There is a graffiti mural in the north stand – home to the most ardent, impassioned Olympiakos supporters – that displays a mockup of Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent sandwiched between the words: “Piraeus means knock out!”
And so it proved for Aston Villa, whose European adventure came to a joyless end in the Greek port. A familiar face landed the killer blows, Ayoub El Kaabi scoring his fourth and fifth goals of the tie to earn a 6-2 aggregate win.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/09/olympiakos-aston-villa-europa-conference-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report
Author : Ben Fisher at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Publish date : 2024-05-09 21:02:29
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