2008/2009 Season
AEK and Olympiacos ready to lock horns again
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Olympiacos welcome rivals AEK Athens to the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday, as the former takes part in its first domestic derby of the season. After splitting the season series last year, Olympiacos will be keen to erase the loss suffered last year at OAKA. AEK, meanwhile, will look to avenge the domestic title they [...]
Olympiacos extends UEFA Cup plans
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It was a triumphant night for the Greek Champions who ran out 5-0 winners over Danish side FC Nordsjaelland to seal a spot in the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Despite many regulars absent for tonight’s deciding fixture, Olympiacos still managed to find a steady beat in their offensive and defensive duties to overpower [...]
UEFA Cup group stages linger around Piraeus
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After a 2-0 win in Denmark just over two weeks ago, Olympiacos welcome FC Nordsjaelland to Piraeus for the return leg of their two-legged tie in which the victor will progress to the UEFA Cup group stages. The hosts are favourites to progress and have a notable advantage heading into the deciding tie. With a [...]
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 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 [...]
Injury 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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