Spanish league

Olympiakos snatches point from Barcelona on special night for Valverde

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 10/31/2017 - 22:44

Olympiakos held Barcelona to a goalless draw on Tuesday for the Champions League as its players worked hard to prevent the Spaniards from scoring on a number of occasions at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium.

The Reds fielded a defense-minded team, with its starting line-up sporting no strikers at all.

Barca legend Puyol meets refugees in Greece ahead of El Clasico

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 04/23/2017 - 20:23

Former Spain captain Carles Puyol posed for selfies and talked soccer with more than 1,000 refugees in Thessaloniki, Greece, ahead of the "clasico" Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The refugees live in four camps near Thessaloniki and will watch the game later on Sunday on two giant indoor screens on the grounds of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.

Great start for Olympiakos in the Euroleague top 16

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 01/02/2015 - 23:01

By George Georgakopoulos

Othello Hunter led Olympiakos to a precious 69-61 away win over Unicaja Malaga in Spain on Friday in its opening game for the top-16 of the Euroleague.

Hunter scored 18 points and collected seven rebounds against an error-prone Unicaja that was a shadow of the team that a few days earlier had defeated Real Madrid for the Spanish league.