Atalanta are Europa League champions, winning their first ever European title and first major trophy since 1963! And all they had to do was knock off the formerly-invincible, 51-game-undefeated-streak fighting Xabi Alonsos.

We talk all about the game, Gasperini's brilliant tactics and Atalanta's flawless execution, Lookman's start turn, Leverkusen's struggles throughout, consequential lineup decisions, and more, including the historical significances, and both sides' prospects next season.

We also go on a bunch of tangents as we're want to do...

A big cheers to Gian Piero Gasperini and Ademola Lookman!

The Europa League final is finally upon us, and we at Any Given Thursday are here to deliver you all the key storylines.

First, we recap how Leverkusen and Atalanta made it to the last UEL fixture of the season, along with successes and challenges along the way, then we dive into the game itself, breaking down lineup decisions, key matchups, and take a stab at predicting the outcome.

This should be one hell of a final.

Cheers to Gian Piero Gasperini AND Xabi Alonso!

And just like that, we have our two finals!

Leverkusen STILL undefeated (by the skin of their teeth), Atalanta dominates, Olympiacos cruises, and Fiorentina does Fiorentina things.

We recap all four games, look ahead to the very exciting finals, and eulogize Roma, Marseille, Villa, and Brugge.

We tried set out to make a shorter episode this week and instead made one even longer. So please enjoy our 6-hour segment on Leverkusen and the minimum amount of time to everyone else.

Cheers to Vincenzo Italiano ( born in Germany, naturally)!

We're halfway to the finals in Athens with a quadruple of thrilling first leg matches.

Leverkusen STILL unbeaten, a goal fest in the Conference League, and a huge upset in Birmingham!

All that and more this week on Any Given Thursday.

Cheers to (hello old friend) José Luis Mendilibar!

We are down to our final 4 clubs in the Europa and Conference Leagues - 8 teams left for 2 European trophies!

We discuss all the action from the 2nd legs of the quarterfinals, from Leverkusen's perfection, to Roma's continued resurgence, Villa and Fiorentina hanging on, Atalanta's completed upset, and so much more.

Plus, we take a sneak peak into the 4 semifinal matchups, including a thrilling Roma-Leverkusen tie.

Cheers to Nicky Hayen!

Our precious Europa and Conference Leagues have finally returned to us, and with them, as usual, came great drama.

Atalanta put in one of the performances of the season, smashing Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield! Elsewhere, Roma gets a big win in Milan, Villa and Lille do battle, a wild one between Olympiacos and Fenerbahce, and Leverkusen continues their undefeated season (congrats on its first ever Bundesliga title).

All that plus a look-ahead to the do or die second legs.

Cheers to Gian Piero Gasperini!

Our Club Spotlight returns with a deep dive on Thessaloniki, Greece's own PAOK FC!

David spotlight's the club's rich history, its recent run of successes, its many second place finishes, and so much more!

Cheers Giannis Konstantelias!

Jacob and Max are back to share all about the 1st and 2nd rounds of the tournament!

Here, we continue on with the West and South, where we discuss the few sizable upsets of the tournament, including near-Cinderella Oakland. Elsewhere, Houston gets it done in an OT thriller, Clemson surprises, and Marquette squeezes through.

Then we finish with a look ahead to Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and make our updated picks.

Cheers to Kelvin Sampson!