- Olympiacos
- 1-0
- Arsenal
- Leonardo (47)
- Date:2009-12-09
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
- Attendance:30000
- Referee:Batista, L C C
Live Commentary
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Full-Time: OLYMPIACOS 1-0 ARSENAL.
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Anastasios Pantos replaces Oscar Gonzalez.
89mins
A corner from the right deflects towards goal and Leonardo makes a fine block on the line to maintain his side's lead.
87mins
Domi powers forward and drives a left-foot shot wide of target from 30 yards out.
86mins
The home side bring on Didier Domi for Dudu.
85mins
Vela fires a shot into the sidenetting at Nikopolidis' near post.
84mins
Arsenal launch a quick counter-attack and Merida's shot is deflected over the crossbar for a corner, which comes to nothing.
82mins
Nikopolidis makes an easy catch as Merida overhits a free-kick from the right touchline.
80mins
Ten minutes left and at least the second half has been better than the first.
78mins
Mitroglu runs clear and forces Fabianski into another good save.
76mins
Arsenal have brought on Gilles Sunu for Wilshere.
74mins
Play is stopped for an injury to Georgios Galitsios.
72mins
Dudu's superb pass plays in Leonardo and he is denied a second goal as Fabianski races off his line to block.
70mins
Merida's astute pass releases Vela, but he lifts his left-foot shot over the crossbar from 15 yards out.
70mins
Twenty minutes to go and Olmpiacos remain on course for the last 16.
67mins
Ramsey meets the flag-kick with a weak header and Nikopolidis gathers.
66mins
Ramsey plays a superb pass out to Walcott, whose attempted shot is deflected over for a corner by Raul Bravo.
64mins
Wenger looks deep in thought on the bench, maybe he's just bored.
63mins
Arsenal enjoy a bit of possession, but it comes to nothing.
60mins
Kerrea Gilbert heads clear at the far post as Galletti gets in a cross from the right.
59mins
Almost an hour played, only another 30 minutes to endure.
56mins
It's Olympiacos who are dominating possession now.
53mins
Galletti plays the ball in from the right and Mitroglu almost gets on the end of things before Fabianski gathers.
52mins
Walcott's 25-yard free-kick curls well wide of the far post.
51mins
Ramsey leads a quick Arsenal counter and his superb pass finds Carlos Vela, but his shot is blocked by Nikopolidis.
50mins
The goal now has Olympiacos well on their way to the knockout stages.
48mins
Well that came out of nothing, but it was a fine finish from Leonardo.
47mins
OLYMPIACOS 1-0 ARSENAL, the Gunners lose the ball in midfield and LEONARDO races clear down the left and slots a cool finish under the advancing Fabianski.
46mins
The Gunners start the second period.
45mins
Half-Time: OLYMPIACOS 0-0 ARSENAL.
45mins
Raul Bravo volleys over from 15 yards after a rare attack by the home side.
44mins
Dudu fires an effort just wide of target from 30 yards, as news of AZ Alkmaar taking the lead at Standard Liege filters through.
43mins
Half-time is just around the corner, with few signs of a breakthrough.
40mins
Merida is cautioned for a late tackle.
39mins
Wilshere comes close to dribbling through, but Raul Bravo makes a solid block just inside the area.
37mins
Just under ten minutes to half-time and this game desperately needs a goal.
35mins
Song shoots from distance and Nikopolidis watches the ball fly harmlessly over for a goal-kick.
32mins
Mitroglu takes the ball down well on the left, but he is short of support in attack and a potential opening goes begging.
31mins
Walcott gets in behind the home defence, but is eventually crowded out as he turns inside from the left.
28mins
Dudu crashes a shot high over the top from 30 yards out.
26mins
Just over 25 minutes played and there have been few clear chances for either side.
24mins
Leonardo goes into the book for a late challenge on Jack Wilshere.
23mins
Walcott breaks the offside trap, but Nikopolidis is out quickly and gets a foot in to avert the danger.
21mins
Leonardo leads a quick counter and his cross to the far post is met by Luciano Galletti, whose right-foot volley goes narrowly wide of Lukasz Fabianski's goal.
20mins
Fran Merida wins a free-kick 25 yards out as he is felled by Olof Mellberg.
18mins
Olympiacos win another corner, they are having the better of the game at the moment.
17mins
A corner is hacked cleared by Alex Song as Olympiacos press forward again.
17mins
Mitroglu threatens again as the home side begin to find their feet.
16mins
The game is lively enough without really having hit top pace just yet.
13mins
Olympiacos spring forward and Konstantinos Mitroglou fires a left-foot shot over the top from 15 yards.
12mins
The home side have barely made it out of their own half.
10mins
Walcott has the first shot on goal, Antonios Nikopolidis makes a strong block.
6mins
It may be an unfamiliar Arsenal side, but it's the same style of play, patient passing from the back.
4mins
It's all Arsenal at the moment, with Olympiacos firmly on the back foot.
2mins
The Gunners have made a bright start and are seeing plenty of the ball.
2mins
Theo Walcott wins the first corner of the game.
1mins
The home side get the game underway.
0mins
The hosts need a point to ensure that they progress to the last 16 along with the English club.
0mins
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has named an experimental line-up, with Tom Cruise and Kyle Bartley handed first-team debuts.
0mins
Arsenal round off their Champions League Group H campaign with a trip to Greece to face Olympiacos.
Match Report
Arsenal finished their Champions League Group H campaign with a 1-0 defeat in Greece at the hands of Olympiacos, who join the Gunners in the knockout stages of the competition.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger named an experimental line-up, with defensive duo Tom Cruise and Kyle Bartley both handed first-team debuts.
The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges, but 15 minutes in Olympiacos sprang forward and Konstantinos Mitroglou fired a left-foot shot over the top from 15 yards.
Luciano Galletti fired a volley narrowly wide of targets six minutes later, while Arsenal's best openings came via the pace of Theo Walcott drifting in off the right flank.
Dudu was off-target with a couple of long-range efforts for the Greeks as a disappointing first half ended with no sign of a breakthrough at either end.
However, just two minutes after the restart the home side hit the front as the Gunners lost the ball in midfield and Leonardo raced clear down the left and slotted a cool finish under the advancing Lukasz Fabianski.
Four minutes later Aaron Ramsey led a quick counter-attack and his superb pass found Carlos Vela, but his shot was blocked by Antonios Nikopolidis.
Vela passed up another fine opening 20 minutes from time after Fran Merida's astute pass released the Mexcian, who could only poke his left-foot shot over the crossbar from 15 yards out.
Right at the death Arsenal almost conjured up an equaliser as a corner from the right deflected towards goal and goalscorer Leonardo made a fine block on the line to ensure that his side held on for the victory.
Olympiacos Team
Arsenal Team
Olympiacos | Arsenal |
Corners
| 4 | 5 |
Fouls
| 14 | 16 |
Goal attempts
| 19 | 16 |
Shots off target
| 15 | 13 |
Offsides
| 2 | 1 |
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