A victory was a one-way street for both teams. Olympiacos came out strong in the match and put pressure on PAOK right from the kick-off. The defensive line and Pavlenka held up well in the first half, while the visitors also had their moments to get a head start on the score.

In the sixth minute, Chiquinho missed the target from an advantageous position, while in the 21st minute, Baba made a great block to deny El Kaabi. Two minutes later, Olympiacos’ Moroccan forward was denied by Pavlenka in a one-on-one chance, while PAOK’s Czech goalkeeper also saved shots from Podence and Chiquinho as a dangerous phase progressed, before Costinha arrived to send an effort wide.

PAOK, on ​​the other hand, saw Ivanusec’s cross flash across the goal but with no visiting player aboe to get on the end of it, while Kenny surged into the penalty area after an excellent pass from Michailidis, only to see his attempted shot miss the target.

The pattern of the match did not change with the start of the second half, with Olympiacos pressing for the goal. Kedziora blocked an attempt by El Kaabi in the 50th minute and in the 61st minute Rodinei headed home to open the scoring and make it 1-0, an assist from Hezze.

PAOK woke from their slumbers following that goal, and Razvan Lucescu brought on Taison and Ozdoev. In the 69th minute Konstantelias made it 1-1 with a magical flicked touch after a low cross from Baba from the left.

PAOK, with confidence brimming, chased the comeback win, but saw Tzolakis save well from a Konstantelias’ shot, and as a result the 1-1 scoreline remained unchanged until the final whistle.

Team lineups:

Olympiacos: Tzolakis, Costinih( 78′ Biancone), Retsos, Pirola, Bruno, Garcia, Hezze, Rodinei, Podence (31′ Gelson Martins), Chiquinho (78′ Mouzakitis), El Kaabi (67′ Taremi).

PAOK: Pavlenka, Kenny, Kedziora, Michailidis, Baba, Zafeiris (83′ Bianco), Meite (63′ Ozdoev), A. Zivkovic, Konstantelias, Ivanusec (63′ Taison), Jeremejeff.