Topic: ⚽UEFA Conference League Discussion Thread -- 2022/23 | Round of 16 - page 2. (Read 5317 times)

The half-time break is over and the two teams are currently very evenly matched in all aspects, goals, possession and even shots on target, both teams seem to have indeed looked safe play and careful enough that indeed the first half looked very boring and did not look like a final at all in my opinion, I think if playing like that it is certainly not impossible if the winner in today game will probably be decided on penalties, previously I think today final will be very exciting but throughout the first half the game was beyond the expectations we expected from the final.

I hope in the second half we will see both teams increase the intensity of their game, so that they can indeed destroy each other and of course it will give us an interesting spectacle today, but until the second half match has entered the 59nd minute, but so far there is no sign that the game will be different from the first half because both coaches do not seem to have significant changes in tactics and strategy right now.

First half of the UEFA Conference League Olympiakos 0-0 Fiorentina, however the first half was really nice performance from the both teams but although Fiorentina was trying to score Olympiakos but it was saved by their goal keeper because looking at the game Fiorentina stand in better chance to win the trophy, however I think Olympiakos really need to improve in this second half to enable them get a draw in 90 minutes and prepare for extra time.

It is nice to see someone sharing the same idea with me.    I have seen most people favouring Fiorentina to lift the trophy but I think it isn't going to be that simple. Olympiacos can't be underrated after all that effort. Their performance against Aston Villa blew my mind. Who would have expected that? As a result, why wouldn't they beat Fiorentina too indeed!

However I must confess, it has been the most boring final ever until now.    The broadcast is open but I'm mostly keeping it on my background to hear only the sound of the commentator.

As for Chelsea, I agree. It is very early. They are even bringing a new coach, Enzo Maresca. We don't even know what they will do with him. It might have been easier to answer that if Pochettino stayed.

I think you're making the right decision because Fiorentina really had a lucky run until final and I won't be surprised to see them losing back 2 back Conference finals. Also , worth to mention that Olympiakos deserves to play this final and also deserves to win and for the city it will mean a lot as panathinaikos just won Euroleague at basket and I'm sure Olympiakos fans will make a superb atmosphere at their home ground in order to put mega pressure on Fiorentina.

I hate saying this but I'm going all the way with Olympiakos tonight. Hell, why not? They bossed around Turkey, England, so why not Italy, who'll have nine reps next season in Europe.

Eh, what's all this talk about Chelski? Too early predictions, so here's my way-too-early prediction: Chelsea will cruise to the semifinals, but the pursuit of Champions League in the Premier proper will ensure they don't progress farther than that.

UCL, maybe even Europa, worth the chasing on several fronts. Not Conference League -- unless you're not a big 6 in England, then the prize money (not far off from Europa) actually makes a very interesting proposition.

Chelsea will definitely one of the biggest candidates to win, I do not see any team that deserves it more than Chelsea and they are the favourites already. However, we should remember that Liverpool was premier league leaders when they lost to Atalanta as well as Leverkusen went unbeaten for 51 games before they lost as well. So, it's clear that while Chelsea may look like the best team, we could say that even better teams than Chelsea ended up losing, so it is not really that complicated.

I personally believe that we should probably realize Chelsea may not do as well as expected because it is common that in European competitions things aren't that same. I bet that they will be at quarter finals or even semi finals but then things will get harder.

You are very correct, I think Olympiakos are more informed than Fiorentina because even in their league table Olympiakos is in 3rd possion while Fiorentina are in 8th possion in their league table, however looking at their performance in the semi final against Aston villa,although they won them home and away I think is going to be a though match for Fiorentina Tonight.

The FA Cup and the Europa League final was interesting, though they come with shocking results because the club's hyped given was not according to our expectations. In the FA Cup final, Manchester United won Manchester City, while in the Europa League, Atalanta thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 3 nil which was definitely humiliating. Concerning the Conference League final, this is one of the tough game to watch and I'm hoping to place my wager infavour of Fiorentina because they've in possession the necessary odds for winning.

I never thought it would happen truthfully.    I was even doubting them against Fenerbahçe already. I didn't like Olympiacos' performance there also but after that we started to watch a different team. I really wonder what their manager said to his players. Because since then the team have been playing fearlessly and very productive also. Keep an eye on Ayoub El Kaabi tonight, 10 goals in 8 matches in the CL so far. Impressive!

After seeing the way they defeated Aston Villa I don't think they need to fear Fiorentina either. There is 3.20 odds given to Olympiacos to win. But it is in regular time so I'm not sure. But I think they have a good chance to win after extra time at worst. 

The odds on TrustDice:

Might be true, but I think the more interesting fact about Chelsea playing in the Conference League is probably that they are the most expensive team that has ever participated in this competition. In the season 16/17 they won the Premier League with 93 points and qualified for the Champions League ever since until 21/22. Then despite record spending finished 12th and now 6th.

Out of coincidence I saw a documentary (it's English) about Abramovic and how he turned the club into a PL powerhouse. These times are over for the time being. Perhaps next year again though.

Tonight we are going to be entertained with Olympiakos against Fiorentina in the UEFA Conference League final I will try and make out chance to watch the game till the end because the FA cup final i could not watch it because I was very busy with work but this conference league final and champions league final I will try as much as possible not to miss any of them because they are the last game for this season and is going to be so interesting to watch.

At first I thought Fiorentina were clear favourites, but I was recently surprised to learn that the match will be played in Greece... It was really strange for me, I don't remember finals when one of the teams played at home... Now my combo bet is that both teams will score and Olympiacos will not lose... I hope it will be an entertaining battle...

This... I don`t rate one team or another significantly "better" but when one team is playing in its own country and has the chance of writing history by not only winning the first European football troiphy in its club history (and actually the first European trophy for any Greek club team), then I just can`t miss betting on just that.

It is very difficult to determine the winner in this final, perhaps I would give my preference to Olympiacos, for the reason that they managed to beat Aston Villa, for me it was the favorite in this tournament. In addition, the final will be held at the OPAP Arena in Athens, which I think should also add an advantage to Olympiacom, but bookmakers believe that Fiorentina has a higher chance of winning. Fiorentina does not have a very good defense, and therefore I expect that Olympiacos can score 1-2 goals in this match, and if they play well in defense, they will be able to win.

Fiorentina vs Olympiacos will be the last game in the conference, both teams will try their best to be able to end the season with the championship trophy this season, currently Fiorentina are certainly the favorites to win the game with all their experience in the Conference League so far, last season Fiorentina failed to win the Conference League after they were defeated by Westham in the final and this season is certainly an opportunity for them to avenge that failure And won the championship trophy this season, Olympiacos who appeared surprisingly able to beat Aston Villa in the semifinals, so it is indeed quite surprising for all of us because Aston Villa has been a strong candidate to win the Conference League because of their good performance this season.
But I personally prefer Fiorentina to win the Conference League this season despite Olympiacos success in eliminating Aston Villa.

Speaking of Chelsea, of course in recent seasons they have been in bad shape, so it is indeed difficult to say if Pochettino's achievements this season are not good because no matter how bad Chelsea performance is, he managed to bring Chelsea to play in the Conference League, but unfortunately Chelsea achievements this season have not been able to make Chelsea owners satisfied so Pochettino was fired after the season ended.

Our GOSU Tipster just published his tip/betting prediction: https://www.gosubetting.com/betting-tips/football/conference-league/olympiacos-vs-fiorentina-betting-tip-29-05-2024/

Personally, I will place bets on both, Olympiacos to win Conference League as well as another bet on both teams to score.

Good luck everyone and even though I "hate" Oly, I am honest with you, a title like this, even if it`s "only" the Conference League, would be huge for Greece.

I'm very optimism Olympiacos will beat Fiorentina, they have El Kaabi, he's the top scorer in Conference League, so Olympiacos is the team that has an aggressive play style.

Pochettino is the one who bring Chelsea into this level, I doubt they will be better in the next season when we don't know how their performance with new coach. Tuchel with Bayern Munich is the example, even though Bayern Munich is the strongest team in Bundesliga, they failed in this season after win streak for ten seasons.

This competition doesn't seem to be the right one for Chelsea, but it's much better than last season without any European competition at all, I'm pretty sure Chelsea will be the biggest favorites this season, especially since they have reshuffled the coaching staff and with a new coach, so there will be new enthusiasm, but like Liverpool who were very favorites in the European league but failed, Chelsea's opportunity to fail is still there and maybe because they don't see this competition as the best for them to achieve.

Looking at the results of the previous four finals, yes, only the winning team scored a goal and only one goal was scored, so this might happen, but looking at the statistics of the two teams in this competition they almost always score a goal in every match so the chance of winning bet in yes on BTTS is wide open but choosing Olympiacos on the money line odds are bigger and this greek team's chances of winning look very big because they will be the first Greek team to win here.

Oh you should be scared of Fiorentina right now because just like you stated about Olympiakos not being a threat in their league, that'd the same thing for the Italian side, Fiorentina but since this tournament they have been exceptional and coupled with the fact that they are still smarting from their last season defeat to West Ham, I don't think Olympiakos will find them easy to beat even though their coach, Mendilibar, former Sevilla coach who led them to lifting the Europa league title last season believes they can.
Fiorentina are no strangers to these kinds of competitions and as such will want to use experience over the Greek club, coming close to winning two times but failing to can make a team desperate and Olympiakos will have to fight very hard if they want to win this cup.

The Conference League final between Olympiacos and Fiorentina... who would have thought that Oly would go as far when we take into consideration their poor performance (mostly) in the Greek Super League.

This is a VERY big game for Olympiacos and a VERY big game for Greek football in general with Olympiakos having the chance to win the cup and make it happen on Greek land - the final is played in Athens and to be precise, in AEK`s Agia Sophia arena.

Honestly, and I am saying that even though I am anything but an Olympiacos supporter, Fiorentina is not an opponent to be scared of. I don`t see how Olympiakos would miss this chance and I think they`ll write history today. For me, Oly to win the Conference League is a value bet and I will gladly take it. On Stake for example you can still get 2.13 and that`s good enough for me.