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Olympiakos Piraeus and Olympique Marseille meet at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played a game in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 23‑11‑2011, in a match that ended with the final score: Olympique Marseille (0‑1) Olympiakos Piraeus.
Olympiakos Piraeus :
The home team won access to this group stage, after eliminating Omonia Nicosia in the previous tie, after an away draw by (0‑0) and a home win by (2‑0). In the last match they played, for the Super league, they beat Atromitos at home by (4‑0). In their last 10 home matches Olympiakos Piraeus has recorded 9 wins and 1 loss. The defense has been strong and has only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored regularly as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 5 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Olympiakos comes to this match after a 4×0 home win over Atromitos, returning to victories after two straight games without a win: the team’s goals were scored by Youssef El Arabi (2) and Ahmed Hassan. It should be noted that the locals beat Omónia Nicosia in the qualifying play-offs for the Champions League. In this match against Olympique de Marseille, coach Pedro Martins will privilege the defensive organization and counterattacks from the flanks. Forward Youssef El Arabi stands out in the local team, being a very competent player when it comes to scoring. All players are available for this game.
Olympique Marseille :
The visiting team had direct access to this group stage, which is why it will play its first match in this edition of the competition. In their last match, for Ligue 1, they beat Bordeaux at home by (3‑1). In their last 10 away matches Olympique Marseille has 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
Olympique Marseille comes to this match motivated, after a 3×1 win at the reception to Bordeaux, thus returning to victories, after four consecutive games without tasting the taste of victory: the team’s goals were scored by Florian Thauvin, Jordan Amavi and Pablo (own goal). It should be noted that the visitors finished in second position in Ligue 1 19/20, obtaining promotion to this group stage of the Champions League. In this match against Olympiakos, coach André Villas-Boas will have to play 4-4-2, favoring the maintenance of possession and positional attacks: Dimitri Payet will be the master of the team, being responsible for organizing and creating the process offensive. There are no weight absences for this game.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs Marseille head to head matches
23.11.11 CL Marseille Olympiacos Piraeus 0 : 1
13.09.11 CL Olympiacos Piraeus Marseille 0 : 1
27.09.94 EL Marseille Olympiacos Piraeus 3 : 0
13.09.94 EL Olympiacos Piraeus Marseille 1 : 2