Retsos scored the goal that won the derby
Olympiacos 1–0 Panathinaikos at the Karaiskakis on Sunday, Panagiotis Retsos with the goal on 34 minutes (15). Your team did it with ten men. That result ended Panathinaikos's unbeaten run and pulled Olympiacos right back into the title race (15).
The context matters. Olympiacos went into this one five points behind Panathinaikos, having dropped points against Volos and OFI Crete earlier in the campaign (2). Sunday's win cut the gap at the top to two points between Panathinaikos, AEK and Olympiacos (16).
Retsos won it twice
Retsos did not just score. He held the defence together after the sending off, and the pairing with Pirola is the one to watch before the trip to Marseille on Thursday (4).
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Alguaguil's line at the press conference
Imanol Alguaguil finished his press conference with two words: "Πάμε Ολυμπιακέ!" (3). The manager did not dress it up. Neither did the dressing room, where Zota Silva and the rest of the squad celebrated a win they felt they had earned (1).
Saliakas, from six points to a red
Manolis Saliakas had already handed Olympiacos two wins this season with a goal and an assist. Against Panathinaikos he almost became the villain, three minutes from turning a win into a disaster with his red card (6).
Olympiacos turned down an offer for Yaremchuk
Olympiacos rejected a bid from a club for Roman Yaremchuk, according to a report on the proposal that was turned down (5). The forward stays.
Nistrup's translator went viral
Panathinaikos coach Nistrup admitted after the derby that his side deserved to lose. His translator told the Greek audience the opposite, and the clip did the rounds on social media (10) (14).
Fire at the top of the table
Three points separate the top of the Super League after Sunday. Panathinaikos, AEK and Olympiacos are within two points of each other, and there is a chance for another side to close in (16). Olympiacos sit third on 13 points from six games, goal difference +3, with form reading D L W W W.
Marseille away is next
Olympiacos travel to Marseille in the Europa League on Thursday, October 15, at 21:00 CEST (4). Then Panetolikos away on Sunday, October 18, Sparta Prague at home on Thursday, October 22, and Kalamata at home on Sunday, October 25.
