Olympiacos was able to leave the pitch taking something out of this match in Juventus home grounds; the side made a good stand in the “Allianz Stadium”, fought hard for 68 minutes, yet succumbed in the end after Gonzalo Higuain’s goal (69’). Up to that moment, the Legend had managed to play its game and pose threats to Buffon’s goal, especially in the first half; the side was concentrated on and committed to its plan and seemed promising for the future, despite their tough matches ahead in the group. Mandžukić was the player who scored the home team’s second goal in 80’ and secured the Italian champion’s win by 2-0.
Olympiacos (Takis Lemonis): Proto, Figueiras,Engels, Nikolaou, Koutris, Zdjelar (77′ Fortounis), Romao, Odjidja, Pardo (71′ Ben), Seba, Emenike (88′ Marin).
