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Olympiakos is the champion of the UEFA Conference League with a dramatic goal against Fiorentina. La Viola lost its second consecutive final of the continental tournament after falling in extra time to the Greek team in Athens.
Fiorentina: The disallowed own goal early on in the match did set the whole game in poor light for Fiorentina with the Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic.
Ayoub El Kaabi’s Winning Goal: Heroics were completed in the 116th minute of the second extra time when Ayoub El Kaabi found the back of the net to make it a historic win for Olympiakos.
Controversial handball incident: A worthy handball of mention was that by Fiorentina’s Lucas Martínez Quarta in the dying minutes of stoppage time; it needed a finish to throw more drama into the match.
Match summary
During the fiercely competitive game, no side had yet to create any clear chances earlier in the match, whereas crucial saves were made between the two goalkeepers. Indeed, the game had appeared all set to go to the lottery of penalties until El Kaabi intervened.
A Historic Victory for Olympiakos
In the grand scheme of things, this victory was not only historic as the first UEFA Conference League title for Olympiakos but also gave the club the first European club in Greece. This gave Olympiakos its name among previous champion clubs AS Roma and West Ham.
Looking Forward
The win of Olympiakos writes a new chapter in the history of Greek football and puts a very high bar about further participation in European competition. Fiorentina went down but showed character. They will have to hope to take the best from things and then put it from there for future tournaments.
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