With a legendary performance, the U19 of Olympiakos leveled Milan in the final of the Youth League with 3-0 and won the prestigious trophy.
A great success for the club of the great port, but also for domestic football, with Sotiris Sylaidopoulos and his players writing their names in golden letters in the history of Olympiakos, but also in Greek sports.
A success that filled the whole of Greece with joy and pride and of course the leader of Olympiakos, Vangelis Marinakis. After the completion of the final and the awarding of the prestigious trophy, the Piraeus strongman expressed his joy and pride at winning the Youth League.
Vangelis Marinakis is overjoyed for the great success of the Piraeus club.
“We are very happy, Olympiacos was by far the best team in Europe,” said Vangelis Marinakis, among others, who stood next to the youth team of the club and once again demonstrated his support for the “red and white” footballers.
At the same time, he referred to the men’s team and the battles they will have with Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, with the leader of Olympiakos expressing optimism for the matches with the British team. “We believe so. We have proven until today that we can go to the end”, he pointed out.
The statements of the leader of Olympiakos in detail:
“We are very happy. Our dream was a European Cup and today is the first time at a collective level that a Greek team lifts the Champions League. All these years we have seen the work done in the academies. As I said after the Inter game, we can do it. We have to believe it. We have no one to fear. It was confirmed in the semi-final, it was confirmed today. Olympiacos was by far the best team in Europe. For years, work has been done at a high level in our academies and we are very happy about it. We have great talents who will write their own history”, he said initially.
And he continued: “Retsos is the most expensive transfer in Greek football for a Greek player. He is a kid from our academy. It has grown and continues to excel. It is a very big benefit. Greek girls have talent and can star. There are 3-4 games that can immediately help the first team. In Europe an 18-19 year old is no longer considered a youth. They excel in large groups. We must give them opportunities to write their own history. I told the Youth team it’s good that you are here and you give us joy. In Istanbul I told the men’s team that they followed the Youth. We made history in Turkey and today in Europe.”
On the men’s team and the games against Aston Villa for the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League: “We believe so. We have proven until today that we can go to the end”, he emphasized and concluded: “What matters is what happened today. The trophy is also very important for Greece”.
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