Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen

20 January 2026 · Champions League · Matchday 7 · 2025/26 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Costinha 2’
M. Taremi 45+1’

Match summary

Olympiacos beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Olympiacos led 2-0 at half-time.

Costinha put Olympiacos ahead with a header in the 2nd minute and M. Taremi made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time.

Bayer Leverkusen can feel hard done by, creating 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Olympiacos's 0.99 from 6.

Match stats

28% Possession 72%

6 Shots 17

2 Shots on target 6

2 Corners 8

290 Passes 738

64.8% Pass accuracy 85.9%

22 Tackles 17

13 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Olympiacos Bayer Leverkusen

CostinhaHeader

1-0

2’

T. Retsos

5’

10’

L. BadéShot on target

16’

L. VázquezShot on target

28’

C. Kofane

36’

A. GrimaldoShot on target

M. TaremiRight foot shot

2-0

45’

A. GrimaldoShot on target

45’

C. KofaneShot on target

58’

M. TillmanL. Vázquez

70’

P. SchickC. Kofane

70’

ArthurI. Maza

D. GarcíaC. Mouzakitis

73’

M. Taremi

73’

A. E. KaabiM. Taremi

74’

G. BianconeL. Pirola

74’

B. OnyemaechiG. Martins

79’

80’

P. SchickShot on target

81’

M. CulbreathE. Poku

L. ScipioniChiquinho

82’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Olympiacos 0.99 xGBayer Leverkusen 2.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bayer Leverkusen attacking Olympiacos attacking

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Lineups

Olympiacos 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


K. Tzolakis	90′	6	0	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Costinha	90′	1	1	–	5	1	26	2	1	–	–
T. Retsos	90′	4	2	–	5	–	22	2	–	–
L. Pirola	74′	1	4	–	5	4	19	1	–	–	–
F. Ortega	90′	5	1	–	7	–	29	–	–	–	–
G. Biancone Came on as a substitute	16′	–	1	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–
B. Onyemaechi Came on as a substitute	11′	2	–	–	2	–	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


S. Hezze	90′	–	–	36	–	–	3	3	3	2	–	–
C. Mouzakitis	73′	–	–	28	–	–	1	2	1	–	–	–
Rodinei	90′	–	2	30	2	–	–	–	7	–	3	–
Chiquinho	82′	–	–	24	1	–	3	1	7	3	–	–
G. Martins	79′	–	–	17	–	–	1	–	5	1	2	–
D. García Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
L. Scipioni Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	4	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


M. Taremi	74′	1	–	2	1	0.29	–	–	4	–	11
A. E. Kaabi Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Blaswich	90′	0	2	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


J. Quansah	90′	–	3	–	4	2	80	–	–	–	–
R. Andrich	90′	–	1	–	–	–	80	–	–	–	–
L. Badé	90′	2	3	–	8	5	93	2	–	–	–
Arthur Came on as a substitute	20′								–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


L. Vázquez	58′	–	–	26	2	–	–	1	2	2	1	–
E. Fernández	90′	–	–	90	3	–	3	–	10	1	4	–
A. García	90′	–	–	120	–	–	3	4	4	–	1	–
A. Grimaldo	90′	–	–	82	1	–	2	–	7	–	1	–
M. Tillman Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


I. Maza	70′	–	–	3	–	0.19	–	–	5	–	31	–
E. Poku	81′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	1	6	2	37	–
C. Kofane	70′	–	–	2	1	0.90	–	–	4	2	11
P. Schick Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	1	0.35	–	–	2	–	4	–
M. Culbreath Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Olympiacos L L D L W

Bayer Leverkusen D L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Olympiacos 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 18 Feb 26 All Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen meetings

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