UEFA Champions League

Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg
Olympiacos
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 60': Patrik Schick
    • 63': Patrik Schick

    About

    Olympiacos are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 4': Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoub El Kaabi with a headed pass.
    • 6': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Gelson Martins (Olympiakos).
    • 13': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos).
    • 13': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Santiago Hezze.
    • 25': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.
    • 28': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
    • 29': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 30': Offside, Olympiakos. Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza with a through ball.
    • 33': Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 42': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiakos).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodinei with a cross.
    • 45': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 45': Offside, Olympiakos. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Olympiakos 0-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
    • 45'+9': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45'+9': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+10': First Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Olympiakos. Giulian Biancone replaces Lorenzo Pirola because of an injury.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santiago Hezze.
    • 52': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 52': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Giulian Biancone (Olympiakos) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoub El Kaabi with a headed pass.
    • 54': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 56': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Ernest Poku.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 59': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Goal! Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ernest Poku following a fast break.
    • 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Podence.
    • 63': Goal! Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Olympiakos. André Luiz replaces Daniel Podence.
    • 64': Substitution, Olympiakos. Chiquinho replaces Mehdi Taremi.
    • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Ibrahim Maza.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 72': Foul by Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 72': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos).
    • 76': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Ernest Poku.
    • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Lucas Vázquez.
    • 78': Foul by Giulian Biancone (Olympiakos).
    • 78': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Luiz.
    • 80': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 80': Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': André Luiz (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 82': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Scipioni replaces Santiago Hezze.
    • 82': Substitution, Olympiakos. Bruno Onyemaechi replaces Francisco Ortega.
    • 83': Attempt missed. André Luiz (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis following a fast break.
    • 84': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 84': Lorenzo Scipioni (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis.
    • 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Aleix García.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Scipioni (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by André Luiz.
    • 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rodinei.
    • 90': Foul by Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Olympiakos 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    57.9 Possession 42.1
    8 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    500 Accurate Passes 327
    592 Passes 413
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 25
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 58
    26 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 4
    17 Tackles 6
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 10
    34 Effective Clearances 8
    34 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
    Location: Piraeus, Greece
    Attendance: 32,300

    Line-Ups

    OLY Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    88 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
    5 Lorenzo Pirola
    45 Panagiotis Retsos
    3 Francisco Ortega
    23 Rodinei
    99 Mehdi Taremi
    32 Santiago Hezze
    96 Christos Mouzakitis
    9 Ayoub El Kaabi Yellow Card
    56 Daniel Podence
    10 Gelson Martins
    Olympiacos Substitutes:
    Diogo Nascimento, Alexandros Paschalakis, Dani García, Alexios Kalogeropoulos, Giulian Biancone, Clayton, Bruno Onyemaechi, André Luiz, Nikolaos Botis, Lorenzo Scipioni, Chiquinho, Costinha.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Janis Blaswich (GK)
    8 Robert Andrich
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    4 Jarell Quansah
    24 Aleix García Yellow Card
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    21 Lucas Vázquez
    14 Patrik Schick
    19 Ernest Poku
    30 Ibrahim Maza
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Martin Terrier, Malik Tillman, Jonas Omlin, Montrell Culbreath, Jonas Hofmann, Axel Tape, Ezequiel Fernández, Christian Kofane, Arthur, Niklas Lomb, Tim Oermann, Loïc Badé.

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