Olympiakos avoids defeat in Azerbaijan

Olympiakos has lastly bought off the mark at its Europa League group stage, snatching a goalless draw at Qarabag on Thursday, although its possibilities of advancing even to the Convention League stay slim at this stage.

The Reds at the moment are mathematically eradicated from the Europa League as they can’t make the highest two spots of their group.

In contrast to the remainder of its matches in Europe, Olympiakos managed to emerge from this sport, in Baku, with a clear sheet, taking part in an in-form staff {that a} week earlier had scored thrice in Piraeus.

Giving a Europa League debut to keeper Alexandros Paschalakis and defender Andreas Ndoj, Olympiakos coach Michel wished to alter the temper and mentality of his again line, and seems to have managed that on Thursday.

Qarabag had some probabilities, particularly within the first and final half-hour of the sport, however the Reds emerged unscathed and even threatened their hosts on some events, most notably on the thirty sixth minute when Aboubakar Kamara hit the objective body.

The Piraeus staff remained rooted on the backside of the desk, however nonetheless has an opportunity for the third spot that results in the Convention League. To get there it might want to prime Nantes, that it’ll host in its final group sport, after negotiating a tricky go to to Freiburg in two weeks’ time.