Three UEFA Champions League knockout phase (Last 16) qualifications in six years (2008–14) Olympiacos F.C.
ieroklis stoltidis
alejandro domínguez
in 2007–08 uefa champions league, olympiacos had exceptional european campaign. drawn in 1 of toughest groups of tournament along real madrid, werder bremen , lazio, olympiacos finished second eleven points, same group-winners real madrid, spanish club taking top place due better results in 2 olympiacos–real madrid matches. following draw 1–1 lazio @ home, olympiacos grabbed spectacular 3–1 away win against werder bremen in weserstadion, turning game around 0–1. in third game, olympiacos defeated 4–2 real madrid @ santiago bernabéu stadium, after heart-breaking match in greek team playing 10 men 13th minute , leading score 68th 2–1, turning around 0–1 , wasting lot of chances score more. real madrid scored third goal in 83rd, olympiacos came close score many times during last minutes of match , leave madrid draw, when real secured win last-minute goal, following outstanding olympiacos chance equalise score, iker casillas saving darko kovačević s powerful header close. olympiacos opened second round of group stage draw 0–0 real madrid @ karaiskakis stadium , kept alive record of being undefeated real madrid in athens in 4 matches, while reds moved step closer qualifying last 16 after coming behind defeat lazio 2–1 in stadio olimpico. on 11 december, olympiacos smashed werder bremen 3–0 @ karaiskakis stadium, ensured place in knockout stage of tournament, faced chelsea. @ first match in piraeus, reds had scoreless draw against blues, eliminated in second leg @ stamford bridge after 3–0 loss.
in 2009–10 uefa champions league, olympiacos drawn in group against arsenal, standard liège , az alkmaar , qualified comfortably last 16 10 points, winning 3 games @ home against arsenal (1–0), standard liège (2–1) , alkmaar (1–0), , drawing match in alkmaar (0–0). in knockout stage, faced bordeaux , lost 0–1 in first round @ home, in closely contested match. in second match, despite bordeaux s lead, olympiacos leveled match , missed great chances score second goal, before losing in duying moments of match (1–2).
in 2013–14 uefa champions league drawn in group c against paris saint-germain, benfica , anderlecht. after great performance in group, olympiacos finished second 10 points , qualified last 16, eliminating benfica (1–0 win in piraeus, 1–1 draw in lisbon) , anderlecht (0–3 win in brussels, 3–1 win in piraeus). in last 16, drawn play against manchester united, had never lost greek club before. olympiacos, after top-class performance, won first leg convincing 2–0, in match dominated totally , missed chances extend lead. despite two-goal advantage put them within touching distance of quarter-final place first time since 1999, olympiacos lost 3–0 in second leg in old trafford, having missed outstanding double chance equalize score in minute 40 . greek champions pushed on in last 10 minutes find crucial away goal, couldn t score.
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