Olympiakos clinched a record 40th Greek league championship by beating AEK Athens 3-0 at home Sunday.
Central defender Avraam Papadopoulos, playing only his second game since injuring his knee in June 2012, scored in the 14th and 56th minutes. He had last scored in January 2010, also against AEK. Djamel Abdoun made it 3-0 on Sunday in the 62nd minute.
The win, achieved on the 88th anniversary of the club’s founding, gave Olympiakos an unassailable 16-point lead over second-place Asteras with five rounds to play.
AEK, a former powerhouse facing its worst league season and in deep financial trouble, is in the relegation zone.
In other action:
Asteras Tripolis – Panthrakikos 1 – 0 (video)
Panathinaikos – Kerkyra 1 – 0 (video)
Platanias – PAOK 1 – 2 (video)
Xanthi – PAS Giannina 0 – 1
Aris – Levadiakos 4 – 0 (video)
Veria – OFI 0 – 0 (video)
Standings
1. Olympiakos Piraeus 66
2. Asteras Tripolis 50
3. PAOK 49
4. Atromitos 41
5. Panathinaikos 35
6. PAS Giannina 35
7. Xanthi 31
8. Levadiakos 29
9. Panionios 28
10. OFI 27
11. Platanias 27
12. Veria 27
13. Panthrakikos 26
14. AEK Athens 26
15. Aris 25
16. Kerkyra 20
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