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39% Ball Possession OLYMPIACOS and 61 % Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Olympiacos 1 – 0 Juventus
35′ Pajtim Kasami
Juventus losing the away game against Olympiacos in Greece the Champions League Matchday 3.
- Juventus went down from the second to the third position now with only 3 points while Olimpiacos jumped to the second position with 6 points same as Atletico de Madrid with a better goal difference having +5. Not an easy situation for Juventus forced now to win the next game to keep the race for the qualification.
UEFA Champions League Group A Standing after Matchday 3 Wednesday 22 October 2014 |
P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club Atlético de Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Olympiacos FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Juventus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Malmö FF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
Bad start for Juventus! In the 35th minute Olympiacos opening the score. It is forward Kostas Mitroglou providing the assist to midfielder Pajtim Kasami defeating Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Referee Milorad Mazic giving the first yellow card of the match in the 37th minute to Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner after a foul on Olympiacos defender Arthur Masuaku.
In the 44th minute a yellow card to Olympiacos defender Alberto Botia after a foul on Juventus forward Alvaro Morata.
Clearly, midfielder Andrea Pirlo not fully recovered and is replaced in the 57th minute for midfielder Claudio Marchisio.
In the 59th minute, midfielder Paul Pogba gets a yellow card after a foul on Olympiacos defender Alberto Botia.
Unbelievable, Juventus still unable to find the goal! In the 65th minute, a chance to score with forward Alvaro Morata seeing his left footed shot saved by Olimpiacos goalkeeper Roberto Gago in the center!!! what a luck!.
Juventus reinforcing the midfield by substituting defender Angelo Ogbonna by midfielder Roberto Pereyra in the 77th minute.
Nothing seems to work for Juventus and Allegri trying the last substitution by adding fresh energy in the attack. It is forward Sebastian Giovinco to replace midfielder Paul Pogba in the 87th minute.
Olympiacos making the last substitution in the 91st minute replacing the author of the goal Kasami with defender Konstantinos Giannoulis.
Here is OLYMPIACOS official starting lineup by coach Michel:
Olympiacos (4-3-3): Roberto; Elabdellaoui, Botía, Abidal, Masuaku; Maniatis, Milivojević, Nding; Kasami, Afellay, Mitroglou.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
Juventus (3-5-2): Gigi Buffon; Ogbonna, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini; Lichtsteinter, Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Asamoah; Alvaro Morata, Carlos Tévez.
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2014 – 2015 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group A, Matchday 3
Olympiacos – Juventus
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Karaiskaki Stadium
Pireus, Greece
20:45 local time
Referee Milorad Mazic
Assistants: Milovani Ristic and Dalibor Djurdjevic
Fourth official Dejan Petrovic
Goal-line officials Danilo Grujic and Dejan Filipovic.
Goals: 35′ Pajtim Kasami
Official formations – lineups:
Olympiacos (4-3-3): Roberto; Elabdellaoui, Botía, Abidal, Masuaku; Maniatis, Milivojević, Nding; Kasami, Afellay, Mitroglou.
Subs.: Megyeri, Giannoulis, Avlonitis,Afellay, Durmaz, David Fuster, Diamantakos.
Coach.: Míchel.
Juventus (3-5-2): Gigi Buffon; Ogbonna, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini; Lichtsteinter, Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Asamoah; Alvaro Morata, Carlos Tévez.
Subs.: Storari, Evra, Pereyra, Marchisio, Llorente, Giovinco, Coman.
Coach.: Massimiliano Allegri.
Match Stats
Olympiacos | Match Stats | Juventus |
1 | Goals | 0 |
9(4) | Shots (on goal) | 18(5) |
17 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
1 | Offsides | 4 |
39% | Ball Possession | 61% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Saves | 3 |