Olympiacos began their European journey within the Europa League with a defeat, as they had been defeated 2-0 by Lyon, with the pink and whites bending to the objectives of Tserki (65') and Benrahma (71'), whereas in addition they had possibilities to aim.
Olympiacos didn’t make it at Groupama Stadium. The pink and whites had been defeated 2-0 by Lyon for the first matchday of the League Section of the Europa League and now flip their consideration to the subsequent video games.
The French exerted strain from the primary minutes, with the Piraeus in fact holding out within the first a part of the sport, whereas in the course of the match that they had nice alternatives for the aim. Within the second 45 minutes, the rhythm opened up and Lyon discovered two objectives.
The beginning was made by Cerki, who opened the scoring within the sixty fifth minute, with Mentioned Benrahma making it 2-0 within the 71st minute of the match.
Olympiakos' subsequent recreation within the competitors is in opposition to Braga in Karaiskakis (3/10, 19:45) for the 2nd matchday of the League Section of the Europa League.
The match
Olympiacos began for the primary time underneath the management of Medilibar with a trio in protection, with Retso, Carmo and Pirola, whereas El Kaabi and Yaremchuk performed on the prime. Alternatively, the French left the trio and returned to 4-3-3.
From the primary minutes, Lyon had the initiative of the actions and pressed Olympiacos excessive. Alternatively, when the strain of the pink and whites within the midfield “broke”, then he was organized with fives and fours in entrance inside and out of doors his space, whereas a number of occasions his traces had been deep. The hosts threatened within the third minute, with Lacazette's shot from exterior the world going broad.
Within the 22' as a consequence of a mistake by Karmos, Lyon stole and ran on the counterattack, Nouma shot from the best aspect of the world, solely to be blocked by Tzolakis. 4 minutes later, Nouama fed Tolisso, who fired in from a troublesome angle from the best, for the Cretan keeper to push away once more.
Olympiacos tried to equalize in the midst of the primary half. Nevertheless, he couldn’t discover El Kaabi, though he appeared for him at occasions in the back of the protection.
Within the thirty second minute, Olympiacos made its presence felt. El Kaabi countered for the pink and whites to win the ball, Rodiney took the ball from the best, bent, shot from exterior the world, for Peri to impressively clear for a nook. In direction of the tip of the primary half, the French pressed suffocatingly and within the forty fourth minute, Lacazette pressured Tzolakis into an essential intervention. Lyon had the possibilities, nevertheless it remained 0-0 within the first half.
The second half began at an excellent tempo. Within the first jiffy, the hosts had a aim after Lacazette's shot in opposition to Pirola. Just a little later, Olympiacos got here near scoring, however Yaremchuk didn’t beat Peri from shut vary. Within the 58th minute, Lacazette fed Nouama on the best, he shot, the ball went in opposition to Pirola and went out for a nook. Two minutes later El Kaabi didn’t make the most of Rodney's move in the back of the Lyon defence.
The hosts elevated their strain. Tzolakis made a terrific save on Tolisso's try, nonetheless the pink and whites couldn’t maintain on and Lyon took the lead within the sixty fifth minute. Good effort by Tserki from the best aspect of the world, after Maitland-Niles' move, he took the shot and beat Tzolakis for 1-0. Within the 70', Kostoula's reverse scissors “froze” Groupama, which rose up a bit of later.
Within the 71st minute, Zaa noticed Benrahma's transfer on the left and he scored for Lyon to make it 2-0. Within the 89th minute, Olympiacos got here near scoring a comeback aim. Willian crossed from the left and Chaleta-Czar acquired the header, solely to inadvertently ship the ball into his group's web.
Nevertheless, the aim didn’t rely after a part evaluate by VAR after the Brazilian was deemed to have been uncovered initially of the part.
LYON: Peri, Maitland-Niles, Omari, Chaleta-Czar, Tagliafico, Matic, Tolisso, Nuama, Cerki, Fofana, Lacazette OLYMPIC: Tsolakis, Retsos, Carmo, Pirola, Rodney, Ciquinho, Dani Garcia, Ese, Ortega, Yaremchuk, El Kaabi
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