The team was once a significant presence in the Champions League and won Eredivisie titles one after another. However, recent seasons have seen a noticeable decline. Last season, they only finished in fifth place—although during that campaign, the club even flirted with relegation.
Hope for a revival is pinned on Farioli—the young Italian who made a positive impression at Nice. Despite this, the Dutch club continues to focus more on selling players than on signing new ones. Francesco’s debut coincided with the Europa League, where they confidently progressed past Vojvodina—1-0 at home and 3-1 away. The “Red-Whites” also traveled to Athens, where they secured a 1-0 win. The full domestic season in the Netherlands began only this past weekend, with a narrow but victorious result against Heerenveen.
In 2023, the club did not win the championship again but managed to secure second place. As a result, the Greeks played in the top European competition—the Champions League—last year. In the next season, “Klever” dropped to fourth place but compensated by winning the Greek Cup, which was their milestone twentieth title.
This achievement also ensured the team a spot in the Europa League. There, the “Greens” handled Botev quite confidently, defeating them 2-1 in Athens and then crushing the Bulgarians 4-0 in their home city of Plovdiv. However, things became more challenging when they faced the Dutch legend. At home, they failed to score and conceded.
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