Miha Zajc bid farewell to Europe after a true drama: The Slovenian did not participate in the penalty shootout, Fenerbahçe missed as many as 3, and were eliminated
Photo: Fenerbahče
On Thursday, it was quite eventful in the Europa League and also in the Conference League. In the latter, the last Slovenian hoping for a breakthrough into the semifinals was in action. Miha Zajc and his teammates from Fenerbahçe hosted Olympiacos in Istanbul, reaching the penalty shootout, which brought joy to the guests from Greece. After regular time and extra time, it was 1-0 for the Turks, with the aggregate score after two matches being 3-3.
The decision came from the penalty spot, and Fenerbahçe missed three! The stars faltered: in the first series, Dušan Tadić was inaccurate, in the third Cengiz Under, and in the last, Leonardo Bonucci. Miha Zajc didn’t get to take his penalty, although Olympiacos missed two attempts, they still progressed.
Miha Zajc started the game on the bench, and coach Ismail Kartal brought him on in the 86th minute. The Primorje native touched the ball 23 times, didn’t get a shot off, and received a SofaScore rating of 6.4. Olympiacos will face Aston Villa in the semifinals, while the other pair consists of Fiorentina and Club Brugge.
In the Europa League, the semifinals will feature matches between Marseille – Atalanta and Roma – Bayer Leverkusen, while in the Champions League, it’s Borussia Dortmund – Paris Saint Germain and Bayern – Real Madrid.
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