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Stalemate in Crete ends perfect start
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Olympiacos’ bid to extend their perfect start to the Greek SUper League season ending in an unspectacular fashion on Saturday, as the defending Greek Champions were held by OFI in Crete. A 0-0 draw in the southern-most Greek island still sees Olympiacos as undefeated leaders of the Greek top flight, but the bid to continue [...]
Olympiacos chases perfection in Crete
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A trip to the island of Crete is on schedule for ‘O Thrylos’ this weekend, as Olympiakos meets OFI in a matchday four encounter. The visitors begin a string of difficult matches that have the magnitude of shaping the Super League season in Piraeus. With OFI occupying the club this weekend, a midweek visit from [...]
Category: Olympiacos Team NewsOlympiacos top dog in Greece after Panserraikos win
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A return home saw the Greek Champions give their performance of the season to date, as Olympiacos scored four times to rout Panserraikos 4-1. A variety of goal scorers reached the score sheet for Olympiacos, and they were equally as good but unfortunate to have conceded after a questionable penalty call on Vassilis Torosidis.
Pressured to [...]
Homecoming at Karaiskaki
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It will be a night of returns on Sunday when Olympiacos locks horns with Panserraikos at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. This being the third week in the Greek Super League, Olympiacos will look to continue holding Karaiskaki’s reputation as a fortress; meanwhile, Panserraikos will be keen on stirring an upset in Limani.
The Greek Champions will [...]
Shorthanded Olympiacos overcome Nordsjælland
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Olympiacos avoided any shocks tonight in Denmark, as the Piraeus club grabbed two second half goals to take the first leg of their two legged tie with FC Nordsjælland. A game that seemed decided ahead of kickoff saw the hosts put up a challenge, but visitors, Olympiacos, ultimately prevailed thanks to strikes from Kostantinos Mitroglou [...]
Olympiacos ready for Danish test
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Olympiacos is set for a fresh start in Europe this year, as the Greek Champions travel north, to Denmark, for a first leg encounter with FC Nordsjælland. A tight win over Skoda Xanthi over the weekend has left the squad’s chemistry in question, not to mention last month’s early exit from [...]
Diogo scores to edge Xanthi
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Olympiacos improved on its perfect start to the season with another early term victory, this time against Skoda Xanthi. A lone goal from summer signing Diogo Santo gave the Piraeus club maximum points. An ugly affair, saw ‘beautiful football’ elude spectators alike.
It was always billed to be a tough match, with two unbeaten sides meeting [...]
Category: Olympiacos Team NewsGetting back to business
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A long international break is finally over, and several of Olympiacos’ capped players enjoy a successful spell with their respective national teams. With Michal Zewlakow and Vassilis Torosidis scoring for Poland and Greece respectively, Olympiacos players began to show their class on the international level. Now, the task could be more daunting as the Piraeus [...]
Category: Olympiacos Team NewsInjury bug hits Piraeus
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The season is only a few days young, but that hasn’t stopped nagging injuries to bite some of Olympiacos core players. Predrag Djordjevic is among those who have been ruled out, while Greece-international Vassilis Torosidis was absent in Saturday night’s 3-1 win over Asteras.
Captain, Djordjevic, has been ruled out for the next fifteen days or [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, UEFA CupOlympiacos ends slump with win over Asteras
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Olympiacos ended its recent slump and their supporter’s misery — due to an early exit from the Champions League — with a 3-goal performance in the second half, to overcome Asteras Tripolis on Saturday. Trailing by one after the first half, the side rallied to pop in three unanswered tallies to grab the full three [...]
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