Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis invites PAOK fan to watch the UEFA Conference League final

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 30 May 2024 15:49 BST
• 2 min read

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis invited a PAOK fan to watch the UEFA Conference League final.

The businessman watched his side Olympiacos make history as the first Greek team to win a major European trophy, thanks to Ayoub El Kaabi's dramatic late goal in extra time, which handed Fiorentina their second consecutive Europa Conference League final defeat.

But ahead of the contest, Marinakis spotted a young supporter in the crowd and invited him to watch the final with him.

Pictures showed the owner and the youngster embracing on the pitch.

The final came to life with just four minutes of extra time left when El Kaabi scored the decisive goal at the home ground of Olympiacos' rivals, AEK Athens.

🇬🇷🏆 @olympiacosfc @europacnfleague pic.twitter.com/dQ6MuGEAvQ

— Miltiadis Marinakis (@mil7iadis) May 30, 2024

While Olympiacos celebrated their historic achievement, Fiorentina were left to ponder their misfortune, having lost in the final to West Ham just a year earlier.