Marseille 0–1 Olympiacos, two wins from two in Europe
Your team did the job in France. Santiago Hezze scored the only goal at the Vélodrome and Olympiacos left with a 1–0 win, their second victory in two Europa League League Phase games (1) (2) (3) (10).
Stefan Ortega kept the clean sheet, and UEFA picked out his saves as one of the best moments of the round (9). The players celebrated in the dressing room at the Vélodrome after the whistle (14).
Hezze has a habit of scoring in Europe
Hezze now has 142 games for Olympiacos and four goals, all of them in Europe (6). The Argentine scored the winner at Marseille, just as he did in Amsterdam. He sent a message to the fans who could not make the trip: "You weren't with us, but this win is for you" (10).
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Set pieces are carrying the attack
Two 1–0 wins, two corners, no goals from a striker. That is the shape of Olympiacos right now: a corner from Panagiotis Retsos beat Panathinaikos 1–0 on Sunday, October 11, and a corner from Hezze beat Marseille 1–0 on Thursday, October 15 (5).
Alguacil: we feel stronger now
Coach Imanol Alguacil was clear after Marseille. "When I signed for Olympiacos I knew that anyone at this club always has victory as the target," he said. "We feel even stronger now" (11).
El Kaabi is missed, and the wait goes on
Kordon spoke about Ayoub El Kaabi, who is out injured: "We can't wait for him to return in the second half of the season" (7).
Marseille's own coach is hurting
Marseille boss Bruno Genesio did not hide it after the 1–0 defeat. "It's frustrating, a bit annoying even," he said. "That's now eight games, only two wins" (8). Marseille's fans were angrier still, chanting that the players do not respect them (2).
Panetolikos away on Sunday, then Sparta Prague
You are third in the Super League on 13 points from six games, with four wins in your last five (L W W W W). Next up is Panetolikos away on Sunday, October 18 at 16:00 CEST. After that, Sparta Prague come to Piraeus in the Europa League on Thursday, October 22, then Kalamata at home on Sunday, October 25.
