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Late Goal Gives Olympiacos a Winning Start in Champions League

A stoppage time goal by late substitute Ahmed Hassan gave Olympiacos a 1-0 win over Olympique Marseille in their Champions League Group C match on Wednesday. Hassan, who came on for Giorgos Masouras in the 84th minute, headed home an...

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 Dump Benfica Out of Champions League Qualifying

PAOK eliminated Benfica to reach the Champions League playoffs with a 2-1 triumph in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. Benfica missed a string of chances against PAOK in a one-sided first half as they enjoyed 72% of possession. They were punished after the...

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...

Brave Olympiacos Succumbs to Bayern in Champions League Thriller

Olympiacos battled hard but lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich in a thrilling encounter at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Tuesday in the group stage of the Champions League. The Greek side took the lead with a perfect header by Youssef...

Champions League: Ten-Man Olympiacos Crumbles in Belgrade (video)

Olympiacos suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) in Belgrade on Tuesday as the Greek crumbled in the second half after Algerian Yassine Benzia was sent off. The sole Greek representative in Champions League conceded three goals...

Olympiacos Comeback Earns Champions League Draw Against Tottenham

Olympiacos bounced back after conceding two goals from Tottenham in the first half hour to earn a credible 2-2 draw at the opening game of the Champions League campaign in Piraeus on Wednesday. Harry Kane bagged a 26th minute penalty...

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 Books Spot in Lucrative Champions League Group Stage (video)

Olympiacos advanced to the Champions League group stage after beating FC Krasnodar 2-1 in the second leg on Tuesday to complete a comprehensive 6-1 aggregate victory over the Russians. The Greek league runner-up will play in its 19th Champions League...

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 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...

Olympiacos Cruises Through to Next Round of Champions League (video)

An impressive second half performance by Olympiacos on Tuesday evening against Viktoria Plzen secured for the Greek side a place in the third round qualifying round of the Champions League. The Piraeus club won 4-0, after the goalless draw away...

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...