Blank in the Champions League qualifier
Your team could not break through. Olympiacos 0–0 NEC Nijmegen in the first leg of the third Champions League qualifying round on Tuesday (3). It was flat. NEC were sharper, and Mendilibar did not hide from it.
Mendilibar: they were better
José Luis Mendilibar gave it to you straight after the match: "It's not a bad result, the 0–0, NEC were better" (1). He told Dutch media he did not expect that level from the Eredivisie side (4). The second leg is away, and it is all to play for.
Strefezza joins Palermo
Gabriel Strefezza is gone. The winger flew to Italy on Tuesday to complete a move to Palermo worth €2.8 million (2). "I'm happy for the trust they showed me and I want to give 100%," Strefezza said. "Inzaghi? I haven't spoken to him yet" (2).
Salakas returns after a decade away
Manolis Salakas is back in Piraeus after 10.5 years, the second-longest gap between Olympiacos spells in club history, behind only Yaya Touré (5).
