Panathinaikos A.O.

Panathinaikos wasted a great chance for a win in Istanbul to see, a top-four finish slip away, but Olympiakos got to within one win from the top of the Euroleague table with its victory in Tel Aviv.

Red Star Belgrade's recent fantastic streak has not gone unnoticed in Europe - but instead of praising it, Croats want EuroLeague to punish the basketball club.

Panathinaikos won the Greek Cup semi-final match against arch-rivals Olympiakos in Piraeus (77-67) to advance to the basketball final. The greens broke a 6-match drought against Olympiakos in all the competitions.

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are back level on five wins from nine games in the Euroleague, as the Greens defeated Turkey's Darussafaka 86-80 at home on Friday after the Reds went down to Maccabi Tel Aviv (80-73) in Piraeus on Thursday.

Olympiakos won the Greek derby against Panathinaikos (79-77) in the Euroleague away from home, and moved to 5 losses 3 wins, with the greens falling to 4 wins and 4 losses. The match was a thriller, with the lead changing hands on many occasions.

This time Panathinaikos ended up on the winning side after overtime as the Greens needed 45 minutes to beat visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday, while Olympiakos went down at Galatasaray on Friday in a loss that was not anticipated.

Panathinaikos opened their Euroleague campaign with a victory on home turf, Friday night, at OAKA basketball stadium by defeating Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas 84-76.

Olympiakos has won the Greek basketball league after another away triumph at Panathinaikos on Monday, this time in second overtime, in what was the first time it has clinched the title at the Greens' home court. The game marked the end of the illustrious career of one of Greek basketball's best ever player, Panathinaikos captain Dimitris Diamantidis.

The Greek Superleague clash between Panathinaikos F.C. and Olympiacos F.C. at the Panathinaikos Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium on Saturday is the “derby of the eternal enemies” with rivalry that goes back decades.

Football hooligans from Greece, Serbia and Croatia have wrought havoc in Athens ahead of Wednesday's UEFA match.

With the UEFA Champions League match between Olympiakos, Greece, and Dinamo, Croatia, scheduled for Wednesday, militant football fans have already started conflicts.