Olympiakos beats Atromitos to keep up chase on PAOK

PAOK has gone five points clear at the top of the Super League, as Olympiakos came from behind to end the unbeaten run of second-placed Atromitos in a spectacular match at Peristeri on Sunday. Champion AEK lost again.

Xanthi was a tough nut for PAOK to crack, but two second-half goals by Aleksandar Prijovic and Mauricio gave the league leader a 2-0 win at home on Saturday, to take its points tally to 29.

Ten-man Atromitos led Olympiakos with Efthymis Koulouris, but Olympiakos equalized courtesy of Mady Camara and snatched a 2-1 victory in injury time with Jagos Vukovic. Atromitos is on 24 and Olympiakos has risen to 23 points.

Panathinaikos has climbed to the fourth spot along with Aris and Xanthi. The Greens thrashed bottom team Apollon Smyrnis 5-1 at the Olympic Stadium, thanks to a brace by Federico Macheda and goals by Dimitris Kourbelis, Emanuel Insua and...

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