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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Olympiakos Piraeus vs Bayer Leverkusen – Lineups & Match Details

Olympiakos Piraeus beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Goals: Costinha (2'), M. Taremi (45'). Olympiakos Piraeus had 28% possession against Bayer Leverkusen's 72%. Shots on target: 2-6.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 7

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

Lineups

Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus4-2-3-1
K. Tzolakis88K. TzolakisG
Costinha20CostinhaD
P. Retsos45P. RetsosD
L. Pirola5L. PirolaD
F. Ortega3F. OrtegaD
S. Hezze32S. HezzeM
C. Mouzakitis96C. MouzakitisM
Rodinei23RodineiM
Chiquinho22ChiquinhoM
G. Martins10G. MartinsM
M. Taremi99M. TaremiF

Substitutes

31N. BotisG
4G. BianconeD
6A. KalogeropoulosD
8D. NascimentoM
9A. El KaabiF
11R. YaremchukF
14D. GarciaM
16L. ScipioniM
27G. StrefezzaF
56D. PodenceF
70B. OnyemaechiD
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
J. Blaswich28J. BlaswichG
J. Quansah4J. QuansahD
R. Andrich8R. AndrichD
L. Bade5L. BadeD
Lucas21LucasM
E. Fernandez6E. FernandezM
A. Garcia24A. GarciaM
A. Grimaldo20A. GrimaldoM
I. Maza30I. MazaF
E. Poku19E. PokuF
C. Kofane35C. KofaneF

Substitutes

40J. SchlichG
36N. LombG
10M. TillmanM
13ArthurD
14P. SchickF
16A. TapeD
42M. CulbreathM
44J. BelocianD

Match Events

2'G

Costinha

Assist: Rodinei

5'Y

P. Retsos

28'Y

Christian Kofane

45'G

M. Taremi

Assist: Rodinei

58'S

Lucas Vázquez

Substitution 1

70'S

I. Maza

Substitution 2

70'S

Christian Kofane

Substitution 3

73'Y

M. Taremi

74'S

L. Pirola

Substitution 1

74'S

M. Taremi

Substitution 2

74'S

C. Mouzakitis

Substitution 3

79'S

Gelson Martins

Substitution 4

81'S

E. Poku

Substitution 4

82'S

Chiquinho

Substitution 5

Statistics

Olympiakos Piraeus
28%72%
Bayer Leverkusen
1.13Expected Goals (xG)2.58
6Total Shots17
2Shots on Target6
2Corners8
13Fouls9
1Offsides1
65Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Olympiakos Piraeus host Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, 20 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Olympiakos Piraeus go into the match 18th in the table; Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Olympiakos Piraeus have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Bayer Leverkusen have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Match recap

Olympiakos Piraeus beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Olympiakos Piraeus scored through Costinha 2', M. Taremi 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Olympiakos Piraeus held 28% of the ball against 72% for Bayer Leverkusen. Shots on target finished 2-6. Expected goals read 1.13 for Olympiakos Piraeus, 2.58 for Bayer Leverkusen.

Verdict

The win nudges Olympiakos Piraeus forward and leaves Bayer Leverkusen with work to do. Olympiakos Piraeus sat 18th and Bayer Leverkusen 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.