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Olympiacos looks to salvage season in Europe
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I have never had to do this before, but here I am writing a UEFA Cup Draw Recap with Olympiacos being my main focus. A side that has featured in the Champions League group stage for eleven consecutive seasons sees themselves in a new environment; the UEFA Cup is Olympiacos’ final chance to salvage any [...]
Champions League to continue without Greek Champions
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I can’t believe it, but it is a reality:Olympiacos is officially out of the UEFA Champions League for this season. It’s something I wouldn’t expect to say until after the group stage, or even later — especially after making the Round of 16 lineup. Unfortunately, ‘O Thrylos’ couldn’t stave off an early exit, and the [...]
Greek Champions face early Champions League KO
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I can’t believe I am saying this so early in the season, but Olympiacos could be set for a UEFA Cup run?
Olympiacos faces an early exit from the UEFA Champions League tonight (21:45 GR, NET), with only ninety minutes left for the Greek Champions to turn a 3-0 deficit against Anorthosis Famagusta into a memorable [...]
Have no fear, Diogo is (finally) here!
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It’s all over; the most anticipated transfer of the summer — at least from a Gavroi perspective — has finally been completed. Diogo was officially unveiled as an Olympiacos player yesterday, after agreeing to a 5-year deal with the Greek Champions earlier this week. After months of speculation, the saga that featured several back-and-forth negotiations [...]
Friendly Fire: Olympiacos 4-0 Al-Hilal
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Giving their best performance of the summer thus far, Olympiacos thrashed Saudi Arabian club, Al-Hilal, at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Goals from Luciano Galletti, Fernando Belluschi, and a double from Darko Kovacevic overwhelmed the visitors.
Responding to the criticism for the club’s 3-0 loss to Cypriot side Anorthosis last week, Olympiacos showed flare from the starting [...]
Tags: 2008/2009 Pre-Season, Al-Hilal, Friendly, Greece, Olympiacos, Olympiacos Team News, Saudi ArabiaDiogo Santo arrives in Greece?
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It appears, all be it after a bizarre twist of events, Diogo Santo has finally arrived in Greece and is ready to begin his duty with Olympiacos. A long soap opera-like transfer saga has finally ended with Diogo joining the Greek Champions from Brazilian club Portuguesa.
Reports from several Greek radio stations and websites reported that [...]
International Call-ups ahead of Al-Hilal friendly
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Olympiacos is set to continue its off-season preparations tonight in Piraeus. The opposition, Saud Arabian Champions Al-Hilal, will visit the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium for an international club friendly. However, the Olympiacos squad will be missing several regulars due to European club play on pause for an international break in the schedule.
With the Greek National Team [...]
Miserable night for Olympiacos in Cyprus
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Olympiacos faces a major setback in their bid to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage, after falling 3-0 to Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta. In match that was expected to be a close encounter, saw the home side take full advantage of their opportunities and obtain a historic result.
The first half was an utter disaster [...]
Category: Olympiacos Team NewsOlympiacos – Anorthosis lineups
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The game is just minutes away now and both side have released their lineups. Olympiacos will be lining up in its traditional 4-5-1 with Antonis Nikopolidis in goal. In defense, coach Ernesto Valverde has selected Leonardo, Christos Patsatzoglou, Vassilis Torosidis, Avraam Papadopoulos and Michal Żewłakow as the back line. In the midfield Ieroklis Stoltidis will [...]
Category: Olympiacos Team NewsOlympiacos set for Anorthosis rematch
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We are now less than 24 hours away from Olympiacos’ season debut in Europe for the 2008/2009 season, with a good result in Cyprus being the objective — the only good result is a win. The Greek Champions meet Anorthosis Famagusta tomorrow night at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. Olympiacos arrive in Cyprus knowing [...]
Tags: 2008/2009 Season, Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus, Greece, Olympiacos, Olympiacos Team News, UEFA Champions League
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