GREECE: OLYMPIAKOS AND MONACO LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A MATCH IN ATHENS

Record ID: 646692

  • Title: GREECE: OLYMPIAKOS AND MONACO LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A MATCH IN ATHENS
  • Date: 2nd November 2004
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (NOVEMBER 2, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. KARAISKAKI STADIUM, ATHENS 2. VARIOUS VIEWS OF MONACO PLAYERS TRAINING ON PITCH INCLUDING GAEL GIVET (32), LUCAS BERNARDI (7), JAVIER SAVIOLA (9), PATRICE EVRA (3) 3. VIEW OF PRESS CONFERENCE 4. (SOUNDBITE) (French) MONACO COACH DIDIER DESCHAMPS SAYING: "It's important for us to gain points, besides the performance of the team. The important thing is the point. If we succeed in getting one point from the game tomorrow this will be very important for the next stage, especially since our group is competitive." 5. MORE VIEWS OF MONACO PLAYERS TRAINING INCLUDING MAICON (13), AKIS ZIKOS (15), SEBASTIEN SQUILLACI (19), ERNESTO CHERVANTON (10) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (French) DESCHAMPS RESPONDING TO QUESTION THAT IF THEY ONLY WANT ONE POINT THEN WILL THEY PLAY MORE DEFENSIVELY: "I don't think we came here to play defensive football. Nor to leave with a 0-0 result. The best way to win points is to be on the offensive. So the answer is no." 7. VARIOUS VIEWS OF MONACO PLAYERS TRAINING IN STADIUM 8. PRESS CONFERENCE OF OLYMPIAKOS COACH DUSAN BAYEVIC 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) BAYEVIC SAYING: "This is the game of the year for us. Because we have two upcoming games in our group, so this is the game of the year (because) if we win against Monaco, in the next game if we also win the match with (Deportivo) La Coruna, then we will be near the end -- the end I mean almost there because we will be close to progressing to the second round." 10. VIEW OF JOURNALISTS AT PRESS CONFERENCE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ATHENS, GREECE
  • Country: Greece
  • Reuters ID: LVA989KM78NICGAZ4J1RSX6BVTV1
  • Story Text: Olympiakos and Monaco look forward to Champions
    League match.




    Olympiakos and Monaco were preparing on Tuesday
    (November 2) for their group A Champions League match in
    Athens on Wednesday.

    Both teams head into the match with no injury worries
    and the same determination to progress in the championship
    following a lively first encounter where Monaco came out on
    top with a 2-1 win.

    Olympiakos, on a psychological high after winning their
    last national league game against PAOK with an impressive
    score, are confident they can beat the French league team
    at home.

    Olympiakos coach Dusan Bayevic blamed carelessness at
    Monaco when his team conceded two goals in the first ten
    minutes, scored by Argentine striker Javier Saviola and
    Uruguayan Ernesto Chevanton .

    Bayevic admitted that Monaco, beaten by Porto in last
    year's final, were a strong and dangerous opponent but
    Olympiakos had the home adavantage.

    Olympiakos have won their two previous home games
    against French teams in the Champions League, beating
    Olympique Lyon in 2000-01 and Lille the following season,
    both by a 2-1 scoreline.

    Monaco have drawn on all four previous visits to
    Greece, three times with AEK Athens and once with
    Olympiakos. They have not won any of their last six
    Champions League away games.

    Didier Deschamps' Monaco side lead the group with six
    points from three games after Liverpool were held to a
    goalless draw by Deportivo Coruna at Anfield. Both
    Liverpool and Olympiakos are on four points.


    Team news and probable line-ups before Wednesday's matches
    in Champions League Group A:
    OLYMPIAKOS v MONACO
    OLYMPIAKOS Suspensions: none
    Injuries: none
    Doubtful: none
    MONACO Suspensions: none
    Injuries: none
    Doubtful: none
    Probable teams:
    Olympiakos: 71-Antonis Nikopolidis; 12-Gabriel
    Schuerrer, 14-Dimitris Mavrogenidis, 30-Anastasios Pantos;
    3-Stelios Venetidis, 1-Pantelis Kafes, 5-Rivaldo,
    6-Ieroklis Stoltidis, 21-Grigoris Georgatos; 9-Yiannis
    Okkas, 10-Giovanni.

    Monaco: 30-Flavio Roma; 13-Maicon, 19-Sebastien
    Squillaci, 27-Julien Rodriguez, 32-Gael Givet; 7-Lucas
    Bernardi, 15-Akis Zikos, 3-Patrice Evra, 10-Ernesto
    Chevanton; 9-Javier Saviola, 24-Emmanuel Adebayor.

    Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
    Head-to-head record
    Played: 3
    Wins: Monaco 1 Olympiakos Piraeus 1 Draws 1
    Previous meetings
    CWC: R2 21.10.92 Monaco 0 Olympiakos 1
    4.11.92 Olympiakos 0 Monaco 0
    CL: GP 19.10.04 Monaco 2 Olympiakos 1
    * Olympiakos have won their two previous home games
    against French teams in the Champions League, beating
    Olympique Lyon in 2000-01 and Lille the following season,
    both by a 2-1 score.

    * Monaco have drawn on all four previous visits to
    Greece, three times with AEK Athens and once with
    Olympiakos. They have not won any of their last six
    Champions League away games.



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