Aston Villa 2-0. Historic performance for the Greeks! We know the UEFA Conference League final

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09.05.2024, 23:57

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Olympiakos beat her on Aston Villascore 2-0, in the second leg of the semi-finals and qualified for the final of the UEFA Conference League, after an improbable 6-2 aggregate. In the round match, played in England, the Greeks won 4-2.

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The Greeks will play against the Italians from Fiorentina, who reached the last act of the competition after going through the semi-finals of the Belgians from Club Brugge with an aggregate score of 4-3.

Olympiakos – Aston Villa 2-0. The Greeks play the UEFA Conference League final against Fiorentina

Unai Emery sent the best team at his disposal to the field, but Aston Villa failed to produce the “comeback”. Moreover, he didn’t even manage to score.

Star Watkins didn’t stand out and El Khaabi stepped up and scored twice. The Moroccan striker signed a double, after scoring in the 10th and 81st minutes. Thus, Olympiakos passed Aston Villa and will play the final, although the English were rated as favorites.

It is the first time in Olympiakos’ 99-year history that they are playing in a European Cup final, so coach Jose Luis Mendilibar made club history with his successful performance.

Final match! Olympiakos prevailed with a score of 2-0 and qualified for the final which will take place in Athens itself.

Min. 81: Gooooo Olympiakos! El Kaabi scored in the 81st minute from Tzolakis’ pass, and the Greeks secured qualification to the UEFA Conference League final. At the moment, the overall difference is 4 goals.

UPDATE. The second half between Olympiakos and Aston Villa has started.

Pause. The Greeks lead 1-0 after the first half and are 45 minutes away from qualifying for the UEFA Conference League final. Aston Villa need a miracle to turn around a 3 goal deficit.

Min. 10: Gooooo Olympiakos! The Greeks opened the scoring through El Kaabi and have a comfortable advantage, after winning the round with a score of 4-2.

UPDATE. The return leg between Olympiakos and Aston Villa has started.

Starting teams:

Olympiakos (4-3-3): Tzolakis – Rodinei, Retsos, Carmo, Quini – Hezze, Iborra, Chiquinho – Podence, El Kaabi, Fortounis

Reserves: Alexandropoulos, Apostolopoulos, Carvalho, El Arabi, Horta, Jovetis, Masouras, Ntoi, Papadoudis, Paschalakis, Prekates

Trainer: Jose Luis Mendilibar

Aston Villa (5-4-1): Martinez – Cash, Torres, Konsa, Diego Carlos, Digne – Diaby, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Bailey – Watkins

Reserves: Gauci, Duran, Iroegbunam, Kellyman, Kesler Hayden, Lenglet, Munroe, Olsen, Patterson, Young

Trainer: Unai Emery

Before the duel that will take place at the Georgios Karaiskalis stadium in Piraeus, the two teams come after different results recorded in the last official matches. Thus, if Olympiakos has suffered only one defeat in the last 7 matches (apart from the success obtained in the direct match with Aston Villa), the English have obtained only one victory in the last 4 matches (3-1 with Bournemouth, in the 34th stage of the Premier League) .

In the last 11 matches played at home, Olympiakos suffered only two defeats (1-4 with Maccabi Tel Aviv and 1-3 with Panathinaikos). On the other hand, Aston Villa has achieved only one success on foreign soil in the last 6 official games (2-0 with Arsenal).

In the round match between Aston Villa and Olympiakos. the Greeks managed to produce a surprise and score no less than 4 goals on the English ground, something that only Tottenham, Radu Drăgușin’s current team, has achieved this season (Tottenham won 4-0 against Villa, in the stage 28th in the Premier League).

Club Brugge – Fiorentina 1-1. The Italians qualified for the UEFA Conference League final

Min. 90+8: End of match. Club Brugge – Fiorentina ended 1-1, and the Italians are qualified for the UECL final.

Min. 85: GOOOOL! Fiorentina restored the tie from the penalty spot, through Lucas Beltran, and the Italians lead 4-3 overall.

Min. 46: The second half began.

Min. 45+1: Break in Belgium. Club Brugge leads Fiorentina 1-0.

Min. 20: GOOOL Club Brugge! Maxim De Cuyper unlocked the table, and now the overall score is 3-3.

Update: The match has started.

Club Brugge: Mignolet – Sabbe, Mechele, Odoi, Ordońez – Skoras, Vetlesen, Vanaken, De Cuyper – Igor Thiago, Jutgla

Fiorentina: Terracciano – Dodo, Milenkovic, Martínez Quarta, Biraghi – Arthur, Mandragora – Gonzalez, Beltran, Kouame – Belotti

Fiorentina is one step away from a remarkable performance. The Italians can once again qualify for the UEFA Conference League finals, after last season they were close to winning the coveted trophy.

In the end, West Ham United came away with a dramatic 2-1 win over Fiorentina after Jarrod Bowen scored in the 90th minute.

In the round match at Stadio Armetio Franchi, the hosts prevailed with a score of 3-2. Sottil, Belotti and Nzola scored the goals for the Italians, while Vanaken and Thiago scored for the Belgians.

Club Brugge is having an excellent season and is very close to winning the title, but the Belgian side are also targeting the Conference League trophy. It remains to be seen if Brugge will be able to turn the tide of the match in which they are rated slight favorites, through the lens of the home field advantage.

Brugge reached the semi-finals after getting past PAOK. The team coached by Răzvan Lucescu was defeated, score 0-3 overall. As for Fiorentina, the Italian team advanced to the quarterfinals against Plzen, 2-0 overall.

• The other semi-final will be played on Thursday, May 9, and features Olympiakos and Aston Villa. The Greeks won the round match 4-2.

The final of the UEFA Conference takes place on May 29, in Athens, at the Agia Sophia stadium.

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