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Celtic in Torosidis chase
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According to the Greek press, Scottish giants Celtic FC are prepared to make a bid for Olympiacos defender Vasilis Torosidis. With a Greece international already on the roster in Giorgos Samaras, the Scottish Premier League champions look ready to their Greek touch by transferring in one of Greece’s most promising backline talents.
There were no financial [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, Transfers
Tags: 2008/2009 Season, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic FC, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Newcastle, Olympiacos, Olympiacos Team News, Olympique de Marseille, Player News, Transfers, Vasilis TorosidisUEFA Cup Draw pairs Olympiacos with Saint-Etienne
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Olympiacos was handed a difficult task for the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, as the Greek Champions were paired with French side Saint-Etienne as one of the sixteen round of thirty-two knockout ties.
After clinching qualification with a 4-0 defeat of Hertha Berlin less than twenty-four hours before the draw in Nyon, Switzerland, Olympiacos [...]
Olympiacos Quartet topples Hertha to leave Berliners in shambles
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In front of a sold out Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos booked its ticket into the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup with a 4-0 defeat of Hertha Berlin this evening. In what was expected to be a competitive encounter to decide which side would take Group B bronze, Olympiacos gave a strict first half [...]
More than just pride on the line in Piraeus
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Olympiacos and Hertha Berlin will be fighting for bronze in UEFA Cup Group B on Thursday night, but Olympiacos will be hoping for more than a silver lining on the same night the Greek Champions celebrate their Golden Jubilee in the tournament. Fifty matches in UEFA’s inferior tournament is not much of a milestone for [...]
Leonardo sidelined for 15 days
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There was plenty of optimism at the Olympiacos ranks on Tuesday, as the club received news that Leonardo will be sidelined for only 15 days. The Brazilian was expected to be out for much longer than the two-week absence he was diagnosed with on Tuesday, but the club was welcoming to otherwise which could see [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, UEFA Cup Tags: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Leonardo, Olympiacos, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, UEFA CupGalletti fitness is good news for Olympiacos
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With their UEFA Cup Hopes on the line in about forty-eight hours or so, Olympiacos received a boost when the club learnt Luciano Galletti will return to full fitness ahead of the crucial UEFA Cup encounter with Hertha Berlin on Thursday.
The Argentine, who has been the driving force for Olympiacos this season, missed Saturday’s Super [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, UEFA CupOlympiacos Frostbitten in Ukraine
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It began with a two hour delay at Kiev’s main airport, and when Olympiacos finally arrived in Kharkiv, their fortunes weren’t any different. Playing on a tundra-like pitch, in near freezing temperatures, Olympiacos struggled to adjust to life in Ukraine and ultimately fell 1-0 to Metalist Kharkiv on Wednesday.
With Olympiacos’ play optimal in recent weeks, [...]
Optimum Olympiacos keen to edge closer to Qualification
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Less than a week after their 5-1 triumph against Benfica in Greece, Olympiacos takes to the road to visit Metalist Kharkiv at the Oblasny SportComplex Metalist in Kharkiv. Both clubs produced prime performances last week, with Metalist slipping past Galatasaray in Istanbul. With potential qualification for the Round of 32 on the line in Kharkiv [...]
Dar(KO) for Kharkiv trip
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Ernesto Valverde has released his 18-man roster for the UEFA Cup encounter with Metalist Kharkhiv in Ukraine on Wednesday. With three points after two matches, Olympiacos will be searching for maximum points at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist in Kharkiv.
The Greek Champions, who have been on quite roll in recent weeks, will be without striker Darko [...]
Olympiacos vs. Benfica: Player Critique
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In arguably the best performance by Olympiacos thus far this season, the Greek Champions thrashed Portuguese side Benfica 5-1 at the Giorgos Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus. With one side holding a clear edge throughout the match, Peter Katsiris critiques the performance put on by the players of Olympiacos…
Antonis Nikopolidis: The former Greece international was not [...]
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