saw that Gasperini already had a tactic to beat Leverkusen because I saw the same tactic used against Liverpool in the second leg. Gasperini knew that Leverkusen did not have very good individual quality, therefore he used high pressure man to man marking, making it very difficult for the Leverkusen players and unable to build the game. Despite having 67% possession of the ball, Leverkusen only had 3 additions to the target. Atalanta has a solid defense like other Italian teams. And the high-pressure man-to-man marking strategy is something that is often used against teams in Serie A.

However, this strategy has a clear weakness, namely if the opponent is a club with great individual quality then this strategy will only create lots of gaps in the space between the lines which will become empty because each player marks his opponent. I think if Madrid manages to win the UCL then the Real Madrid vs Atalanta match will be a very interesting match to watch.