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Late Pepi strike denies Olympiakos first Champions League win in dramatic PSV draw
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Published on 11/05/2025 12:51
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Olympiakos’ Moroccan forward #09 Ayoub Kaabi (L) and PSV Eindhoven’s Dutch midfielder #22 Jerdy Schouten ® fight for the ball during the Uefa Champions League first round day 4 football match between Olympiakos (GRE) and PSV Eindhoven (NED) at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus on November 4, 2025.

ATHENS, Nov 5 — PSV Eindhoven substitute Ricardo Pepi scored in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw with Olympiakos today and deny the Greek club a first win in this season’s Champions League.

Pepi struck away a rebound from a free kick three minutes into stoppage time after Olympiakos had led from the 17th minute through Gelson Martins.

The former Portugal international thrashed home a powerful shot from the right at the end of a quick punt upfield at Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis by goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis to give Olympiakos an early lead.

But they could not hold on and the draw leaves the Greek club with two points from four matches, while PSV have five.

PSV will consider themselves fortunate to escape defeat, as they looked nothing like the side that had been convincing 6-2 winners over Napoli at home in their last Champions League outing last month.

Joey Veerman’s last-gasp free kick was chipped over the Olympiakos wall, and Costinha got a touch as he attempted to clear but only succeeded in putting the ball into the path of US international Pepi, who finished firmly under the body of Tzolakis for the equaliser.

The Dutch champions had the ball in the net early on from in-form striker Ismael Saibari, but he was offside and that was their only other convincing attack.

 

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