2007–08 Olympiacos F.C. season
2007–08 season | ||||
Chairman | Socratis Kokkalis | |||
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Manager | José Segura | |||
Super League Greece | Winners | |||
Greek Cup | Winners | |||
Greek Super Cup | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | First knockout round | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Darko Kovačević (17) All: Darko Kovačević (24) | |||
Highest home attendance | 33,500 vs Real Madrid (6 November 2007) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 14,544 vs Ergotelis (16 February 2008) | |||
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The 2007–08 season is Olympiacos 49th consecutive season in the Superleague Greece and their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. Manager Takis Lemonis left the club by mutual consent on 11 March 2008 due to the club's lower-than-expected performance of the team in the Superleague, and was replaced by his assistant, José Segura.[1]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Winter squad changes
In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Total spending: €10,400,000
Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Total income: €1,450,000
Out on loan
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Current national players
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- Appearances (Goals)
Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Club doctor | ![]() |
Chief scout | ![]() |
Last updated: 12 Mar 2008
Source: Olympiacos FC
Other information
Chairman | ![]() |
Vice-Chairman/Managing Director | ![]() |
Technical manager | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Karaiskakis Stadium (33,334 / 120x80 m) |
Source: Olympiacos FC article about Socratis Kokkalis and Olympiacos FC article about Karaiskákis Stadium
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Greek Super Cup | — | — | Winner | 31 October 2007 | |
Super League Greece | — | — | Winner | 2 September 2007 | 20 April 2008 |
UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | — | Round of 16 | 18 September 2007 | 5 March 2008 |
Greek Cup | 4th Round | — | Winner | 5 December 2007 | 17 May 2008 |
Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: Competitions
Superleague Greece
Classification
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 70 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Third Qualifying Round |
2 | AEK Athens | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 68 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Second Qualifying Round |
3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 66 | UEFA Cup 2008–09 Second qualifying round |
Updated to games played on April 21, 2008.
Source: Super League Greece 2007-08
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 |
Last updated: April 21, 2008.
Source: Super League Greece
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
Result | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
Last updated: April 21, 2008.
Source: Olympiacos FC
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
UEFA Champions League
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 6 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
Last updated: December 11, 2007
Source: UEFA
Matches
All times for domestic competitions at Eastern European Time
Super League Greece
2007-09-02 21:15 |
Panathinaikos | 0 – 0 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) |
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 13,430 |
2007-09-23 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 6 – 2 | OFI |
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Júlio César ![]() LuaLua ![]() Kovačević ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
(Report) | Sfakianakis ![]() Torosidis ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 25,054 |
2007-09-29 16:45 |
Aris | 1 – 1 | Olympiacos |
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Marco Aurélio ![]() |
(Report) | Galletti ![]() |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 10,459 |
2007-10-06 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Apollon Kalamarias |
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Kovačević ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 27,029 |
2007-10-20 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 1 | Panionios |
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LuaLua ![]() Kovačević ![]() Stoltidis ![]() Galletti ![]() |
(Report) | Djebbour ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 20,104 |
2007-10-28 16:45 |
Ergotelis | 3 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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Júnior ![]() Theodoridis ![]() |
(Report) | Júlio César ![]() Kovačević ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion Attendance: 8,807 |
2007-11-03 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 1 | PAOK |
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Torosidis ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
(Report) | Konstantinidis ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 28,077 |
2007-11-10 19:00 |
Asteras Tripolis | 1 – 0 | Olympiacos |
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Filomeno ![]() |
(Report) |
Asteras Tripolis Stadium, Tripoli Attendance: 4,005 |
2007-11-24 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Veria |
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Kovačević ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 18,070 |
2007-12-02 19:00 |
Atromitos | 1 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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Korakakis ![]() |
(Report) | Stoltidis ![]() LuaLua ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
Peristeri Stadium, Athens Attendance: 5,969 |
2007-12-08 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 0 | Levadiakos |
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Stoltidis ![]() Kovačević ![]() Đorđević ![]() Mitroglou ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 17,096 |
2007-12-16 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | AEK Athens |
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Kovačević ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 30,229 |
2007-12-29 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 1 | Skoda Xanthi |
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LuaLua ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
(Report) | Radzinski ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 23,164 |
2008-01-05 16:45 |
Iraklis | 1 – 2 | Olympiacos |
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Katsabis ![]() |
(Report) | Kovačević ![]() |
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 4,394 |
2008-01-13 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 1 | Panathinaikos |
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Antzas ![]() |
(Report) | N'Doye ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 31,310 |
2008-01-20 16:45 |
OFI | 0 – 1 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) | Núñez ![]() |
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion Attendance: 8,497 |
2008-01-27 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Aris |
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Đorđević ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskákis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 30,014 |
2008-02-03 16:45 |
Apollon Kalamarias | 0 – 3[2] | Olympiacos |
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Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 4,453 |
2008-02-10 19:00 |
Panionios | 0 – 4 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) | Kovačević ![]() Đorđević ![]() Núñez ![]() |
Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens Attendance: 3,376 |
2008-02-16 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Ergotelis |
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Đorđević ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 14,544 |
2008-02-23 19:00 |
PAOK | 1 – 1 | Olympiacos |
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González ![]() |
(Report) | Kovačević ![]() |
Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 22,000 |
2008-03-01 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 1 | Asteras Tripolis |
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Júlio César ![]() |
(Report) | Cardozo ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 24,503 |
2008-03-09 16:45 |
Veria | 0 – 1 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) | Patsatzoglou ![]() |
Veria Stadium, Veria Attendance: 3,001 |
2008-03-15 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | Atromitos |
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Šišić ![]() Júlio César ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 20,343 |
2008-03-23 16:45 |
Levadiakos | 1 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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Dimbala ![]() |
(Report) | Galletti ![]() Belluschi ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
Levadia Municipal Stadium, Livadeia Attendance: 4,007 |
2008-03-30 19:00 |
AEK Athens | 4 – 0 | Olympiacos |
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Blanco ![]() Edinho ![]() Lyberopoulos ![]() Kafes ![]() |
(Report) |
Olympic Stadium, Athens Attendance: 40,955 |
2008-04-06 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 1 | Larissa |
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Šišić ![]() Mitroglou ![]() |
(Report) | Metin ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 24,318 |
2008-04-13 19:00 |
Skoda Xanthi | 1 – 4 | Olympiacos |
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Labriakos ![]() |
(Report) | Żewłakow ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
Skoda Xanthi Arena, Xanthi Attendance: 4,957 |
2008-04-20 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 3 – 1 | Iraklis |
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Mitroglou ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
(Report) | Malagueño ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 29,084 |
Greek Cup
In the fourth round (round of "32") of the Greek Cup, Olympiacos faced Diagoras from Rhodes, who played in the Third Division. The latter were close to shock the champions who made it to the fifth round with a goal scored in the last minutes of the match. The next opponents were rivals Panathinaikos, who were crushed 4–0 by Olympiacos in an at-capacity Karaiskakis Stadium. In the quarter-finals, Olympiacos eliminated Iraklis 2–0 in the first leg and earning a 2–2 draw in the second. For the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced Thrasyvoulos, winning 2–3 away and 3–1 at home. Olympiacos then faced Aris in the final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, where they won the Greek Cup after a 2–0 win.
Fourth Round
2007-12-05 17:45 |
Diagoras | 1 – 2 | Olympiacos |
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Triantafyllou ![]() |
(Report) | Mitroglou ![]() |
Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes Attendance: 6,000 |
Fifth Round
2008-01-16 21:30 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 0 | Panathinaikos |
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LuaLua ![]() Torosidis ![]() Kovačević ![]() Núñez ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 31,255 |
Quarter-finals
2008-02-27 20:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | Iraklis |
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Mendrinos ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 22,547 |
2008-03-19 20:00 |
Iraklis | 2 – 2 | Olympiacos |
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Aarón ![]() Ribeiro ![]() |
(Report) | Bantis ![]() Mitroglou ![]() |
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 2,397 |
Semi-finals
2008-04-02 16:45 |
Thrasyvoulos | 2 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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Anastasakos ![]() Bris ![]() |
(Report) | Mendrinos ![]() Núñez ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
Fyli Stadium, Fyli Attendance: 3,524 |
2008-04-16 21:00 |
Olympiacos | 3 – 1 | Thrasyvoulos |
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Kovačević ![]() Konstantinou ![]() Núñez ![]() |
(Report) | Manikas ![]() |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 15,347 |
Final
2008-05-17 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | Aris |
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Kovačević ![]() Żewłakow ![]() |
(Report) |
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 20,270 |
Greek Super Cup
Olympiacos added one more trophy to their long list. The 2006-07 Super League Greece Champions beat the 2006-2007 Greek FA Cup holders, Larissa, 1-0 at the Karaiskakis stadium on October 31, and won the Super Cup for the third time in their history. Kostas Mitroglou scored the winner on 39 minutes after a cross by Soiledis (coach Takis Lemonis decided to give more playing time to the younger players on the team) while Galletti missed out on an opportunity when his shot hit the bar on 81 minutes. The final attracted only 7,141 fans at Olympiacos' home, from which 7,030 were the supporters of the hosts.
Final
2007-10-31 20:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Larissa |
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Mitroglou ![]() |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 7,141 |
UEFA Champions League
All times at CET
Group stage
Olympiacos, in their 11th consecutive presence in the competition, were drawn into Group C with Real Madrid, Werder Bremen and Lazio. The Reds started their campaign with a 1–1 draw behind closed doors at the Karaiskákis Stadium against Lazio, but on the second day, Olympiacos made their first ever away win in the Champions League and stopped their run of 31 matches without a success on their travels with a 3–1 win over Werder Bremen at Weserstadion, turning the game around from 0–1. After, they travelled to Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as leaders of Group C, where they were defeated 2–4 to Real Madrid after a heart-breaking match in which the Greek team was playing with ten men from the 13th minute and was leading the score to the 68th with 2–1, turning it around from 0–1. Real Madrid scored their third goal in the 83rd, but Olympiacos came close to score many times during the last minutes of the match and leave Madrid with the draw, when Real secured the win with a last-minute goal.
In the return legs of the group stage, Olympiacos produced a determined display to earn a point against Real Madrid, in the goalless draw at the Karaiskakis Stadium, keeping alive the record of being undefeated by Real in Athens in four matches. The Reds moved a step closer to qualifying for the last 16 after coming from behind to defeat Lazio 2–1 in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, while on the last day, Olympiacos smashed Werder Bremen 3–0 in Athens, which ensured their place in the knockout stage of the tournament.
2007-10-03 20:45 |
Werder Bremen ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Almeida ![]() |
(Report) | Stoltidis ![]() Patsatzoglou ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
2007-10-24 20:45 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
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Raúl ![]() Robinho ![]() Balboa ![]() |
(Report) | Galletti ![]() Júlio César ![]() |
Standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 6 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
Knockout stage
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The draw for the first knockout round took place on 21 December, and paired Olympiacos with Chelsea. The two clubs had never met in the past. In the first leg in Athens, Olympiacos held Chelsea to 0–0, a score which left both teams content, Olympiacos because they did not concede a goal in their home and Chelsea because they kept a clean sheet to occupy the driving seat going into the return leg in London. Olympiacos, backed by deafening and frenzied support, refused to be overawed by their English opponents, enjoying the lion's share of possession and chances in a closely contested encounter. The Londoners failed to create one real clear-cut chance against their opponents and their manager Avram Grant said, "The performance could have been better. It's not a bad result. We didn't create a lot of chances, it's disappointing. But its hard to play here. They have good supporters and a well organized team."[4]
In the second leg in London, Chelsea won 3–0. The Blues surprised the Reds and scored very early with their first chance. Olympiacos balanced the game, but the English scored again before the end of the first-half. At the start of the second-half, Chelsea scored for the final time after another error from the Olympiacos defence.
Chelsea won 3–0 on aggregate.
Team kit
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Vodafone
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Source: Olympiacos FC
References
- ↑ "Lemonis leaves Olympiacos post". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ↑ The match was played on 3 February 2008 and Apollon Kalamarias won 1–0, but due to the illegal appearance of Roman Wallner (Apollon), the result was invalid. It was decided that Olympiacos would be awarded a 3–0 win while Apollon would be punished with one point deducted.
- ↑ Olympiacos ordered to play match behind closed doors after crowd trouble against Shakhtar Donetsk in the previous Champions League campaign on the 5 December 2006.
- ↑ "Olympiacos holds Chelsea to 0-0 draw". FOX Sports on MSN. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.