Youth League + European competition? Olympiacos is on the verge of historic feat :: zerozero.pt

David Carmo, Fran Navarro, Sotiris – the first two on loan from FC Porto and the Greek on loan from Sporting – Rúben Vezo, André Horta, Chiquinho, João Carvalho, Gelson Martins, Daniel Podence (all with links to Portugal) are close to helping the Olympiacos writing a epic page on European football.

After winning the Youth League against AC Milan, the historic Greek emblem beat Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the Conference League and could achieve an epic feat at European level. This is because, since the creation of the Youth League format – in 2013/2014 – no team has managed, in the same season, to win the junior competition and triumph at European level at the senior level.

It should be remembered that, in both European finals, the Greek team will face an Italian team. In the Youth League – with a great goal from Theofanis Bakoulas [recorde aqui a história do ex-Pinhalnovense] – AC Milan was the opponent and, now, Fiorentina – finalist defeated in the Conference League last season – will be Olympiacos’ opponent.

In addition, the Greek team can also make history at national level: a Greek team has never managed to win a European competition, and it is also the club’s first final. The last Greek team that came close to lifting a European trophy was Panathinaikos in 1971, in the European Cup final.

The team led by José Luis Mendilibar – who won the Europa League last season – will still have the opportunity to win a trophy two years later.