Levante 3- Olympiakos 0: premises with one foot in the knockout stages of the Europa League

Last update 14 February, 2022 by Alberto Llopis

Levante 3 Olympiakos 0. He 14 February 2013 will be marked in the history of Levante OUT. The granota team took a giant step by beating the Olympiakos in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League. The locals, aware of the Greeks' difficulties away from home, came out in a rush and did not take long to take the lead with a goal from Pedro Rios. The beginning of the end for the Hellenes, that if they did not leave with a scandal, it is because there are still miracles on Earth.

Levante passed over an Olimpiakos team that had bounced from the Champions League

In full local siege, in the minute 28 the turning point of the meeting occurred, with the expulsion of Abdoun and the penalty in favor of the granota. A maximum penalty that, however, Obafemi Martins I was going to fail when I threw it out. However, before the break, another penalty, this time transformed by Barkero he was going to leave the marker in a reassuring 2-0.

After the break, those of Michel went out to reduce distances, but they found a counter that this time if it culminated wonderfully Martins. There was still time for Valdo to miss the fourth point-blank and practically sentence the tie., for some granotas that despite the positive result are left with the feeling that the result could have been much broader and more bulky. Despite everything 3-0 and dreamed result to face the return in the Piraeus of Athens, where else to expect hell, expect a comfortable visit to the old part of the city. They are the things of doing the homework well.