Olympiacos take on the visitors Aston Villa in the second leg of UEFA Conference League semifinals. First leg result: 4-2. The match will be played on Thursday, April 9th at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus).
Olympiacos are banking on the European cup. The Legend lost the championship in Greek football, as has become customary in the past season. And despite all efforts and regulatory nuances, they still noticeably lag behind at least AEK in the national championship, and PAOK with Panathinaikos will fight for the Greek gold, and the club from Piraeus at least does not look like a favorite here. So it's logical to compensate for this in international tournaments. In the Europa League, the Greeks finished only 3rd, below Freiburg and West Ham, but above the debutant, Backa Topola. Moving to the Conference League, the Greeks confidently defeated Ferencvaros, and then stood out with a confrontation with Maccabi (Tel Aviv). Losing 1-4 in a nominally home match, they managed to stage a comeback at home, after which they added a couple more in extra time. Well, with Fenerbahce they exchanged minimal victories, 3-2 and 0-1, after which they won a penalty shootout in Istanbul. In the foggy Albion, they managed to win even more convincingly, 4-2.
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Aston Villa convinced them to move to Birmingham after the start of last season. Returning to the foggy Albion, Unai, who contradictorily and generally unsuccessfully worked at Arsenal, immediately managed to raise his charges to the final 7th place in the Premier League. And now they even manage to fight for the 4th place, and Tottenham are getting further away - and only the trio of unconditional leaders, Manchester City with Arsenal and Liverpool, are higher. In general, you can gradually prepare for a debut in the Champions League. And for now, the English under the leadership of the Spaniard are trying their hand at a less prestigious international tournament. Starting from the summer qualifiers, Birmingham's representative won their group and dealt with Ajax. In the next round, it was Lille, and it was harder with them. Winning 2-1 in England, in France the visitors conceded twice first, and only towards the end Cash managed to score an important goal. And in the penalty shootout, Emiliano Martinez ruled again, a professor in this aspect. At home against the Greeks, the team, which was just deflated in the Premier League, lost 2-4 to the Greeks. And Douglas Luiz missed from the penalty spot.
Last Thursday saw the first match between the two teams in this pair. Experts expect a revenge from the English. But they are clearly losing ground now, so it's better to bet on the neutral total over 3.0 goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 scored goals.
