OR Sparta Prague started her duties in the Champions League with the right, winning 3-0 Salzburg. A victory that the Czechs were eagerly waiting for 21 whole years!
Their last was in December 2003, when they beat her 1-0 Lazio. That is, they passed 7,589 days so that the Czechs can once again taste the joy of winning the Champions League. But how many days do the Greek sports fans have to celebrate a victory in a group of the top inter-club competition?
Olympiacos clearly has the least number of days to win, as they competed more recently than the three representatives of Greece in the competition. His last appearance was in the 2020/21 season, when in a group with Manchester City, Porto and Marseille, he finished 3rd. A position which he occupied thanks to his victory against Marseilleon October 21, 2020. That is, before 1,429 days. The “red and white” had won 1-0 against Marseilles, with Hasan to score in stoppage time.
Panathinaikos is next, although AEK competed more recently in the competition. The Union had been drawn in a group with Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica, but had not collected a point in the games played. Panathinaikos’ last participation was in the 2010/11 season, in which in a group with Barcelona, Copenhagen and Rubin Kazan, they won two draws. The last victory of the “greens” in the Champions Leauge was before 5,763 dayson December 9, 2008 when they had beaten 1-0 Rectification. Scorer of the match was George Karagounis in the 69th minute, a goal that also gave the “clover” the first place in the group in a group with Inter, Werder Bremen and the Cypriot team!
Finally, AEK’s last win in the Champions League was against Milan. Yes, that historic victory for the Union against the eventual champions of that season was also the last they achieved in the competition. The goal in the match that took place on November 21, 2006, before 6,512 days that is, he had succeeded Julio Cesarwith the Doubleheader finishing third in a group with Milan, Lille and Anderlecht.
Three victories of the Greek teams, which show several points in common. They all won 1-0 their opponents, while at the same time all three were fighting at home. It is everyone’s wish that the Greek teams return to the Champions League in the coming years and star again at the top level.
Source: Sport Fm
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