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Result OLYMPIACOS 1 – 0 JUVENTUS, Goal by Kasami, Wednesday 22 October 2014, Champions League Group A

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39% Ball Possession OLYMPIACOS and 61 % Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos 1 – 0 Juventus Juventus FC
35′ Pajtim Kasami

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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.

 

Juventus FC TicketsHere 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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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

 

 

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