UEFA Champions League

Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Olympiacos
  • 2': Costinha
  • 45'+1': Mehdi Taremi
FT
2 - 0
Bayer Leverkusen

    About

    Olympiacos are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 2': Goal! Olympiakos 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Costinha (Olympiakos) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodinei with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Gelson Martins (Olympiakos).
    • 4': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 5': Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiakos).
    • 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Santiago Hezze.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos).
    • 11': Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chiquinho.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Ezequiél Fernández with a through ball.
    • 16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 19': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 19': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 19': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 20': Rodinei (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Loïc Badé with a cross.
    • 26': Handball by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 27': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 27': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 28': Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 30': Rodinei (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 32': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 33': Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Costinha.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Loïc Badé.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Costinha with a cross.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 42': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Ernest Poku.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Olympiakos 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodinei with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Olympiakos 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiél Fernández with a through ball.
    • 48': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 49': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Panagiotis Retsos.
    • 50': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Costinha.
    • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lorenzo Pirola.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Badé.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 56': Rodinei (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 58': Costinha (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 58': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Lucas Vázquez.
    • 60': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiél Fernández.
    • 69': Costinha (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Ibrahim Maza.
    • 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Christian Kofane.
    • 71': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Costinha.
    • 73': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos).
    • 73': Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Olympiakos. Dani García replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
    • 74': Substitution, Olympiakos. Giulian Biancone replaces Lorenzo Pirola.
    • 74': Substitution, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Mehdi Taremi.
    • 79': Substitution, Olympiakos. Bruno Onyemaechi replaces Gelson Martins.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Arthur.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Montrell Culbreath replaces Ernest Poku.
    • 82': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Scipioni replaces Chiquinho because of an injury.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Montrell Culbreath.
    • 85': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos).
    • 86': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 86': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Santiago Hezze.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Olympiakos 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 6
    71.8 Possession 28.2
    17 SHOTS 6
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    634 Accurate Passes 189
    739 Passes 289
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 55
    28 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 17
    13 Effective Clearances 39
    13 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
    Location: Piraeus, Greece
    Attendance: 32,400

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 7 +18 21
    2 Real Madrid 7 +11 15
    3 Bayern Munich 6 +11 15
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 7 +8 14
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OLY Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    88 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
    5 Lorenzo Pirola
    45 Panagiotis Retsos Yellow Card
    3 Francisco Ortega
    20 Costinha
    22 Chiquinho
    96 Christos Mouzakitis
    32 Santiago Hezze
    99 Mehdi Taremi
    10 Gelson Martins
    23 Rodinei
    Olympiacos Substitutes:
    Gabriel Strefezza, Daniel Podence, Diogo Nascimento, Lorenzo Scipioni, Roman Yaremchuk, Nikolaos Botis, Ayoub El Kaabi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Giulian Biancone, Dani García, Alexios Kalogeropoulos.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Janis Blaswich (GK)
    8 Robert Andrich
    5 Loïc Badé
    4 Jarell Quansah
    24 Aleix García
    6 Ezequiel Fernández
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    21 Lucas Vázquez
    35 Christian Kofane Yellow Card
    19 Ernest Poku
    30 Ibrahim Maza
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Malik Tillman, Niklas Lomb, Jesper Schlich, Montrell Culbreath, Axel Tape, Arthur, Patrik Schick, Jeanuël Belocian.

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