With this win, Olympiacos has taken the lead in the race for qualification to the quarterfinals of the competition. At Leoforos, they secured an away win, gaining an advantage ahead of the second leg.
The decisive goal came in the 71st minute from Velde, assisted by El Kaabi. Olympiacos also hit the woodwork twice, with Chiquinho’s shots in the 36th and 69th minutes.
Athens Kallithea (M. Donati): Gelios, Tsivelekidis, Pasalidis (60′ Mirin), Motoc, Kainourgios, Diba, Matilla (70′ Ndiaye), Soiri, Demethryus (81′ Valbuena), Giani (61′ Vasilogiannis), Uldrikis (60′ Loukinas).
OLYMPIACOS (Jose Luis Mendilibar): Paschalakis, Costinha, Retsos, Biancone, Apostolopoulos, Oliveira, Garcia (72′ Mouzakitis), Chiquinho (85′ Stamenic), Masouras (72′ Martins), Velde (72′ Papakanellos), Kostoulas (63′ El Kaabi).
