Olympiakos 1-0 Juventus | Champions League Group A match report

Olympiakos pulled off one of the surprises of the night when they beat Juventus 1-0 in Piraeus with a first-half goal from Pajtim Kasami. The Swiss midfielder struck in the 36th minute to leave Michels side level on six points with Atlético Madrid at the top of Group A. The Spanish league champions thrashed Malmo 5-0 in Madrid.

Juventus failed to test the goalkeeper Roberto Gago in the opening half but had plenty of opportunities to equalise after the interval. The Italian league champions encountered a hostile atmosphere at the Karaiskakis Stadium and lost to Olympiakos for the first time in Greece. The Italians have dropped to third in their group, three points adrift of the leaders, Atlético.

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