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46% Ball Possession OLYMPIACOS and 54% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Olympiacos 1 – 0 Fiorentina
116′ Ayoub El Kaabi
👉🏆 The big moment became a nightmare for Fiorentina losing the UEFA Conference League Final game against Olympiacos on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at the AEK Arena in Athens, Grecce. It was a bitter end for Fiorentina, who fell four minutes from the end of extra time. It was El Kaabi, the most eagerly awaited man but so far kept perfectly at bay by Milenkovic, who started the Greek party with a header from Hezze’s assist. Fiorentina, as in the past season, is still one step away from the European triumph while, on the opposite side, Mendilibar takes home the second consecutive European cup against an Italian team after the Europa League won by the European Championship.
Olympiacos, in the first European final in its history, faced Fiorentina, in the second consecutive Conference League final after the one lost last season against West Ham United.
CHAMPIONS 🏆🎉#UECLfinal pic.twitter.com/SHqbqpNpNL
— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) May 29, 2024
OLYMPIACOS WIN THEIR FIRST-EVER EUROPEAN TROPHY IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY 🇬🇷🏆👏 pic.twitter.com/46EYAUSDHZ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 29, 2024
Olympiacos took the lead in extra time. In the 116th minute, Ayoub El Kaabi defeated Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Santiago Hezze. Verified after VAR check.
👉 ❤️🤍Olympiacos 1 – 0 Fiorentina 💜⚜️ 116th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ayoub El Kaabi for @olympiacosfc from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Santiago Hezze. Verified after VAR check. https://t.co/3DeJ4CxraP pic.twitter.com/JfXw8XGImT
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 29, 2024
IT’S THAT MAN AGAIN! 🔥
AYOUB EL KAABI PLAYS HERO FOR OLYMPIACOS IN THE #UECL FINAL 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/Y2MpRUYrME
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 29, 2024
SCENES IN ATHENS AS OLYMPIACOS WIN THE #UECL IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AT THEIR RIVAL'S STADIUM 🤩 pic.twitter.com/fiP8SbhAvA
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 29, 2024
📸#forzaviola #fiorentina #uecl #ueclfinal pic.twitter.com/OIvBhdw6vI
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 29, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: The second major European final of the year between Olympiacos and Fiorentina to win the Conference League. For Olympiacos, they are considered as the underdogs and the first Greek club side in over 50 years to reach a major European final. Fiorentina finished eighth in Serie A and booked their spot in this competition again next season. It’s their second successive time in this final having lost 2-1 to West Ham last time out. The Greeks, coached by Mendilibar, who won the Europa League last year with Sevilla and landed on the red and white bench in February, were relegated to the Conference by finishing third in their group of the second European competition, then grabbed the Conference final by eliminating Ferencvaros, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Fenerbahce and Aston Villa.
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🇵🇹 Portuguese Referee Artur Soares Dias will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares (POR) and Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro (POR). The Fourth Official will be Glenn Nyberg (SWE). The Reserve AR will be Mahbod Beigi (SWE). The VAR will be Tiago Martins (POR). The AVAR will be Christian Dingert (GER). The SVAR will be Marco Fritz (GER) and the Referee Observer will be Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP).
The AEK Arena is set for Olympiacos vs Fiorentina
Changing room ready 💜 #ForzaViola #OlympiacosFiorentina #ACFFiorentina #UECLfinal pic.twitter.com/iYY8rwiWFF
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 29, 2024
Photo via x.com/olympiacosfc
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Our starting XI to face Olympiacos⚜️
Powered by @easportsfcit #ForzaViola💜 #ForzaViola #OlympiacosFiorentina #ACFFiorentina #uecl #ueclfinal pic.twitter.com/LrorlQ51cy— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 29, 2024
HERE. WE. ARE. 💜#ForzaViola #OlympiacosFiorentina #ACFFiorentina #UECLfinal pic.twitter.com/ZnV5YqFvt1
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 29, 2024
Photo via x.com/acffiorentinaen
Photo via x.com/acffiorentinaen
Photo via x.com/acffiorentinaen
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ROCCO 💜 pic.twitter.com/065V7R41I8
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 29, 2024
🏆👉 Olympiacos vs Fiorentina Match Officials
UEFA Europa Conference League Final🏟️ AEK Arena
🗓️ Wednesday 29 May 2024
⏲️ 21:00🙍♂️ 🇵🇹 Referee: Artur Soares Dias
🚩 Assistants: Paulo Soares and Pedro Ribeiro
4⃣ Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg https://t.co/7jsWt1A9Mt@SerieA_EN pic.twitter.com/VJoRwLZKlw— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 29, 2024
#ForzaViola #OlympiacosFiorentina #ACFFiorentina #UECL #AnnaItalia #ItalianSerieA
🏆👉 First half ❤️🤍Olympiacos 0 – 0 Fiorentina 💜⚜️
⚽️ Goals: 0
🟨 Booked: 28′ Daniel Podence (O), 42′ Lucas Martínez Quarta (F)
✍ Ball Possession: 50% @olympiacosfc and 50% @ACFFiorentinaEN
✅ https://t.co/16NXtQSGrG@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @ZaurriniRino https://t.co/ej9TQ2oVA9
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 29, 2024
🏆👉 Result❤️🤍Olympiacos 1 – 0 Fiorentina 💜⚜️
⚽️ Goals: 116′ Ayoub El Kaabi
🟨 Booked: Olympiacos 4, Fiorentina 3
✍ Ball Possession: 46% @olympiacosfc and 54% @ACFFiorentinaEN
✅ https://t.co/16NXtQS8C8@Viola_Nation @ViolaClubLon22 @PassioneFiorent https://t.co/x06PYwowhs
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 29, 2024
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2023 – 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League Final
Olympiacos – Fiorentina
Wednesday 29 May 2024
AEK Arena
Athens, Greece
21:00
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
SVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
⚽️ Goals:
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉🏆 Lineup OLYMPIAKOS (4-2-3-1): Tzolakis; Rodinei, Carmo, Retsos, Ortega; Iborra, Hezze; Fortounis, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi.
Subs: Paschalakis, André Horta, Ntoi, Apostolopoulos, Papadoudis, Masouras, João Carvalho, Quini, Richards, Alexandropoulos, Jovetic, El Arabi.
Coach:. Mendilibar.
👉🏆 Lineup FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Dodô, Milenkovic, Martínez Quarta, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Arthur, Mandragora; Nico Gonzalez, Belotti, Kouamé.
Subs: Duncan, Barák, Faraoni, Parisi, Infantino, Ikoné, Ranieri, Beltrán, Nzola, Lopez, Kayode, Oliver Christensen.
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano