Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Fiorentina 1-0 at OPAP Arena in Athens and won the 2024 Europa Conference League.
In the 1st half of the match the Violets had the better chances to score but they missed them and the result remained 0-0. In the 2nd half, both teams were very careful, and we didn’t see any chances in front of the goals.
🤯👏 Absolutely incredible achievement by José Luis Mendilibar who has won TWO European trophies in TWO years! 🇪🇸
✅ 22/23 Europa League with Sevilla
✅ 23/24 Conference League with Olympiacos63-years-old, he's doing incredible. ✨ pic.twitter.com/KDhhj21tWp
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) May 29, 2024
However, in the extra time, in the 116th minute Ayoub El Kaabi netted to make Olympiacos the 1st Greece’s club-level team to win a continental title as they handled Fiorentina’s 2nd straight UECL final loss in Athens.
El Kaabi scored his 33rd goal of the campaign to secure the title for the Athens team in their city. That was Olympiacos’ first-ever European title, while Fiorentina was beaten again in the final of that competition.
💥 Incredible scenes in Piraeus as Olympiacos fans celebrate winning the Europa Conference League 🏆🔴#UECLFinal
🎥 @Than_Kritikos pic.twitter.com/cB6DDT0iAS
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 29, 2024