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.
Written by Ben Fisher at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/09/olympiakos-aston-villa-europa-conference-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report under the title “El Kaabi’s double crushes Aston Villa hopes of comeback at Olympiakos”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
