On Thursday evening (May 9), the Greeks from Olympiacos achieved another victory in the company of the English from Aston Villa. Striker El Kaabi was once again in top form, this time the Moroccan scoring a brace in Emiliano Martinez’s goal.
So, in the long-awaited duel at Athena scheduled for May 29, Olympiacos will meet Fiorentina, a team that on Wednesday night secured its place in the final for the second consecutive year after the draw with the Belgians from Club Brugge (1-1) . Overall, the score was 4-3 in favor of the Viola team.
After the English shock at Villa Park, Unai Emery’s side would receive another blow in the decider as the Greeks opened the scoring less than 10 minutes after the kick-off.
At the end of a beautifully constructed attack by Olympiacos, the author of the success was none other than Ayoub El Kaabi, the Moroccan who scored a hat-trick in Emi Martinez’s goal in the round match.
In the second act, Ollie Watkins came close to equalizing for Unai Emery’s side, but the striker’s header missed the target.
10 minutes before the final whistle, Morocco’s El Kaabi scored his fifth goal in the two legs. The intervention of VAR was needed to establish that the striker was in a legal position.
Nightmare striker El Kaabi will certainly be remembered by Villa for a long time as Olympiacos reach the Conference League grand final, where the Greeks will meet Fiorentina.
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