UEFA Champions League: Olympiakos-Bayer Leverkusen (Playoffs First Leg) (18 February 2026, Stadio Giorgios Karaiskaskis, Piraeus)

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The first leg of the UCL playoffs will kick off in Piraeus, Greece 
Olympiakos defeated Bayer Leverkusen in the league phase 2-0, they will need to repeat the same performance to enter Germany with a lead on aggregate.
Lately, Olympiakos have been struggling scoring goals. Hopefully, that can change soon.  

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OLYMPIAKOS

 

88 Tzolakis(GK)

23 Rodinei

45 Retsos(Captain)

5 Pirola

3 Ortega

96 Mouzakitis

32 Hezze

10 Martins

56 Podence

99 Taremi

9 El Kaabi

 

BENCH

 

1 Paschalakis(GK)

31 Botis(GK)

4 Biancone

6 Kalogeropoulos

8 Nascimento

14 Garcia

16 Scipioni

17 Luiz

19 Clayton

20 Costinha

22 Chiquinho

70 Onyemaechi

 

Manager: Jose Luis Mendilibar(ESP)

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BAYER LEVERKUSEN

 

28 Blaswich(GK)

12 Tapsoba

8 Andrich(Captain)

4 Quansah

20 Grimaldo

24 Garcia

25 Palacios

21 Vazquez

19 Poku

30 Maza

14 Schick

 

BENCH

 

18 Omlin(GK)

36 Lomb(GK)

5 Bade

6 Fernandez

7 Hofmann

10 Tillman

11 Terrier

13 Arthur

15 Oermann

16 Tape

35 Kofane

42 Culbreath

 

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand(DEN)

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El Kabbi is shown the yellow card early on in the 13th minute.

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Tzolakis made a huge save on Czech international Schick in the 17th minute to keep the game scoreless. 

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Martins first shot on goal for Olympiakos, saved by Blaswich

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Tzolakis makes another great save on Maza on a volley and hits the crossbar. 

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Biancone and Kalogeropoulos are warming up and Mendilibar may put them in for Pioria and Restos, both are getting treatments. 

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GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL EL KAABI!!!!!!!!!! 

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EL KAABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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+8

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2 minutes ago, Omonoia9 said:

EL KAABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VAR review

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WHAT?! No goal?! 

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Just now, Omonoia9 said:

VAR review

No goal

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Halftime 0-0 

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Olympiakos 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen    HT

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Olympiakos substitution:

 

Biancone IN

Pirola OUT

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Schick 1-0

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I knew this was coming 

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Schick again 2-0

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Olympiakos:

 

Luiz IN

Podence OUT

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0-2 good bye 

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Olympiakos:

 

Chiquinho IN

Taremi OUT

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Bayer Leverkusen substitution:

 

Tillman IN

Maza OUT

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Bayer Leverkusen:

 

Terrier IN

Poku OUT