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Olympiacos Thrashes Krasnodar 4-0 in UEFA Champions League Qualifier (video)

Greece's Olympiacos practically clinched a place in the UEFA Champions League group stage after stunning Russia's Krasnodar 4-0 at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus on Wednesday night. After a slow start with both teams trying to secure their box, it took...

Olympiacos F.C. Lands Tough 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League Draw

Olympiacos FC will face strong opposition in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in order to advance to the next round. The Greek Superleague champions were placed against Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb in Group F during the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions...

Panathinaikos F.C. Fails to Advance to UEFA Champions League Playoff Round

Panathinaikos F.C. will not be hearing the famous UEFA Champions League anthem this year either. During the second leg of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, the Athenian team was unable to capitalize on their first leg 2-1 victory over Club Brugge in...

UEFA Champions League Group Stage 1st Leg: Wednesday's Results

Today's match-ups included Bayern Munich, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Chelsea, AS Roma and FC Porto. Let's take a look at each group individually: Group E Bayern Munich - Manchester City 1-0 (J. Boateng 90') AS Roma - CSSKA Moscow...

UEFA Champions League: Panathinaikos vs Club Brugge 2-1

Panathinaikos F.C. made a solid start to their new season on Tuesday evening. The Greek team won the game against Belgian Club Brugge K.V. 2-1 in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League,...

UEFA Champions League: Olympiacos – Atletico Madrid 3-2

Olympiacos grabbed its first three points in the UEFA Champions league after smashing Spanish Champions Atletico Madrid 3-2 in Group A's opening fixture in the Giorgios Karaiskakis in Piraeus. In what can only be described as a majestic night for...

Olympiacos Advance to Champions League Group Stage

Olympiacos secured a place in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday by knocking out Omonia Nicosia with a goalless draw in Cyprus and a 2-0 aggregate score. This is the 20th time in Olympiacos' history that the team progresses...

PAOK Sinks Turkish Besiktas 3-1 in Champions League Qualifier

It was a magical night for Greek football on Tuesday in Thessaloniki as PAOK eliminated Turkish Besiktas in the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round with an easy 3-1. In the first 30 minutes PAOK took the lead with 3-0...

Europa League: Greece's Olympiacos to Face England's Wolves in The Last 16

Following Friday's draw, Greece's Olympiacos football club will face England's Wolves for the round of 16 in the Europa League. https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1233375122611998720 The Wolverhampton Wanderers, as the West Midlands club is officially named, beat Spain's Espanyol in the round of 32, while...

PM Mitsotakis Announces FIFA-UEFA Memorandum for Greek Football

Speaking before the Greek Parliament on Thursday evening, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that his administration will seek an agreement with the international and European governing bodies of football to address issues with the country's troubled Superleague. Greece aims to draft...

Champions League Draw: Olympiacos to Face Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Red Star Belgrade

  The draw of the UEFA Champions League for the year 2019-2020 took place on Thursday evening in Monte Carlo. Greece's Olympiacos was placed in Group B and will face strong opposition in the group stages in order to advance to...

Olympiacos Advances, PAOK Crashes Out of Champions League Playoffs (video)

Olympiacos booked their place in the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir, while PAOK fell heroically to Ajax, last year's semi-finalist, losing 3-2 at Amsterdam. Olympiacos, who won 1-0 in the first leg...

Olympiacos Beats Basaksehir, Makes Crucial Step Toward Champions League Playoffs

Olympiacos made a crucial step toward advancing to the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League, after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 0-1 on their home turf on Wednesday. Although the Reds were admittedly not at their best in offense in the...

Champions League Play-Off Draw Reveals Rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos

The draw for the UEFA Champions League play-offs was held on Monday, revealing the potential rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos on their way to securing a position in this year's top European football championship. Greece's champion team PAOK, from Thessaloniki, will have...

PAOK to Face Ajax in Third Qualifying Round of Champions League

The results of the draw for the third qualifying round for next season's Champions League were announced by UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, on Monday. Greece's championship team PAOK Thessaloniki is slated to play against the Netherlands' Ajax...