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Relive: Olympiakos v Manchester United (UEFA Champions League)
Ahram Online provided live updates of Tuesday's Champions League encounter between Olympiakos and Manchester United in the first leg of round of 16
Published in Ahram Online on 25 - 02 - 2014


Full time: Olympiakos 2-0 Manchester United
The referee blows his final whistle
90+1 Keeper Roberto gathers a deflected cross as Olympiakos stand firm in the dying minutes.
90 United defender Rio Ferdinand receives a yellow card for a careless tackle on an opponent.
88 Olympiakos keeper collects a close-range, tame effort from Van Persie as the game draws to a close.
85 Another substitution for Olympiakos. Hernan Perez is replaced with Paraguayan striker Nelson Valdez.
84 Six minutes remaining before the end. Can United narrow the deficit?
81 United finally create their first goal-scoring chance of the game! Van Persie fires over the bar with the goal at his mercy after holding off his marker inside the area following a cross from the right.
80 A low cross by United, in a rare foray forward, is cleared by the keeper.
76 Dominguez is replaced though! making way for Paulo Machado as Olympiakos are expected to play it safe in the last 14 minutes.
73 Dominguez is causing constant menace to United's sluggish defence.
69 Welbeck and Kagawa are yet to make their presence felt.
66 Olympiakos almost score the third!! a powerful shot from Michael Olaitan narrowly misses the target from inside the area.
63 Under-fire coach David Moyes will be hoping the substitutions prove useful as his side need to at least score one goal to narrow the gap.
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60 United make a double substitution. Danny Welbeck replaces Antonio Valencia and Shinji Kagawa comes on instead of Thomas Cleverley.
57 For a team of Man United's caliber, it's embarrassing that they are yet to create a single clear-cut chance.
55 Joel Campbell superbly nutmegs his challenger before curling a stunning shot past De Gea from distance.
54 GOAL FOR OLYMPIAKOS
51 This is the most boring game in the round of 16 so far. An error-ridden match.
47 United are lacking creativity in the final third; they barely trouble Olympiakos' backline.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his half-time whistle
45 Half-time approaching, Olympiakos are still leading.
40 A floated free-kick from Wayne Rooney is headed over the bar by Olympiakos defender Kostas Manolas as he tries to clear the danger.
37 Argentinean forward Alejandro Dominguez diverts a wayward shot from Giannis Maniatis into the net after it wrong-footed United keeper David De Gea.
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37 GOAL FOR OLYMPIAKOS!!
34 What a boring game! Nothing is worth mentioning.
30 Too many mis-placed passes are hampering both sides in a scrappy affair.
26 A half-chance for Olympiakos! Hernan Perez cuts inside his marker on the edge of the area and fires a low shot that goes wide.
23 United's crosses from both flanks are repeatedly cleared by the Olympiakos defence and keeper.
20 A cross by United's right-sided midfielder Antonio Valencia goes begging. The Red Devils are still struggling to mount any threats.
17 A volley by Man United midfielder Thomas Cleverley from inside the area goes high over
15 Olympiakos created the only goal-scoring chance in the first 15 minutes. Man United had the better possession afterwards but they are yet to carve out any openings.
13 United are gradually finding their rhythm after a shaky start.
10 Evra makes a darting run down the left and sends in a cross but Olympiakos clear the danger.
8 Alejandro Damián Domínguez squanders the first chance for Olympiakos! He eludes some tame challenges from United's defenders to burst clear but a last-ditch tackle from Nemanja Vidic denies him from close range.
7 The hosts' first foray forward ends with a low cross that is cleared by the United defence.
6 Olympiakos move the ball around in midfield, looking to exploit any gaps in United's backline.
3 Man United left-back Patrice Evra receives a yellow card.
2 It's likely that Manchester United will go on the offensive from the very beginining.
The match is underway
21:40 Both sides have stepped onto the pitch.
21:30 Both sides finished their customary warm-up, 15 minutes before kick-off.
20:50 Man United starting line-up: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Carrick, Young, Cleverley, Valencia, Rooney, Van Persie.
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20:45 Olympiakos starting line-up: Roberto, Maniatis, Holebas, Manolas, Marcano, Leandro Salino, N'Dinga, Peréz, Campbell, Domínguez, Olaitan.
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20:40 Almost one hour remaining before kick-off. Man United will be keen to become the sixth side to secure an away win in the last 16 first-legs.
19:45 Four Champions League last-16 clashes have ended in away victories. Borussia Dortmund are close to becoming the fifth side to do so in the first-legs, as they lead Russia's Zenit 2-0 by halftime.
18:30 Manchester United boss David Moyes: It will be far from easy. Olympiakos came through a difficult group with Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain [and Anderlecht]. They have a great home record so it will be a difficult night.”
17:30 Olympiakos coach Michel: "I'd love to see my team have the same concentration, the same passion and enthusiasm that we had (against OFI) in the match against Manchester United. We treat every match with the same seriousness and I believe we will also have a good performance on Tuesday in the Champions League."
16:30 Manchester United qualified comfortably as Group A winners, winning four and drawing two of their six matches and enjoying handsome 4-2 and 5-0 victories over last year's runners-up Bayer Leverkusen.
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15:30 Olympiakos can nonetheless take heart from their breathtaking domestic form, having won 24 and drawn two of their opening 26 league games and reached the semi-finals in the Greek Cup
15:00 United are unbeaten against Greek teams and Olympiakos have not reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 1999
14:30 Manchester United boss Moyes hopes to have defenders Rafael da Silva, Phil Jones and Jonny Evans available to face Olympiakos after the trio sat out the trip to Palace due to injury.
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14:00 Manchester United warmed up for Tuesday's game at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus by winning 2-0 at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday
Stay tuned. Game starts at 19:45 GMT
Venue:
Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus (GRE)
Officials:
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) , Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Additional assistant referees: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) , Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Fourth official: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
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