Stalemate at home, everything to do in Nijmegen
Your team could not break through. Olympiacos 0–0 NEC Nijmegen in the first leg of the Champions League third qualifying round (1).
The Karaiskakis crowd whistled at full-time. Mendilibar did not sugarcoat it, he admitted the Dutch side were better than expected and the performance fell short.
Now the tie goes to the Netherlands needing an away goal. Score or go out.
Get the next Olympiacos brief by email
This article went out to subscribers as a brief. Get the next one straight to your inbox, free.
Free · No spam · Unsubscribe anytime
Strefezza to Palermo, done
Gabriel Strefezza is gone. The Brazilian winger has completed a transfer to Palermo for a reported €2.8 million (2).
Attacking depth takes a hit right before the most important match of the season.
Viña in the frame
Olympiacos are in talks with River Plate over left-back Matías Viña (3). The discussions are tied to the ongoing Francisco Ortega negotiations.
Viña is currently at Flamengo. He could arrive as early as this summer.
