Conference League, semi-finals return to TV: Fiorentina and Olympiacos close to the final

Vincenzo Italiano's team restarts from a 3-2 deficit in the first leg, while the Greeks have to defend a two-goal lead after the blunder at Villa Park.

di KEVIN BERTONI
7 May 2024

M'Bala Nzola scores the goal to make it 3-2 against Franchi

Milan, 7 May 2024 – The last ninety minutes, if they are enough, before the final appointment. Fiorentina, Club Brugge, Olympiacos e Aston Villa they are ready to play all their last cards to gain the pass for the Greece, for the final in Athens. The team of Vincenzo Italiano is fresh from the hard-fought 3-2 victory at the Franchi against Club Brugge, while the Greeks achieved a real feat at Villa Park by winning 2-4 with a hat-trick by The Kaabi. A match that the men of mendilibar they played with pure lock and restart, leaving the ball in the hands of their opponents, but managing to be cynical every time they found themselves in front of the former Roma's goal, Robin Olsen. Now they will have to defend a two-goal lead, so probably the match plan ofOlympiacos on the way back it will be very similar to the outward journey. The red and whites dream of being able to play the final "at their home", quotation marks obligatory because although the last act will be in Athens, it will be played atAEK OPAP Arena the stadium of rivals AEK.

Fiorentina: the first battle was good, but the war is not yet won

“We have the advantage in this little battle and we will go there to play our cards,” he said Vincenzo Italian at the end of the first leg. Celebrate yes, but without losing too much concentration because although the network of M'bala Nzola achieved a fundamental success, there is only one goal separating the two teams. The team of Nicky Hayen wants to come back and crown this beautiful European journey with a final, while the Viola want to lift the trophy to avenge last year's defeat against West Ham. On the lineup side, starting with the home team, the home team will certainly have to do without the midfielder Onyedika who was expelled at Franchi, in his place an old acquaintance of the team warms up the engines Serie A, or Andreas Skov Olsen. The former Liverpool player is ready to return between the posts Mignolet, while he will still be leading the attack Igor Thiago. On the other hand, Italian, after the defeat with turnover against the Verona, is ready to put his best 11 back on the field. Starting from Terracciano in goal, they return Dodo e biraghi on the lanes, in front you will see the trio from the first leg again: Nico, Beltran e Kouame behind Belotti. Kick-off scheduled for 18pm on Wednesday 45 May and not Thursday like the second semi-final. This peculiarity is due to the fact that in Bruges the 8th is a public holiday and the Procession of the Holy Blood is scheduled, which has been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

All the matches

Wednesday 8 May at 18pm Club Brugge – Fiorentina (2-3)

Thursday 9 May hours 21 Olympiacos – Aston Villa (2-4)

Where to watch the Conference League semi-finals

The return semi-final between Club Brugge e Fiorentina, scheduled for Wednesday 8 May at 18pm, will be available both on Dazn that of Sky. As regards the second broadcaster, the reference channels will be Sky Sports Football (202) and Sky Sports 251. Furthermore, TV8 will guarantee the free broadcast of the match. The match will be available in streaming on: tv8.it, NowTV, SkyGo e Dazn.

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