More than 100,000 fans of the Greek Olympiacos celebrated throughout the night the conquest of first European title in the history of the Hellenic club, who last night were declared champions of the UEFA Conference League after defeating Fiorentina 1-0 in Athens.
After Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi’s goal in the 116th minute of extra time caused chaos in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, and turned the sky red, as fans lit hundreds of flares in celebration the success.
The red and white team that, under the orders of the Spanish coach Jose Luis Mendilibar He managed to make history last night, arriving at the midnight cup at the port in an open bus and accompanied by hundreds of motorcycles and cars.
“This is the first (European) cup but I am hopeful May it not be the last”, The Basque coach directed the thousands of fans gathered in front of the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, where a platform was raised so that the red and white team could celebrate with the fans, the portal gazetta.gr reports.
The footballers and himself Mendilibar They shouted team songs with the public and raised the precious cup to the sky several times before the “ole, ole” and the shouts of enthusiasm from the crowd.
“This crazy dream is now a reality,” said the president of Olympiacos, point guard Evánguelos Marinakis, who described the Spanish coach as “a great coach.”
“Legendary night” and “Olympiacos mythical achievement” today headlines the front pages of the sports newspapers “Match Money” and “Fos”, emphasizing the fact that this is the first European title won by a Greek club.
“Oh an incredible night for the team but also for Greek football in general,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a well-known Olympiacos fan, said on the “X” social network.
“Mendi” is barely three months on the bench of Olympiacos and managed to make history in Greece.
Last year he raised the European League with Sevilla and this year in February he accepted the challenge to lead the Piraeus team in a chaotic situation, a story similar to what happened at the Seville club.
Source: La Verdad
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