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Tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets across Greece to celebrate Olympiacos' Conference League title on Wednesday evening. Playing on home soil in Greece, Olympiacos defeated Italian team Fiorentina 1-0 after extra-time. Fans in their home town of Piraeus lighted up flares and fireworks of all kinds, turning the night into day, Greek media reported. "We haven't seen so many people celebrating in 20 years," said an older man said. He recalled a similar enthusiasm after Greece unexpectedly won the Euro 2004 under then German coach Otto Rehhagel. "Madness everywhere," was the headli...
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Ayoub El Kaabi scored in extra-time to secure Olympiacos a dramatic 1-0 win against Fiorentina and the Conference League title on home soil on Wednesday. The late breakthrough came in the 116th minute as he steered a low header inside the near post. There was a lengthy video review to double-check the goal, but once it was confirmed, history was made for Greek football at the AEK Arena in Athens. Olympiacos gave Greece a first-ever European title after becoming only the second Greek club to reach a European final, 53 years after Panathinaikos lost the Champions Cup decider in 1971 against Joha...
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Olympiacos will play the Conference League final on home soil against Fiorentina after a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Thursday. With a 6-2 aggregate win, they will aim to deliver Greece's first triumph on the continent at senior club level when they welcome Fiorentina in Athens on May 29. Ayoub El Kaabi struck in the 10th minute and again in the 81st to send Olympiacos to their first European final. Fiorentina, meanwhile, reached a second successive Conference League final with a 1-1 draw (4-3 aggregate win) with Club Brugge on Wednesday. Villa were eyeing a first European final since 1982. ...
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Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win at Aston Villa in their Conference League semi-final first leg as Fiorentina left it late to beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-2 on Thursday. The Greeks went ahead thanks to a cool finish from Moroccan striker El Kaabi on 16 minutes and he made it 2-0 on half an hour as Villa's defence fell apart. The Birmingham-based outfit levelled through top scorer Ollie Watkins on the stroke of half-time after a neat move and managed to equalize after the break when Moussa Diaby scored from a tight angle. But having got themselves back in it, Villa...
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Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win at Aston Villa in their Conference League semi-final first leg as Fiorentina left it late to beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-2 on Thursday. The Greeks went ahead thanks to a cool finish from Moroccan striker El Kaabi on 16 minutes and he made it 2-0 on half an hour as Villa's defence fell apart. The Birmingham-based outfit levelled through top scorer Ollie Watkins on the stroke of half-time after a neat move and managed to equalize after the break when Moussa Diaby scored from a tight angle. But having got themselves back in it, Villa...
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Fiorentina needed extra-time on Thursday to overcome Victoria Plzen 2-0 and reach the Conference League semi-finals, while Aston Villa also advanced after defeating Lille 4-3 on penalties. Lille were ahead in the 15th minute after Yusuf Yazıcı met a cross by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a first-time finish into the bottom corner and Benjamin André increased their lead in th 68th. But Villa, who had the 2-1 advantage from the first leg, pulled one back in the 87th to force extra-time and eventually penalties. Lille went behind already in their first attempt, which was saved by Emiliano Martinez, bu...
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Fiorentina needed extra-time on Thursday to overcome Victoria Plzen 2-0 and reach the Conference League semi-finals, while Aston Villa also advanced after defeating Lille 4-3 on penalties. Lille were ahead in the 15th minute after Yusuf Yazıcı met a cross by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a first-time finish into the bottom corner and Benjamin André increased their lead in th 68th. But Villa, who had the 2-1 advantage from the first leg, pulled one back in the 87th to force extra-time and eventually penalties. Lille went behind already in their first attempt, which was saved by Emiliano Martinez, bu...
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Aston Villa beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Conference League quarter-final on Thursday to take a first step towards a first European semi-final since they won the Champions Cup in 1982. Ollie Watkins headed Villa ahead in the 13th at the far post, and captain John McGinn slotted into the bottom left corner for 2-0 in the 57th. Lille were denied several times by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, had a goal disallowed for offside but got an important late goal from Bafode Diakite's 84th-minute header. Villa won under the eyes of Prince William and his son Prince George in what was the 1,00...
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Olympiacos overcame a late comeback from Fenerbahce to win their Conference League quarter-final first leg match 3-2 on Thursday while Fiorentina drew 0-0 at Victoria Plzen. The Piraeus hosts were 3-0 up after 57 minutes from Kostas Fortounis, Stevan Jovetic and Chiquinho, seemingly weel on course towards the semi-finals. But Fenerbahce battled back from Dusan Tadic's 68th minute penalty and Irfan Can Kahveci six minutes later to stay alive in the tie into their home leg next week. Czech side Plzen meanwhile played to their third 0-0 draw in a row against Fiorentina, after last 16 stalemates a...
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Former European champions Aston Villa were drawn to face French side Lille in the Conference League quarter-finals while Friday's draw also left open the possibility of an all-Greek final in Athens. Should Villa continue their great campaign which last saw them oust Ajax 4-0 on Thursday they would be up against Olympiacos of Piraeus or Turkey's Fenerbahce. The other Greek club, PAOK, faces Belgium's Club Brugge, with the winner moving into a semi-final against unbeaten Viktoria Plzen of Poland or last year's runners-up Fiorentina. The quarter-finals are April 11 and 18, the semis May 2 and 9, ...
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