Olympiacos F.C. in European football semi-final appearance. Their campaign began in the second qualifying round, with Cypriot side Anorthosis not able to prevent them from participating in the group stage for a second time in a row. They were drawn in Group A along with Croatia Zagreb, Porto and Ajax, where they managed to win all three home games and secure two away draws, topping the group and getting the ticket for the quarter-finals. There, they were drawn to face Juventus, one of the favourites to win the trophy. In the first leg at the Stadio delle Alpi in Turin, Juventus defeated Olympiacos 2–1, which
Sweden national under-23 football team was replaced by the Sweden national under-21 football team. In 1992, when the Olympic football tournament changed to be an Under-23 competition the Swedish U23 team once again became active. The team qualified for the 1992 Olympics and reached the quarter-finals. The qualification to the Olympics for the European teams is the European Under-21 Championship, therefore the Swedish U23 team doesn't play any qualification matches. In 1992 the team was managed by Nisse Andersson and in 2016 the team was managed by Håkan Ericson. Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and