Olympiacos 3 – Real Madrid 4: Mbappe and Vinicius avoid a Greek tragedy in Athens

It was 3-4 in Hellenic territory with some concerns. Too many. I, in 8. ChiquinhoPodence and El Kaabi created a double wall on the area’s terrace and Valverde, Camavinga, Asensio and Carreras bought a VIP card to see how the Portuguese ended up unleashing his right hand past Lunin.

The 1-0 score made Xavi even more nervous and gesticulating. He kept asking his team to huddle and pace back and forth in his technical area wondering whether his players would give a thumbs up or not. Lunin’s save on Cicinho made us think they would choose the latter, but that was not the case. Ironically, Vinicius led the revolution.

While his teammates were running around the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, the Brazilian was the first to change the style of play with his movements on the wing and his runs into space. Vinny was the only one who decided to receive the ball and take responsibility for what hurt the team and, with the help of the weak Olympiacos defender as well, caused a quick comeback. It took 6 minutes and 43 seconds Mbappe To score the second fastest hat-trick in the history of the Champions League.

In the 22nd minute, Luka sent Vinicius Modric a magical pass from the outside of the midfield, an assist that left Mbappé one-on-one against Tzoulakis. First, with his right foot, and under the legs of the Greek goalkeeper, who was not wearing a cape, the Frenchman equalized the match. 1-1.

The 1-2 tie came in the 24th minute, with a combination on the right wing between Arnold, Valverde and Guler, and a midfielder on the right side for the Turk and Kylian’s header from the far post. Four minutes later, Camavinga remembered that he was a good footballer if he wanted to be, and from midfield he launched a pass to Mbappe’s run that crossed the three Greek lines and allowed the Frenchman to beat Tzoulakis again. 1-3.

Vinicius scored the fourth goal this time through Kylian as a passer, but the VAR canceled the goal due to offside. Before French. Another rooster, Aurelien, hit the ball against the crossbar, and the Kaabi again tested Lunin’s gloves with two shots that the ice goalkeeper responded remarkably well.

Xavi went from breaking a pedometer to tying his arms behind his back, like a retiree thinking about work. He had no match ball against him in Athens, but after Anfield, Vallekas and Elche, he was one set behind.

Flames on reboot

The second half also started on fire. In the 52nd minute, Hezi sent a cross, which Taremi shot into the net. A jump and a header from the Iranian without being tickled by any Real Madrid player. 2-3 to ignite Greek hell, but he had been presented in Athens Best Vinicius in months The Brazilian poured water again on the stands of Karaiskakis.

In the 57th minute, he entered the penalty area, passed two opponents and moved them out of the way by changing the ball between his legs, and before Tzoulakis left, Tzoulakis shot with his left foot, which collided with the Greek goalkeeper.

The Brazilian did not find the goal bonus, but he did find the bonus to give them. In the 60th minute, a cross from Asensio caused Fini to be alone again in front of Rodini, Flamengo’s teammates in 2017 and 2018, and another tangle from the striker to the winger. Mbappe, who accompanied Vini at work, received the Brazilian’s back pass and with his right toe made it 2-4. 9 goals in the Champions League, in addition to 13 in the league to reach 22Half of the 44 from last season.

The final ten minutes, after Al-Kaabi had gone 3-4 ahead in the 81st minute, in yet another terrible defense by Madrid, led to a chaotic end, with Olympiacos almost equalizing on two occasions. Xavi rolls up his sleeves and Madrid asks the time. Mbappé and Vinicius avoid a Greek tragedy in Athens