A couple of months earlier than turning 100, Olympiacos desires to jot down its most golden web page by profitable a European title
Tonight (22:00, Cosmote TV, Mega), at OPAP Enviornment, which for the wants of the ultimate was renamed AEK Enviornment, the Olympic is getting ready to jot down probably the most sensible web page of his historical past and of Greek soccer, about 9 months earlier than his one centesimal birthday. The “crimson and white” have an important likelihood to win the primary European title for a Greek staff within the remaining of the Convention League in opposition to final 12 months’s finalist Fiorentina.
That is the second look of a Greek staff in a UEFA remaining because it was preceded by Panathinaikos’ participation within the 1971 Champions Cup remaining at Wembley in opposition to Ajax, who additionally gained the trophy (2-0).
The European previous of Olympiakos
On the event of Olympiakos’ first look in a European remaining, Documento takes a glance again on the European previous of the “crimson and whites” and recollects their most necessary firsts in UEFA competitions:
13/9/1959 Olympiacos grew to become the primary Greek staff to participate in a European competitors (Champions Cup), because it welcomed to the “G. Karaiskakis” (20,482 viewers) the then well-known Milan. Last rating 2-2 (19′ Okay. Papazoglou, 43′ Yfantis – 33′, 76′ Altafini)
25/9/1963 First European victory, within the first spherical of the Cup Winners’ Cup, in opposition to Polish Zaglebie 2-1 (G. Sideris scored two objectives)
27/9/1972 First victory and qualification of a Greek staff in Italy, Cagliari – Olympiacos 0-1 (Youtsos)
8/11/1972 Olympiacos – Tottenham 1-0 within the UEFA Cup, within the first victory of the “crimson and whites” over an English staff
2/10/1974 The primary qualification of Olympiakos within the Champions Cup with 2-0 over Celtic
4/3/1993 Olympiacos performs for the primary time in March and within the quarter-final spherical (Cup Winners), in opposition to Atletico Madrid (1-1)
17/9/1997 First recreation of Olympiakos within the Champions League teams and first victory, 1-0 in opposition to Porto
9/12/1998 First qualification to the knockouts of the Champions League (Croatia – Olympiacos 1-1)
17/3/1999 The primary missed alternative to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals (1-1 with Juventus)
18/9/2002 Olympiakos’ greatest win in a Champions League group stage with an emphatic 6-2 win over final season’s finalists Leverkusen in Rizoupoli
3/10/2007 The primary double within the Champions League, Werder Bremen – Olympiacos 1-3
25/2/2014 First victory within the knockouts of the Champions League, Olympiacos – Manchester United. 2-0
15/9/2016 The one centesimal victory in Europe, the primary Greek staff to realize such a feat (Younger Boys – Olympiacos 0-1)
13/12/2018 Olympiacos – Milan 3-1 within the Europa League. Advance from the group stage over the massive Italian staff
27/2/2020 Development over Arsenal (1-2 in further time) within the knockouts of the Europa League
11/8/2022 Slovan – Olympiakos 2-2 within the Europa League qualifiers. First qualification on penalties
14/3/2024 The sport that modified this complete 12 months for Olympiakos. The Greek aspect’s greatest European away win-overturn 6-1 over Maccabi, after a heavy 1-4 dwelling defeat within the first leg, despatched Olympiakos into the quarter-finals of the Convention League. It is among the greatest upsets within the historical past of European competitions and the largest in an away match.
18/4/2024 Fenerbahce – Olympiacos 2-3 pen. (1-0 at 120′). With the “hero” of Constantis Tzolakis, who took three penalties, Olympiacos for the primary time in its historical past is within the semi-finals of a European competitors
9/5/2024 Olympiacos wins 2-0 in opposition to Aston Villa and, mixed with its triumph within the first match in England (2-4), reaches the European remaining for the primary time.
Fiorentina unbeaten till the ultimate
The “violas” reached the ultimate of the competitors undefeated. In a complete of twelve video games that they had six wins and 6 attracts. The horrible coincidence is that Fiorentina performed of their group with three groups that Olympiacos additionally confronted alongside the way in which. Specifically, within the group they defeated Tsoukaritski twice (6-0, 0-1), which Olympiacos eradicated within the playoffs of the Europa League. With Genk, eradicated by Olympiacos within the third qualifying spherical of Europa, they gained 2-1 in Florence and drew 2-2 in Belgium. And with Ferentsvaros, which was eradicated by Olympiacos within the spherical of 32 of the Convention League, he had two attracts (2-2, 1-1). Within the knockout matches, he eradicated Maccabi Haifa (3-4, 1-1), Viktoria Plzen
(0-0, 2-0) and Membership Brugge (3-2, 1-1).
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