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📺 Footy fix
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Wednesday, May 22
🇪🇺 UEL: Atalanta vs. Leverkusen, 3 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Network, Paramount+
Thursday, May 23
🇩🇪 Bundesliga relegation playoff: Bochum vs. Dusseldorf, 2:30 p.m. ➡️ ESPN+
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⚽ The Forward Line
🏆 Leverkusen, Atalanta battle for the Europa League
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Bayer Leverkusen’s quest to continue their undefeated season takes center stage today, when they take on Atalanta in the penultimate match of their campaign.
The Bundesliga champions are the heavy favorites in this one, which marks a quick reversal of fortunes from a team that was in the relegation battle when Xabi Alonso was hired in October 2022. As James Benge writes in his deep dive into Alonso’s rapid transformation of Leverkusen, it required…
