A dominant Olympiacos triumphed at its home fortress, “G. Karaiskakis,” against Qarabag with a 3-0 victory, earning a direct spot in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. In the new format of the European tournament, the “Red-and-whites” managed to finish in the top 8 of the standings, specifically in 7th place, with four wins (Braga 3-0, Malmo 0-1, Porto 0-1, and Qarabag 3-0), three draws (Rangers 1-1, FCSB 0-0, Twente 0-0), and only one defeat (Lyon 2-0).
Against the Azerbaijani team, Olympiacos’ El Kaabi scored twice—once in the 56th minute with an assist from Kostoulas and again in the 60th minute assisted by Garcia—while Biancone sealed the 3-0 victory in the 89th minute.
OLYMPIACOS (Jose Luis Mendilibar): Tzolakis, Pirola, Carmo (69′ Ortega), Biancone, Costinha (86′ Rodinei), Garcia (69′ Mouzakitis), Hezze, Martins, Velde (69′ Chiquinho), Kostoulas, El Kaabi (77′ Yaremchuk).
Qarabag (Gurban Gurbanov): Kochalski, Matheus Silva, Mustafazada, Medina, Cafarquliyev (72′ Bayramov), Romao, Jankovic, Leandro Andrade (72′ Kashchuk), Zoubir, Benzia, Akhundzade (72′ Qurbanly).
