Olympiakos Piraeus, the kings of Greek football
Olympiakos are one of the biggest clubs in Greek football. The team, based in Piraeus in the Athens Metropolitan Area, are regulars in European football and they are dominating the league this season. The team, owned by Evangelos Marinakis, also the owner of Nottingham Forest, are by far the most successful club in Greek football and are unbeaten in the league this term.
Olympiakos are the defending league champions and they have won it 46 times. Neighbours Panathinaikos are those who come closest with just 20. The two clubs share a fierce rivalry and both teams battled it out every year to be the kings of Athens during the 1990s and 2000s. However, Panathinaikos then ran into major financial issues and since then, there has been no stopping Olympiakos.
They currently lead the Greek Super League with 46 points, nine clear of nearest challengers PAOK. Olympiakos have also not lost a league game this season as they have won 14 matches and drawn four and conceded just nine goals. Olympiakos are also in the quarter-finals of the Greek Cup where they are looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Panetolikos and take on Atalanta in for a place in the last 16 of the Europa League. They are Greece's only team left in the Europa League this campaign.
The club possess some well known players such as former Sevilla goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik, Ruben Semedo and ex-Granada striker Youssef El-Arabi. Arsenal fans will also recognise Sokratis Papastathopoulos while Kostas Manolas used to play at Roma at Napoli and Mathieu Valbuena is also in their squad. They also have Tiquinho Soares, formerly of Porto ,and you can understand why they are doing so well.
Their last match was a 2-0 win over Giannina and their next matches are the second leg of the cup tie against Panetolikos and a huge trip to PAOK in the league. As well as watching the games, why don't you have a bet on them? If you go on www.gr-stoichimata.com/, you can take a look at the various gambling sites available. We recommend 22Bet though.
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