The Europa Conference League final was set to crown a first time European champion no matter the victor.
Olympiacos were looking to become the first Greek side to win a European trophy.
Fiorentina were looking for redemption as they played in a Europa Conference League final for the second season straight.
It would be the Greeks at the their rivals, AEK Athens stadium who would win the night thanking the Greek gods for what they'd achieve, etching themselves into football history forever.
Here's what I thought of each performance.
Olympiacos
Kostas Tzolakis – 6/10
The young goalkeeper made some good saves when needed. He did not look flustered by the occasion
Rodinei – 6/10
Attacking-wise Rodinei left something to be desired but performed well on the defensive end.
Panagiotis Restos – 6/10
The Greek defender looked as though would be going off early in the first half but he battled on and kept Fiorentina at bay.
David Carmo – 6.5/10
The defender on loan from Porto kept Andrea Belotti in his pocket and overall performed really well.
Francisco Ortega- 6.5/10
Ortega defended very well limiting Dodô’s usually good attacking threat.
Santiago Hezze – 6/10
The tidy Argentine was made to work by the Fiorentina midfield but he dealt with it well.
Vicente Iborra – 7/10
Iborra nearly scored in normal time and he dictated play from deep.
Chiquinho – 6/10
His creative flair could not affect the game all too much as he was replaced after 77 minutes.
Konstantinos Fortounis – 6/10
He looked to always affect the game, making some neat passes and keeping his side in possession.
Daniel Podence – 8/10
The man who used to call the Midlands his home was by far Olympiacos’ most influential player and even looked like scoring a couple times
Ayoub El Kaabi – 7.5/10
Persistence is key. That’s what El Kaabi’s performance showed. He did not look at all threatening managing one shot outside of his goal.
Stefan Jovetić – 5/10
Fiorentina fans would have thought it was written in the stars that Jovetić would break their hearts. But the Montenegrin did nothing of note.
André Horta – 5/10
Quini – 5/10
Giorgos Masouras – 5/10
Youssef El-Arabi – N/A
Fiorentina
Pietro Terracciano – 7/10
The Fiorentina keeper made some fantastic saves and was unlucky to concede so late on
Dodô – 6/10
Usually so potent in attack, a good defensive performance from Fiorentina did not allow Dodô into the game.
Lucas Martinez Quarta – 5.5/10
Fiorentina’s case was not helped by a nervy performance from Martinez Quarta.
Nikola Milenkovic – 6.5/10
Milenkovic thought he’d put his side in front but he was flagged offside. Otherwise it was a good performance from the Serbian.
Cristiano Biraghi – 6/10
His energy brought La viola (the Violets) some really good chances but they could not capitalise
Arthur Melo - 3/10
Arthur will be looking to swiftly move on from this game as he did not have his best game.
Rolando Mandragora – 5/10
He looked comfortable on the ball but his through balls were not up to the standard expected of him.
Giacomo Bonaventura – 6/10
Experience shone through for Fiorentina as Bonaventura was one of the best players on the pitch and was unfortunate to be on the losing side
Nicolas Gonzalez – 5/10
Gonzalez was nowhere near his best as he squandered the chances he had.
Christian Kouamé – 6.5/10
Energetic and sharp, Kouamé brought something different to Fiorentina but couldn’t capitalise on it due to being on the wing.
Andrea Belotti – 4/10
Belotti has had a torrid time on loan at La viola and this game was no difference as he wasn’t given service but wasted the chances he did have.
M’Bala Nzola – 3/10
Belotti’s replacement could not do much better and he was very unreliable in possession.
Alfred Duncan – 5/10
Duncan came on for Arthur and did not do too much.
Antonín Barák – 5/10
Jonathan Ikone – 4/10
Luca Ranieri – 4/10
Lucas Beltrán- 4/10
