Emre Mor ends the Champions League dream
NEC 2–1 Olympiacos, after extra time on Tuesday night in Nijmegen. Emre Mor scored the winning goal (2). Champions League qualification is over for your team.
The defeat sends Olympiacos into the Europa League instead. Mendilibar kept it defiant afterwards: no heads down, the Europa League is the next challenge. Defender Panagiotis Retsos was blunter, admitting the team were "below the level required".
It was a strange night. Mor's earring delayed his own substitution for nearly three minutes, then the spotlight landed on Olympiacos's own problems. Greek media questioned whether Mendilibar alone carries the blame for another early European exit. Captain Kostas was sent off amid grievances over at least three contentious refereeing calls.
Taremi out of Piraeus
Mehdi Taremi has left Olympiacos (1).
