Xabi Alonso reels over Bayer Leverkusen's 'painful' Europa League final defeat by Atalanta... as German side's unbeaten run comes to an end

The German side's fairytale season came to an abrupt ending on Wednesday night in Dublin, as Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta thumped Leverkusen 3-0 at the Aviva Stadium.