Worst league start in 37 years
Two wins, one draw, one loss. Seven points from four games, and that is Olympiacos's worst opening to a league season since 1989-90 (2).
The 0–1 home defeat to OFI Crete on Saturday, September 12 is the result that puts it in the record books (2). Four league games and you sit sixth in a 14-team table on seven points with a goal difference of +1.
The club has not started this badly in nearly four decades (2).
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Retsos made his 100th league appearance
Panagiotis Retsos reached 100 Super League appearances for Olympiacos (2).
He made his debut on September 11, 2016, so the century lands almost exactly ten years later (2). One player hitting a hundred games in a decade at the club, in the middle of the worst start since 1989-90, is the one thing worth keeping from Saturday.
The gap at the top is already five points
The team above you at the summit is five points clear of Olympiacos after the weekend (5). That side took full advantage of dropped points from both Olympiacos and AEK and now leads the table alone (5).
Four games in, five points is the gap. The margin is +3 to one rival and +4 to another (5).
Jagiellonia at home on Wednesday
Europa League football, and it comes fast. Jagiellonia Bialystok visit on Wednesday, September 16 at 21:00 CEST.
After that, a league trip to Levadiakos on Sunday, September 20 at 16:00 CEST. Two games in five days, and the second one is the chance to stop the domestic slide before it becomes a story about the season rather than the month.
Handball: Super Cup against AEK
Olympiacos and AEK open the Greek men's handball season with the Super Cup at Kamatero, with the match set to decide the season's first title (1) (3).
