Olympiakos ends regular season undefeated and seven points clear

Champion PAOK unexpectedly dropped two points on Sunday at the club it is alleged to share the same owner, Xanthi, and finished the regular season of the Super League seven points behind leader Olympiakos.

The Reds will therefore need eight wins in the 10 games of the playoffs to clinch the title. The playoffs begin on March 7 and the draw for the schedule will take place on March 3.

On Sunday undefeated Olympiakos - fresh from shocking Arsenal in London for the Europa League - saw off struggling Panetolikos 2-0 at home, goals coming from Giorgos Massouras and Andreas Bouchalakis.

PAOK drew 1-1 at Xanthi, as the Chuba Akpom goal for the champion was answered through an equalizer by Christos Lisgaras.

AEK, in third, needed an an injury-time strike by Viktor Klonaridis to escape defeat to Panionios (1-1) at Nea Smyrni from the Dimitris Emmanouilidis goal.<...