Olympiakos drops further behind in title race

Atromitos and Olympiakos canceled each other out in a very entertaining 2-2 draw on Sunday that leaves the champion far behind the Super League summit, while AEK ground out a 1-0 win over Asteras Tripolis to temporarily go on top until previous leader PAOK hosts Larissa on Monday.

Olympiakos is now four points off the pace and may well find itself even further behind on Monday after PAOK's game and after the disciplinary committee's decision on its fans' pitch invasion after the derby with AEK, risking a three-point deduction.

On Sunday the Reds fell twice behind Atromitos, who scored via Thodoris Vassilakakis and Nicolas Diguiny. Yet they managed to equalize first through Marko Marin and then in injury time with Ehsan Hajsafi, who got the rebound from a saved penalty kick.

Olympiakos is now on 43 points, four more than Atromitos. AEK is on 47, needing a...

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