Olympiacos was not the favorite against the adorable Arsenal, who made it 1-0 in the first leg. However, the underdog made a surprise start to the home side with a 1-0 lead in the second half and a final 2-1 in the third. The mythical overthrow came about thanks to the furious Olympiacos wild dogs who fought with a self-centered Buddhist monk.
The Arsenal captain and scorer with close-up scissors scored an impressive goal that was not caught and then before 1-2 he lost the easy 2-1 to qualify the London team. Of course, he would lose it because Olympiakos was destined to move to the "16". The ancient wisdom of the Arabs says so. It was written… It was done because it was written…. It was not done because it was written… ". With what power and what blunder should Arsenal write down what the desert stars have decided?
The Arsenal coach spoke of tiredness. That players are tired of constant games. He's right. The home team was waiting for the qualification from ... heaven. That is why they were overjoyed when they were tied at 114, as if they would lift Europe's mug in six more minutes. They lost, were excluded because they fell on warriors who were determined not to spoil the message of fate.
Fatigue is not played. To the warrior, to the athlete, to the struggling biologist or to the soccer player, both the faith and the soul, whatever other spiritual and ideological motives, act as reason. Fatigue is not overlooked, though. But I play one game a week, another two a week, and every week.
After Arsenal, where the tanks were emptied by forces, not a half liter of energy was left, which was also consumed in the festivities, after the end and the extension (!!!), the Olympic day tomorrow plays in Karaiskakis with Panetolikos and…
… And next Wednesday in Tuba will face a much more difficult opponent than Arsenal. PAOK for the first match in the semifinals, ten days after losing 1-0 to Olympiacos in the championship.
Which Olympiakos will PAOK expect in this installment? Certainly an Olympiakos who will not have managed to restore his organic system, in order to get a result from an opponent who gives a "struggle for existence". That he did not finish as a champion, as a cup winner. That he remains a potential double, for a second season. Indeed, a second failure of PAOK in Toumba means a competitive and psychological blow for PAE Thessaloniki.
"Pleasant", then, was for PAOK that the rematch in London with Arsenal was played in 120 minutes. That the project had to reach the extension. And even better for PAOK will be a "favorable" draw of Olympiacos in the next phase of Europe.
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