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Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win at Aston Villa in their Conference League semi-final first leg as Fiorentina left it late to beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-2 on Thursday. The Greeks went ahead thanks to a cool finish from Moroccan striker El Kaabi on 16 minutes and he made it 2-0 on half an hour as Villa’s defence fell apart. The Birmingham-based outfit levelled through top scorer Ollie Watkins on the stroke of half-time after a neat move and managed to equalize after the break when Moussa Diaby scored from a tight angle. But having got themselves back in it, Villa…

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