AC Milan deserved their Europa League exit at the hands of Olympiacos, according to coach Gennaro Gattuso.
Milan needed just a point to secure their progression from Group F, but crashed out thanks to a 3-1 defeat in Piraeus, with Konstantinos Fortounis' late penalty booking Olympiacos' passage through to the knockout stage.
Cristian Zapata – whose own goal had put Milan 2-0 down following Pape Abou Cisse's opener – had made it advantage Milan courtesy of the Rossoneri's improved head-to-head record.
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But Ignazio Abate's clumsy foul on Vasilis Torosidis handed Fortounis the chance to seal the win, and although Gattuso acknowledged the penalty was soft, he made no excuses, blaming Milan's profligacy in front of goal.