In a dazzling display of footballing talent, Olympiakos completely dominated AEK with a crushing 4-1 victory in Sunday’s derby, seizing first place in the Super League, as rivals Aris stumbled in a surprising home defeat to Volos. Continuing in pursuit are PAOK and Panathinaikos, both of whom notched hard-won away victories.
Ayoub El Kaabi shone for the Reds, scoring a hat-trick, while Gelson Martins added a fourth goal to cap off a dominant performance. AEK, however, managed to temporarily equalize thanks to Anthony Martial, but defensive errors ultimately proved fatal. The match saw AEK reduced to 10 men following a straight red card to Erik Lamela, just moments after kick-off.
In other notable encounters, Aris fell to their second consecutive defeat, losing by a goal to nil against Volos, with Mark Koszta striking the fatal blow at Thessaloniki’s Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.
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Meanwhile, PAOK overturned a deficit to triumph 2-1 against Asteras in Tripoli. Despite Federico Macheda opening the scoring for the home side, the defending champions responded in spectacular fashion, thanks to goals from Simon Deli and Abdul Baba Rahman.
Panathinaikos also triumphed, beating Panetolikos 2-1 in an intense encounter. Filip Djuricic opened the scoring for the Greens, who were quickly brought to order by Giannis Bouzoukis, before Willian Arao took the lead in added time to secure all three points and mark their third consecutive league victory.
With these latest results, Olympiakos climbed to the top with 24 points, followed closely by PAOK with 23, then Panathinaikos with 22, and finally AEK and Aris, both on 21 points. Panetolikos currently occupies 18th position with 18 points.
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In other matches over the weekend, Panserraikos outclassed Athens Kallithea with a 2-1 win, while Lamia and OFI Crete drew 1-1.
Looking ahead to upcoming fixtures, Atromitos host Levadiakos on Monday as the Super League action continues unabated.
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