Olympiacos fought hard at the Arena Națională against FCSB in MD5 of the League Phase of the UEFA Europa League but ultimately earned a point with the goalless draw. For most of the match, the “Reds” were superior to their opponents, creating opportunities, but they were unable to score the decisive goal that could have made the difference.
The best chance for Olympiacos came in the 79th minute when Yaremchuk’s header was saved by the home team’s goalkeeper to maintain the score at 0-0. Earlier, in the 67th minute, FCSB’s Birligea was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.
FCSB (E. Charalambous): Tarnovanu, Cretu, Popescu, Ngezana (30′ Dawa), Radunovic, Edjouma, Sut, Miculescu, Olaru, Tanase (82′ Popa), Birligea.
OLYMPIACOS (J. Mendilibar): Tzolakis, Costinha (63′ Hezze), Retsos, Pirola, Ortega, Mouzakitis, Garcia (77′ Velde), Masouras (63′ Willian), Rodinei, Kostoulas (77′ Yaremchuk – 85′ Oliveira), El Kaabi.
