Olympiacos hero Ayoub El Kaabi has officially surpassed superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to become the player who scored the most goals in the knockout round in the European arena.

By defeating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final, Olympiacos not only became the new king of the tournament but they were also the first Greek representative to win a title in the European Cup arena. Coach Jose Luis Mendilibar’s team has shown excellent performance throughout the tournament, and winning the throne is an extremely worthy achievement.

In the journey to winning the above mentioned tournament, striker Ayoub El Kaabi was definitely the biggest contributor with the decisive goal that helped Olympiacos defeat Fiorentina in the above final. This goal helped the Moroccan striker score 11 goals in this tournament, thereby establishing a scoring record in the European arena.

Specifically, El Kaabi is the player who scored the most goals since the knockout round in the European arena with 11 goals, surpassing the previous record of the world’s top goalscorers such as Cristiano Ronaldo (2017), Karim Benzema (2022) and Radamel Falcao (2011). All three superstars above are equal with 10 goals in the above period.

Besides, El Kaabi also established another record. El Kaabi’s decisive goal at 115 minutes 36 seconds became the latest goal in a European Cup final since Diego Forlan scored for Atletico Madrid against Fulham in the 2010 Europa League final. (minute 115’36).

Victory in the Europa Conference League final helped Olympiacos quench their thirst for the European Cup title when they had to wait 99 years to taste this feeling. As for Fiorentina, this is the second consecutive time they have fallen in the final of this tournament, previously losing to West Ham last season.