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      Chelsea fans say ‘it’s never been more over’ as they learn opponents for Uefa Conference League playoff

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      CHELSEA fans are fearing the worst following their Europa Conference League play-off draw.The Blues have been picked out to face Braga or Servette for a place in the competition.Fans are fearing the worst after the Europa Conference League drawCredit: GettyChelsea qualified for the Conference League play-off match after finishing sixth in the Premier League last season.But fans are not optimistic about their chances of progressing following the draw.Braga boast plenty of European experience having finished as runners-up in the Europa League in 2011.More recently they reached the quarter-final of that competition in 2022 before losing to Rangers.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLMeanwhile their opponents Servette are 17-time Swiss champions and they have already started their league season, winning three out of four games so far.Chelsea have had a dismal pre-season and lost 4-2 to Manchester City at the weekend, so supporters do not have much faith they will reach the Conference League.The first leg of their play-off tie will see the Blues host Braga or Servette at Stamford Bridge on August 22, with the return leg taking place a week later.One Chelsea fan reacted to the draw saying: “How have Chelsea managed to draw the two best teams in the Competition? It’s never been more over.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnother added: “Lol. Can we even beat Braga at this point?”And a third wrote: “We could actually lose to Braga lol.”Meet Pep Guardiola disciple Enzo Maresca More

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      Pub team who stunned Derry in Conference League rewarded with amazing tie vs giants who beat Man Utd last season

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      THE pub team that caused one of the biggest European upsets in recent memory has landed a huge tie for their second Europa Conference League qualifier.Bruno’s Magpies stunned the footie world earlier this month by dumping Derry City out of the qualifiers for Europe’s third club competition.Bruno’s Magpies dumped Derry City out of the Europa League qualifiers earlier this monthCredit: SPORTSFILEThe Gibraltans – who were formed in 2013 by a group of friends who drank in a bar called Bruno’s – won their tie with the League of Ireland side 3-2 to move a step closer to qualification for the tournament.But they’ve landed an almighty big fish for their second qualifier, the first leg of which takes place next Thursday.The minnows, whose name went viral, will have to go through Danish giants FC Copenhagen if they’re to have any hope of qualifying for the competition.The tie quickly became the talk of footie fans on social media, with one of whom said: “Living the dream.”READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSAnother said: “So crazy.”And another said: “Amateur pub team vs the biggest club in the QR2.”No matter the result, it’s going to be a magical experience for the Magpies.”One remarked: “Absolutely love football.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnother chimed in: “Absolutely epic that “The best pub team in the world” will face off against the capital city of Denmark.”Bruno’s Magpies will face an incredibly difficult task to replicate their giant-killing of Derry against the Danes.Play Home Games and guess which sporting icon lived in this dream mansionCopenhagen played Champions League football last season and played a big role in dumping Manchester United out of the tournament.The Danes lost their first Group A match against the Red Devils 1-0, although they beat them 4-3 in the return tie.They have been rewarded with a second-round tie against FC CopenhagenCredit: AFPFC Copenhagen beat Manchester United in last season’s Champions LeagueCredit: Getty More

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      Europa Conference League shock as PUB TEAM progress after knocking out former league champions

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      QUALIFYING for the Europa and Europa Conference League pulled out some major shocks.The competitions does not start until September 25/26 and October 3 respectively.Gibraltar pub team Bruno’s Magpies stunned Derry City in Europa Conference League tableCredit: SportsfileDerry manager called it a ‘real low point’Credit: SportsfileHowever, with 236 clubs from 54 Uefa member countries across the two competitions and the Champions League, there are clubs from all walks of life trying to earn their spot.Clubs from as far east as Astana and as far west as Iceland all face off in the hopes of making the group stages. Thursday saw the second legs for the first qualifying round for the Europa League and Conference League completed.And this pulled up some huge shocks on the cards that one might only expect in a fairytale.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOne stunning result saw Bruno’s Magpies – a team founded in 2013 by friends drinking at a PUB called Bruno’s bar – beat former Irish champions Derry City.Following a 2-0 defeat at the Magpies’ 5,000-capacity Victoria Stadium a week earlier, Derry hosted the second leg at the Brandywell.Goals from Mark Connelly and Pat Hoban before half-time looked set to put them on the path of qualification.But they were unable to find the all-important third before Evan De Haro fired home a rebounded strike from a long-range effort in extra-time to secure a stunning win for the Magpies.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThis has set up a huge tie against Champions League regulars FC Copenhagen – the former club of Manchester United stars Rasmus Hojlund and Amad Diallo – to be played over the next two weeks.The game saw Andorran ref Antoine Paul Chiaramonti disallow a goal from Pat Hobans before also issuing a red card to Candystripes star Adam O’Reilly.Where are they now: The unusual careers of former footballersOn the defeat, Derry manager Ruaidhri Higgins said: “It’s a real low point personally and for the club.”It’s a tie we should be winning. There’s no point in saying otherwise. It’s a tie we should be winning and it’s poor. “It’s going to hurt badly probably for a long time internally but we don’t have too much time to dwell on it.”Elsewhere in Europe, there were some blockbuster wins.La Fiorita, a San Marino team from the village of Montegiardino with less than 1,000 people, beat Belarusian side Isloch.There were wins for second-tier clubs from Poland, Wisła Kraków, and Romania, Cornivul, as well as a Moldovan club, Milsami Orhei, whose owner is alleged to have stolen $1billion.READ MORE SUN STORIESThere is a chance, albeit a slim one, that Chelsea face one of these teams.After being knocked into the competition following Manchester United’s FA Cup win, the Blues are entering the play-off round to be played on August 22 and 29. More

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      Why Premier League conquerors Olympiacos’ European success is no miracle after Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool triumphs

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      OLYMPIACOS have officially made history as the first ever Greek club to win a European trophy.The Greek giants also became the first team to win a Uefa honour outside of the world’s top five league competitions since 2011 after beating Fiorentina 1-0 in the Europa Conference League final at rivals AEK Athens’ OPAP Arena ground.Olympiacos’ Europa Conference League triumph was no miracleCredit: GettyOlympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has been building a European club since 2010Credit: RexOlympiacos have beaten some of the biggest Premier League clubsCredit: GettyMany have understandably coined the Piraeus outfit’s success as a miracle, but there is a lot more to it.The Greek Superleague has made headlines around the world often in recent years for all the wrong reasons due to fan violence and alleged corruption.In turn, football fans around the globe wrongfully dubbed Greek football with a series of unflattering monikers, such as “farmers’ league”.But Olympiacos transcend the Greek league and their recent track record proves that as they have made it out of the group stages of a major European competition in 14 out of their last 16 attempts.Read More on FootballUnder Evangelos Marinakis, who took over the club in 2010 and won 10 Superleague titles as well as four domestic Doubles, the team has made it out of the group stages of a major Uefa competition 11 times out of the last 13 attempts.And all of that has been under a Greek budget at a time when Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and US money is taking over football.Olympiacos have evolved into a European club that has also picked up some major scalps along the way from Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and more.All of the above also fell at the fiery Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium which poses as a powerful fortress filled with passionate, rowdy and loud fans who have been the backbone of this club since its creation in 1925 and always demand nothing less than perfection.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThe Red and White have bested a series of Premier League clubs along the way, such as Liverpool whom they beat 1-0 in 2004 in their first ever European match at Karaiskakis, a few months before the miracle of Istanbul.Olympiacos went on to overcome the likes of Manchester United, Burnley, West Ham and Aston Villa, while Tottenham, Chelsea and Wolves couldn’t win in Piraeus.Olympiacos receive FIERY heroes’ welcome after Europa Conference League triumphBut no Prem club has ever struggled more against Marinakis’ club than Arsenal.So far the two clubs count six wins each against one another with none of their 12 previous meetings ending in a draw.In fact, Olympiacos have beaten Arsenal three times at the Emirates, which is more than the Gunners’ home losses to rivals Tottenham who have only won twice across all their visits at that ground.The Greeks rose to prominence in Europe largely thanks to a series of milestones they have reached in recent years, all of which set new standards that were never lowered.Arsenal pose as one of those unforgettable nights as they became the first ever English club Olympiacos ever beat away in 2015 after a 3-2 victory at the Emirates.The Gunners also became the first Premier League club the port city outfit eliminated in the knockout stages of a major competition in 2020 when they knocked them out of the Europa League’s Round of 32.Olympiacos’ milestone victories over the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United laid some strong foundationsCredit: GettyHow it all startedBut the night that truly changed everything took place in 2007 in Germany when the pride of Piraeus finally won an away game in the Champions League following 10 unsuccessful years.The unfancied conquerors defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 at the Weserstadion and never looked back since.Olympiacos, though, for years couldn’t even tie their previous best finishes that saw them making the quarter-finals of the Champions League and Europa League in 1999 and 1993 respectively.That came to an end this year in the Europa Conference League, and they did it in style as they eliminated Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Last 16 with the greatest comeback victory in Greek football history as they won 6-1 away after an embarrassing 4-1 loss at home.Other than the title win in Nea Filadelfia, Villa pose as the most recent milestone as Unai Emery’s side became the first ever Prem side Olympiacos eliminated by winning both legs – a 4-2 in at Villa Park and a 2-0 victory in the return fixture.But those milestones wouldn’t have happened without all the hard work that went into the club the last few years with Marinakis – also owner of Nottingham Forest – adhering to European standards since his arrival at the wheel.Jose Luis Mendilibar’s impactManagers like Ernesto Valverde, Marco Silva, Pedro Martins and now Jose Luis Mendilibar have left bits of their philosophy deeply ingrained into the club’s mentality, philosophy and character.Mendilibar especially transformed Olympiacos in just three months and has already made a strong case as the club’s greatest ever manager ahead of past legends like the aforementioned tacticians as well as Dusan Bajevic and Marton Bukovi.The Spanish tactician brought his experience and winners’ mentality a year after winning the Europa League with Sevilla but simply unlocked the best of the abilities of every star he already had at his disposal, unlike predecessors Diego Martinez and Carlos Carvalhal.Mendilibar found the likes of Kostas Tzolakis, Santiago Hezze, Rodinei, Vicente Iborra, Francisco Ortega as well as Ayoub El Kaabi and just let them play their game by implementing his own philosophy while reinstating some much-needed confidence to the team.The Basque head coach was also helped by the club’s greatest ever January transfer window that saw the likes of David Carmo, Chiquinho and Andre Horta taking things to the next level.Veterans like Giorgos Masouras, Youssef El Arabi and captain Kostas Fortounis also kept the standards sky high in the meantime with their past experience of European success.Star signingsThe club’s structure has attracted a number of stars thanks to its own star quality which is headed by Champions League and World Cup winner Christian Karembeu, who has been working with the club since 2013 as an ambassador.That led to the signings of Mathieu Valbuena, Esteban Cambiasso, Marcelo, Eric Abidal and Daniel Podence, who came back for another stint last summer on loan from Wolves.The work Olympiacos have put in behind the scenes was proven this season when the Under-19s became the first ever Greek club to win the Uefa Youth League.Marinakis’ investment and support shown for the likes of Jose Anigo and Thomas Benedet who ran the academies as well as youth manager Sotiris Silaidopoulos also led to two league titles in the last two years.There was a method and logic into this year’s miracle, which coincidentally took place 20 years after Greece’s stunning Euro 2004 triumph.SunSport previously analysed the Greek national team’s triumph all those years ago which carried many similarities to Olympiacos’ recent success.Learning from Euro 2004 failuresAnd the Superleague outfit will now need to avoid the same mistakes that saw Greece decaying and missing out on all major competitions in the last 10 years, including the upcoming Euros.Olympiacos have been raising the bar for years, and now it has been higher than ever.Thus, the demands have shattered whatever glass ceiling there was and there is a major hangover awaiting the club, who won’t have to worry about qualifiers for the first time since 2015 as they made it straight into next season’s Europa League.READ MORE SUN STORIESGreece lost their first match after Euro 2004 at Albania and missed out on the 2006 World Cup before completely dropping their standards following the 2014 World Cup.Marinakis has claimed those standards will be raised even higher as he suggested the Europa League is on Olympiacos’ sights next, and that’s exactly what needs to be done to follow such a hard act as this past season.PLAY DREAM TEAM EUROS NOW!The best fantasy football game for this summer’s tournament. 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      Olympiacos 1-0 Fiorentina (AET) LIVE RESULT: El Kaabi bags winner at the death as Greeks win Europa Conference League

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      OLYMPIACOS are the newly crowned Europa Conference League kings after beating Fiorentina 1-0 in extra time.Ayoub El Kaabi was the hero for the Greeks, bagging the winner right at the death.Olympiacos made history on the night, becoming the first Greek club to win a major European trophy.
      Match result: Olympiacos 1-0 Fiorentina
      Olympiacos team: Tzolakis; Rodinei, Retsos, Carmo, Ortega; Hezze, Iborra, Chiquinho; Fortounis, Podence, El Kaabi
      Fiorentina team: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Martine Quarta, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Arthur, Mandragora; Gonzalez, Kouame, Belotti
      CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSFollow our live blog below…Olympiacos are European champions
      Olympiacos have lifted their first ever European title in Athens!
      An absolutely tremendous effort from a team that went through leaps and bounds this season.
      A crowning moment for veterans like Giorgos Masouras, Youssef El Arabi and of course the captain Kostas Fortounis.
      Evangelos Marinakis has officially won it all with the team, which has turned into a proper European outfit.
      A team that has made it out of the group stages of a major European competition 14 times out of their last 16 attempts, and now can rightly call themselves champions of Europe.
      This city is not sleeping tonight as all the fans will celebrate until the morning – supporters who backed the team through thick and thin even during the worst possible times.
      That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great night!
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      Olympiacos have set up a guard of honour for Fiorentina players.
      In the meantime, owner Evangelos Marinakis has stepped up on the podium to hand out medals alongside Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and Greek official Theodoros Theodoridis.
      Theodoridis is Uefa’s general secretary and has returned to his home country to award the first ever Geek European champions.
      The fans are anxiously waiting for the trophy…
      Credit: Reuters
      Copy linkCopiedWhat’s next for Olympiacos?
      Olympiacos have now advanced for next season’s Europa League competition.
      The Greek giants have made it to the league phase of the competition.
      That means no qualifiers for the Piraeus outfit this summer.
      This will give owner Evangelos Marinakis enough time to sort out the contracts of 18 players whose deals come up on June 30.
      Credit: Getty
      Copy linkCopiedFiorentina stars gutted
      Fiorentina gave it their all and dominated possession as well as tempo throughout the match.
      However, they were undone after Olympiacos’ best attack in the 116th minute.
      The players are dejected as they have fallen to the ground some with their shirts over their heads.
      Manager Vincenzo Italiano is also sitting in his dugout struggling to find the words after a second consecutive loss in a Europa Conference League final.

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      Copy linkCopiedMendilibar’s miracle continues
      Olympiacos boss Jose Luis Mendilibar has done the unthinkable after only joining the club in February.
      Mendilibar will lift his second consecutive European title after last season’s Europa League triumph with Sevilla.
      The entire ground is chanting the Spanish tactician’s name, and why wouldn’t they.
      The players are celebrating in front of their fans – and it’s all taking place on one of their rival’s new stadiums…
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      Copy linkCopiedOlympiacos vs Fiorentina stats
      Fiorentina dominated 54 per cent of possession against Olympiacos.
      The Viola registered 17 shots but only four of them were on target.
      Olympiacos, on the other hand, had only six shots, four of which were on target.
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      Olympiacos have won their first and only European title by beating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League Final… in Athens!
      The competition’s top goalscorer Ayoub El Kaabi was the difference maker once more with his 11th goals in nine matches.
      El Kaabi, who won Man of the Match, met a stunning cross from Santiago Hezze from the left and finally beat Pietro Terracciano with a clinical header.
      This is Olympiacos manager Jose Luis Mendilibar’s second consecutive European title after winning the Europa League last season with Sevilla.

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      Peep!
      Olympiacos are European champions for the first time ever!!!
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      Fiorentina seem to have accepted the result, they are out of energy.
      Olympiacos subs are standing at pitch side waiting for the final whistle.
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      Substitution
      Olympiacos boss Mendilibar makes his final change with top scorer El Kaabi coming off for the legendary El-Arabi, who scored that unforgetable goal that eliminated Arsenal at the Emirates in 2020.
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      This place has come unglued, Olympiacos are only five minutes of stoppage time away from their first and only European title!
      The place is about to explode!
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      It’s a goal for Olympiacos! El Kaabi wasn’t offside!
      The striker, though, was booked after his celebration.
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      Olympiacos break the deadlock, or have they?
      Hezze delivers a cross from the left and finds El Kaabi who gets the diving header.
      But VAR is checking for offside…
      This is a stressful time in Athens…
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      Olympiacos fans are pushing the team forward but the players can’t get that final ball.
      Fiorentina continue to dominate possession and are giving Olympiacos all sorts of problems inside the area with a raft of bodies.
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      Chance
      Fiorentina star Ikone finds himself unmarked inside the box and tries a shot but it’s too weak and Tzolakis picks it up with ease.
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      Olympiacos giving the ball away easily in midfield.
      Fiorentina are growing in confidence.
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      Olympiacos are without some of their most creative players in Chiquinho, Podence and Fortounis.
      If this goes on penalties then they can barely count the clinical shooters.
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      Subtitution
      And Olympiacos boss Mendilibar plays his final hand as Masouras replaces Podence, who may have played his last game for the club before returning to Wolves.
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      Substitution
      Fiorentina boss Italiano shakes things up with a double change as Ranieri and Beltran come on for captain Biraghi and Gonzalez respectively.
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      Peep!
      Off we go in the second half of extra-time!!!
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      Peep!
      That’s half-time at extra-time!!!

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      Olympiacos have two centre-forwards but often find themselves with one forward isolated in the final third.
      Fiorentina are moving the ball very nicely with long balls that lead to promising rebounds but their finishing has been poor.
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      Retsos has been wearing the armband since Fortounis was subbed off.
      A true captain’s performance from the centre-back who shook off a head injury while the Olympiacos physios were calling for a change.
      The Greece international is truly leaving it all on the pitch for his team in the final.
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      Yellow card
      Fiorentina captain Biraghi booked for an elbow to Rodinei’s face.
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      Chance!
      Olympiacos star Jovetic almost scored against his former club with a stunning shot that Terracciano just managed to save with his fingertips after a lunge to his bottom left corner.
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      Fans fume at TNT Sports for ‘very annoying’ technical fault during Europa Conference League final coverage

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      FANS were left fuming at TNT Sports for a “very annoying” technical fault during the Europa League Conference final.Olympiacos and Fiorentina butted heads in Greece on Wednesday night in a full-throttle clash.Fans fumed at a technical glitch during the Europa Conference League finalCredit: GettyBoth teams had early opportunities to score, with Fiorentina even finding the net before having their effort ruled out for offside.But it quickly became clear to viewers at home that there was a problem with TNT Sports’ commentary.As the game played out, the pundits’ voices behind the screen were easily several seconds behind the action.And fans were quick to pick up on the problem as they took to social media.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOne joked: “I’m not saying the commentary on the Conference League final is a little behind the pictures, but I’ve just been told Aston Villa have just equalised.”Another declared: “You always know when you’re watching a game on TNT Sports when the commentary is a good two seconds behind the pictures.”One noted: “The commentary on this is miles behind the pictures. Sort it out TNT Sports.”Another boomed: “Any chance of getting the commentary in sync with the game? Shambolic.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSOne quipped: “Delay on the commentary is so annoying.”Another added: “I appreciate Athens I quite far away but why is TNT’s commentary lagging so far behind the picture?”Olympiacos receive FIERY heroes’ welcome after Europa Conference League triumph More

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      Europa Conference League Final – Olympiacos vs Fiorentina: Get £20 in free bets and £10 casino bonus with BoyleSports

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      Olympiacos vs Fiorentina preview: Free betting tips, odds and predictions for Europa Conference League final

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      OLYMPIACOS and Fiorentina battle it out in the Europa Conference League final at the AEK Arena in Athens.SunSport betting experts have previewed the contest, and carefully selected our best bets, tips and exclusive sign-up bonuses from our partners for Wednesday night’s all-important showdown.Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles hereFree bets for Olympiacos vs Fiorentina from our partners
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