The fight in between Jose Luis Mendilibar and Unai Emery, two Europa League champions, had promise, but certainly no one expected what was seen at Villa’s Park. He Olympiakos there was a crazy and fascinating match where the goals rained in the home of Aston Villa (2-4), in a duel in which El Kaabi was the author of a hat trick.
This is an open-ended game. No one hid anything. The English team looked like favorites on paper, especially when in the early stages Bailey’s goal was disallowed due to Lenglet’s earlier foul on Spanish Iborra. But I have some things to say Olympiakoswith two plays of pure talent was surprised Unai Emery.
First it comes with a fantastic backheel pass from Ciquinho so that’s it The Friend, only against Draw, will score. It was also annulled for possible offside, but Cash, in defence, enabled the striker. Olympiakos (16′). And since it’s about assists, Podence signed up for the ‘show’ with a lovely chipped pass that surprised Aston Villa and The Friendagain, who dribbled past the Argentine goalkeeper to shoot (26′).
Far from threatening, and after overcoming a few minutes where they were groggy, Aston Villa grew into a game of comings and goings, with the Greeks pressing high and unwilling to close. Brave as Mendilibar, they held the score until the last breath of the first half, where the scorer Watkins He reduced the distance (45+1′).
It’s time for Emery and they know it. That’s why the team went all out after going through the locker room and attacked. So, in a ball like Diabetes To put it in place, he surprised Tzolakis by shooting on goal to tie (52′). The forces were equalized, but it didn’t last long. Just enough for Douglas Luiz raised his arms recklessly and awarded Olympiakos a penalty The Friend the hat trick (55′). And that was not the worst, because Mendilibar still saw how the fourth was made with a shot from Heze deflected by Konsa which surprised Dibu (67′).
The last phase of the match was key to reach Greece with more chances and Aston Villa got it in their boots. He had a penalty in his favor, but that was not the night of Douglas Luizwho fired him and condemned Emery’s men to an exploit.
match lineup
25
2
12
6
4
17
31
7
Eleven
19
27
88
23
3
32
Four
16
7
8
9
6
56
Villa Park
Konstantinos Tzolakis88
Rodinei23
82′
Francisco Ortega3
Four.
Santiago Hezze32
66′
Panagiotis RetsosFour
David Carmo16
84′
Konstantinos Fortounis7
erase8
Four.
Ayoub El Kaabi9
fifteen’
28′
55′
51′
82′
84′
Chiquinho6
73′
Daniel Podence56
69′
Replacements
Alexandros Paschalakis1
Athanasios-Theologos Papadoudis99
Quini18
Omar Richards27
Four.
André Horta5
69′
Sotiris Alexandropoulosfifteen
84′
João Carvalhotwenty
84′
Vasilios Prekates70
Youssef El ArabiEleven
73′
Stevan Jovetic22
coach
Unai Emery
Jose Luis Mendilibar
Source: La Verdad
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