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Olympiacos Succumbs to Superior Bayern Munich (Highlights)

Valiant Olympiacos held Bayern Munich for 68 minutes before the usual suspect Robert Lewandowski scored for the German giants who reached the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. Ivan Perisic scored the second a few minutes...

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...

Italy Asks UEFA to Move Champions League Final From Istanbul Over Syrian War

Vincenzo Spadafora, the Italian Minister for Sports, sent a letter to UEFA President Alexander Ceferin on Monday, asking whether or not the finals of football's Champions League for 2020 should be held in Istanbul as scheduled. Spadafora wondered in his...

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 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...