Player gradesPietro Terracciano—8: Made 3 fantastic saves (2 on Daniel Podence and 1 on Stevan Jovetić) to keep Fiorentina in the game. Cristiano Biraghi—5: Really whiffed a couple crosses and didn’t impact the game as much in the final third as we might’ve hoped. Wasted a couple good opportunities with truly woeful attempts to shoot, failing to test Tzolakis a single time, and contrived to complete 5 of his 11 passes. Going long made perfect sense, especially since Olympiacos’ best attacking method was winning the ball in midfield and breaking. That reliance on the initial tactic eventually doomed his side, as Fiorentina launched ball after ball forward, ceding control against an opponent that had already proven its competence defending that style.

Source: The Nation May 31, 2024 00:57 UTC