Olympiakos honestly couldn’t have dreamed of better. The Greek club qualified on Thursday evening for the first European final in its history and will play it on home soil, in Athens, on May 29. For this, he achieved the feat of taking out Aston Villa, fourth in the Premier League. Winner in the first leg (4-2), thanks to a hat-trick from Ayoub El Kaabi, the Piraeus team quickly dampened English hopes, thanks to their Moroccan scorer, who seems decidedly untouchable. Well placed at the far post on a cross from Quini (10th), he scored his ninth goal in the competition.
And the top scorer in this Europa Conference League did not wait for the final to reach the milestone of 10 goals. Served by Konstantinos Tzolakis, he once again capsized the Karaïskaki Stadium by scoring at the end of the match (79th).
In the wake of this major performance, Olympiakos joins Fiorentina in the final, who defeated Club Bruges on Wednesday (3-2, 1-1). It will take place at the AEK Arena, the stadium of Athens’ neighbor AEK, on May 29.
