Good evening and welcome, football lovers. Matchday 20 of Greek Super League has Olympiakos hosting Panathinaikos in a crucial face-off at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates.
Good evening and welcome, football lovers. Matchday 20 of Greek Super League has Olympiakos hosting Panathinaikos in a crucial face-off at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates.
In Greece, fans can watch the Olympiacos Vs Panathinaikos, Greek Super League match live on the Cosmote Sport 1 HD TV channel. However, the Athenian derby will not be live-streamed or televised on any platform in India.
The clash between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos is most famously known as the "Derby of the Eternal Enemies". It is widely considered the most intense and important rivalry in Greek sports, and it is also frequently referred to by the names of "The Mother of All Battles", "The Eternal Derby".
Total matches: 168
Olympiacos won: 62
Panathinaikos won: 44
Draws: 62
Olympiacos Starting XI: Konstantinos Tzolakis, Costinha, Giulian Biancone, Panagiotis Retsos, Bruno Onyemaechi, Dani Garcia, Santiago Hezze, Diogo Nascimento, Gelson Martins, Daniel Podence, Mehdi Taremi
Substitutes: Ayoub El Kaabi, Alexandros Paschalakis, Francisco Ortega, Alexios Kalogeropoulos, Lorenzo Scipioni, André Luiz, Clayton, Ruben Vezo, Chiquinho, Rodinei, Nikolaos Botis, Christos Mouzakitis, Yusuf Yazıcı
Panathinaikos Starting XI: Alban Lafont, Davide Calabria, Tin Jedvaj, Sverrir Ingason, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Sotiris Kontouris, Renato Sanches, Anastasios Bakasetas, Pavlos Pantelidis, Santino Andino, Andrews Tetteh
Substitutes: Georgios Katris, Ahmed Touba, Anass Zaroury, Lucas Chaves, Erik Palmer-Brown, Adam Čerin, Karol Swiderski, Vicente Taborda, Giannis Bokos, Tonny Vilhena, Konstantinos Kotsaris, Miloš Pantović
The kick-off takes place and the high voltage match is underway. Sverrir Ingason gives away a corner and Olympiacos look to build on early pressure.
Panathinaikos takes the lead early in the game. Vicente Taborda nails a right footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box to the centre of the goal. A crucial lead for the visitors. They can control the game from here on.
After conceding a goal early, Olympiacos looks to find the equalizer. Mehdi Taremi's right footed shot from the centre of the box got saved. Santiago Hezze's right footed shot from the left side of the box is also thwarted. Olympiacos look to build pressure.
Founded in 1908 in central Athens, Panathinaikos were traditionally the club of the "upper class," the intellectuals, and the Athenian high society.
Olympiacos continue to knock on the door of Panathinaikos. Daniel Podence's right footed shot from outside the box gets blocked. Immediately later, Manolis Siopis conceded a corner to Olympiacos. The hosts are eager to get the equaliser soon.
Olympiacos keep attempting to get the equaliser as the first-half nears the end. Mehdi Taremi's header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alban Lafont . Assisted by Costinha with a cross. Meanwhile, Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
The goal scored by Vicente Taborda stays the difference maker at the end of the first half. Mehdi Taremi of Olympiacos has registered multiple attempts at the Panathinaikos goal since then but found no satisfactory result. Olympiacos had the control for the most part of the match but it is the visitors who lead at the half-time break.
Panathinaikos have another attempt looking to double the lead. Sverrir Ingason's header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis. Assisted by Vicente Taborda. Earlier, Davide Calabria was shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Olympiacos continue their search of a equaliser. Daniel Podence's left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Amid this, Chiquinho concedes a corner to Panathinaikos.
Olympiacos are struggling the find the equaliser now. They are building waves of attack but none are resulting in a goal. Earlier, Mehdi Taremi's right footed shot assisted by Daniel Podence from the centre of the box is blocked. Then, Clayton misses from the centre of the box. Gelson Martins' shot from very close range is too high. Time is running out for the hosts.
Christos Mouzakitis and Yusuf Yazıci come in Olympiacos aiming to change their fortunes. Meanwhile, Daniel Podence's right footed shot from the left side of the box gets blocked. Assisted by Clayton. Panathinaikos look to see out the last few minutes of the game defending.
Pavlos Pantelidis scores and doubles Panathinaikos's lead and that seemed very much the decider for the match. But wait, VAR intervenes and the goal is disallowed as Pantelidis is called offside. Olympiacos still alive in the game, with the difference still being marginal.
Not what the fans expected before the match but this is football. Panathinaikos scored against run of play early in the match and then defended the goal successfully throughout to secure a victory in the "derby of the eternal enemies". Podence and Taremi gave their all to get the equaliser, but it was not to be. A crucial for Panathinaikos and AEK Athens will be happy with this result. Olympiacos play Levadiakos in their next match on February 14. Panthinaikos play PAOK on February 12.