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WATCH: The Time Ernesto Valverde’s Olympiacos Won the Craziest Cup Ever

Before Ernesto Valverde coached Barcelona, before he coached Athletic Club Bilbao, before he coached Valencia... he had two stints with Greek superpower Olympiacos. There, he is still highly regarded for delivering three Superleague titles and two Greek Cup titles.

One of those came in as crazy and as dramatic a match as you’re likely to see.

Their rivals, AEK Athens took an early lead through Argentina’s Ismael Blanco, who scored a brace inside the first 8 minutes. At halftime and down 0-2, Valverde introduced English forward Matt Derbyshire in place of a midfielder, and it paid off in just two minutes.