Chiquinho!! Minutes after threatening the goal from 25 yards out, the Portuguese midfielder stuns the visitors by breaking the deadlock.
Chiquinho!! Minutes after threatening the goal from 25 yards out, the Portuguese midfielder stuns the visitors by breaking the deadlock.
A very bright start for Real Madrid, as was expected. Vinicius almost gave an early lead to Los Blancos, but his powerful effort from the edge of the box brought out a good save from Tzolakis. Chiquinho, meanwhile, has a crack at Courtois' goal, but it goes wide of the post.
The whistle blows in Piraeus! Olympiacos, desperate for their first win, face Mbappe and Vinicius-led Real Madrid, who seek to tighten their grip on qualification. Stay tuned!
Starting XI: Andriy Lunin; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raul Asencio, Alvaro Carreras, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde (c), Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga; Arda Guler; Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.
Bench: Fran Gonzalez (gk), Javier Navarro Jimenez (gk), Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos, Rodrygo, Endrick, Gonzalo Garcia.
Starting XI: Konstantinos Tzolakis; Rodinei, Panagiotis Retsos (c), Lorenzo Pirola, Francisco Ortega; Christos Mouzakitis, Dani Garcia; Daniel Podence, Chiquinho, Gelson Martins; Ayoub El Kaabi.
Bench: Nikolas Botis (gk), Giulian Biancone, Alexios Kalogeropoulos, Costinha, Bruno Onyemaechi, Diogo Nascimento, Lorenzo Scipioni, Gabriel Strefezza, Santiago Hezze, Roman Yaremchuk, Stavros Pnevmonidis, Mehdi Taremi.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bayern München | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Inter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 9 | Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 11 | Galatasaray | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| 13 | Monaco | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Sporting CP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 16 | Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 17 | Qarabag FK | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Marseille | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 21 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 22 | Juventus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Union St.Gilloise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 25 | Pafos FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 26 | Club Brugge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 27 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 28 | Athletic Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 29 | FC København | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| 30 | Benfica | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 31 | Slavia Prague | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| 32 | Bodø/Glimt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 33 | Olympiacos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| 34 | Villarreal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 | Kairat Almaty | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 1 |
| 36 | Ajax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -15 | 0 |
Olympiacos and Real Madrid have played each other 8 times in UEFA competitions, with Los Blancos winning four times and losing just one. Three games have ended in draws.
The last time these sides met was way back in the 2007-08 season. Real Madrid won the Matchday 3 fixture 4-2 at Santiago Bernabeu, but the return leg in Matchday 4 was a goalless draw.
Fixture: Olympiacos vs Real Madrid, Matchday 5
Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time: 1:30 AM IST (November 27)
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
Live Telecast: Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD
Hello, football fans! We are back with another Champions League blog, this time covering Real Madrid’s trip to Greece to face Olympiacos. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.