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Extreme Scenario Could Eliminate Olympiacos from Champions League

Published January 22, 2026, 16:11
Extreme Scenario Could Eliminate Olympiacos from Champions League

Despite their victory over Leverkusen, Olympiacos faces an extremely unlikely scenario of being eliminated from the Champions League intermediate phase. This would only happen if they win 0-1 against Ajax, while Napoli defeats Chelsea by a margin of two or more goals. Furthermore, for this to be valid, at least 9 of the 10 teams above Olympiacos in the standings must reach 11 or more points and have a better goal average than the Greek champions. This scenario, although improbable, demonstrates how competitive the group stage is and how important the goal difference is. A win in the final match does not guarantee qualification, as it also depends on the results of other matches and tiebreakers.