Olympiacos overwhelm Aston Villa to book spot in Conference League final
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Olympiacos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final after making history with their 2-0 win against Aston Villa in Thursday's semi-final second leg.
Jose Luis Mendilibar's side clinched a 6-2 aggregate triumph thanks to a double from Villa's chief tormentor Ayoub El Kaabi, who hit a hat-trick in the first leg.
On a raucous night at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Olympiakos booked their first ever appearance in a major European final.
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