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Schalke - Olympiacos 1-0 - 21/11/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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The final whistle is blown.
Schalke did what they needed to do with this 1-0 victory over Olympiacos. They now progress to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League along with Arsenal who beat Montpellier tonight. Olympiacos however will compete in the UEFA Europa League in the new year having finished third in Group B.
90+4Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.- 90+4Marica (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 90+4Höwedes (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Paulo Machado (Olympiacos).
- 90+4Farfán (Schalke) takes the corner.
- 90+3Manolas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 90+3Marica (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 90+2Farfán (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Maniatis (Olympiacos).
- 90+2Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 90+2Pukki (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
Teemu Pukki strikes low but Carroll saves with his legs jus tyards out from goal. - 90+1Pukki (Schalke) is flagged for offside.
90+1Marica (in) - Huntelaar (out) (Schalke)- 90Unnerstall (Schalke) makes a save.
- 90Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.
Some clever play from Ariel Ibagaza on the edge of the penalty area finds Paulo Machado who cuts inside but his weak shot goes straight to Lars Unnerstall. - 89Barnetta (in) - Draxler (out) (Schalke)
The Swiss player arrives to make his 37th UEFA club competition appearance. - 88Ibagaza (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Pukki (Schalke).
- 88Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
Teemu Pukki finds space as he drives forward from midfield but his shot is saved easily by Carroll. - 88Pukki (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 86Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 86Huntelaar (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 83Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 83Draxler (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
Julian Draxler is given the ball on the left side of the penalty area by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. He takes two touches as he bares down on goal but Roy Carroll came out to smother the shot bravely with his chest. - 82Torossidis (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Jones (Schalke).
Vassilis Torossidis brings down Jermaine Jones as he pushed the ball past the Greek defender. - 81Farfán (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Ibagaza (Olympiacos).
- 81Ibagaza (in) - Modesto (out) (Olympiacos)
Ariel Ibagaza comes on who has one UEFA Champions League goal to his name in his career. - 80Pukki (Schalke) misses the target.
- 80K. Papadopoulos (Schalke) makes a save.
- 80David Fuster (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.
Vassilis Torossidis crosses to substitute David Fuster but just as he strikes the ball, Greek defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos sticks out a leg and blocks the ball before it heads towards goal. - 78Draxler (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Torossidis (Olympiacos).
77Fuchs (Schalke) scores!
Christian Fuchs takes a pot shot from 35 metres out and the ball flies low into the bottom left hand corner of the goal.- 74Djebbour (in) - Mitroglou (out) (Olympiacos)
- 73Huntelaar (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Siovas (Olympiacos).
- 72Holebas (Olympiacos) delivers the corner.
- 72Unnerstall (Schalke) makes a save.
- 72Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.
Paulo Machado with some great work as he turns one defender and nutmegs another before striking low from distance. Lars Unnerstall got down low to push the ball away for a corner. - 71Pukki (in) - Holtby (out) (Schalke)
- 69Holebas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 69Jones (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 67Draxler (Schalke) misses the target.
- 65David Fuster (in) - Greco (out) (Olympiacos)
- 65Holtby (Schalke) misses the target.
Julian Draxler with some more good work as he lays the ball into Lewis Holtby who takes one touch before shooting over the bar. - 64Manolas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 64Holtby (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 63Holebas (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Farfán (Schalke).
- 63Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
Julian Draxler crosses the ball on his left foot from the byline but Klaas-Jan Huntelaar could not find the power or direction to score past Roy Carroll who caught the ball with ease. - 63Huntelaar (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 61Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
Jefferson Farfán fired the ball across the goal but the Irish goalkeeper got down well to smother the ball. - 61K. Papadopoulos (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 61Modesto (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Huntelaar (Schalke).
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar cleverly turns François Modesto 40 metres out but the defender trips the Dutchman for a foul. - 60Draxler (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Torossidis (Olympiacos).
- 56Holtby (Schalke) is flagged for offside.
After a lull in play, a pass from the Schalke defender finds Lewis Holtby but the winger is offside. - 54Mitroglou (Olympiacos) is flagged for offside.
- 52Abdoun (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Huntelaar (Schalke).
- 48Huntelaar (Schalke) misses the target.
End to end stuff as only a last ditch challenge from Kyriakos Papadopoulos stops the ball dropping to Djamel Abdoun. The ball ends up at the feet of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar who fires from distance just wide of the right-hand post. 
The second half begins.
Schalke begin the second half looking to win their first home UEFA Champions League match of the season. Olympiacos are looking to avoid defeat in order to take qualification from the group to the last fixture.
The referee blows for half-time.
A very cagey affair with Olympiacos happy to defend for long periods. They have remained disciplined and stifled Schalke into shots from distance only. Lewis Holtby's effort hit the crossbar early on but the visitors have been relatively comfortable.- 45Draxler (Schalke) misses the target.
Julian Draxler carries the ball from the half-way line all the way to the edge of the penalty area and as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar made a diagonal run, the space opened up for Draxler to strike but his shot went over the bar. - 43Höwedes (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Abdoun (Olympiacos).
41Holebas (Olympiacos) is shown a yellow card.
José Holebas will now miss the matchday six fixture against Arsenal after picking up this booking.- 41Holebas (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Farfán (Schalke).
- 41Holebas (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Huntelaar (Schalke).
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar again with some excellent hold up play is pushed in the back by François Modesto. - 40Holtby (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Holebas (Olympiacos).
- 39K. Papadopoulos (Schalke) is booked.
Kyriakos Papadopoulos is booked for a bodycheck on Paulo Machado on the half-way line as Olympiacos surged forward. - 36Draxler (Schalke) misses the target.
A superb cross-field pass finds Julian Draxler who cuts inside two defenders but his shot is dragged wide. - 36Abdoun (Olympiacos) delivers the corner.
- 33Draxler (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Paulo Machado (Olympiacos).
Julian Draxler is second to the ball as Giannis Maniatis is able to flick the ball past the German. - 32Mitroglou (Olympiacos) fouls.
- 31Huntelaar (Schalke) misses the target.
- 31Holebas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 31Farfán (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar drives the ball low but wide after Jefferson Farfán's shot was blocked into the Dutchman's path inside the penalty area. - 31Draxler (Schalke) delivers the corner.
- 29Jones (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Modesto (Olympiacos).
- 27Farfán (Schalke) delivers the corner.
- 26Manolas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is surrounded by players on the edge of the penalty area so lays the ball to Roman Neustädter whose strike is well blocked. - 26Neustädter (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 25Draxler (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 24Modesto (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Holtby (Schalke).
- 23Farfán (Schalke) delivers the corner.
- 23Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 23Fuchs (Schalke) delivers the free-kick on target.
Free kick from Christian Fuchs loops over the wall but Roy Carroll sprawls low to his left to save the ball for a corner. - 22Greco (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Huntelaar (Schalke).
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is tripped by the Greek defenders as he tries to hold the ball up waiting for support. - 21Carroll (Olympiacos) makes a save.
Julian Draxler does a couple of stepovers and cuts inside onto his right foot. He strikes it but the ball clips the defender and falls comfortably into Carroll's arms. - 21Draxler (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 20K. Papadopoulos (Schalke) makes a save.
A speculative effort from Kostas Mitroglou is easily blocked by his compatriot Papadopoulos. - 20Mitroglou (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.
- 18Abdoun (Olympiacos) misses the target.
A fantastic deep cross from Vassilis Torossidis found Kostas Mitroglou in the penalty area. The Greek striker laid the ball back to Djamel Abdoun whose left footed strike sailed over the crossbar. - 10Holtby (Schalke) misses the target.
Holtby is given time and space by Olympiacos 25 metres out as he sets himself to strike the ball with his left foot onto the crossbar. - 9Höwedes (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Abdoun (Olympiacos).
- 8K. Papadopoulos (Schalke) makes a save.
- 8Abdoun (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.
- 8Abdoun (Olympiacos) takes the corner.
- 7Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) takes the corner.
The short corner comes to nothing as Schalke press with intensity. The ball ends up with the Olympiacos goalkeeper just a few passes later. - 5Jones (Schalke) misses the target.
Jermaine Jones turns inside the Olympiacos defender and from distance strikes the ball on his left foot but Roy Carroll does not panic and sees the ball wide. - 4Huntelaar (Schalke) misses the target.
A superb cross from Christian Fuchs finds Klaas-Jan Huntelaar who does not connect with his shot properly and the ball loops over the crossbar. - 4Manolas (Olympiacos) makes a save.
- 4Draxler (Schalke) has an effort on goal.
- 3Holtby (Schalke) is flagged for offside.
- 3Abdoun (Olympiacos) is flagged for offside.
The match is under way.
The game begins with Olympiacos kicking from right to left in their famous red and white striped kit. Schalke are looking for a win and wear their usual dark blue home kit.
Legend:
- Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red cards- Yellow cards
Second yellow card- Substitution
Match statistics
Schalke
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Lineups
 | Schalke |  | Olympiacos |
| 36 | Unnerstall (GK) | 1 | Carroll (GK) |
| 4 | Höwedes (C) | 2 | Maniatis |
| 10 | Holtby71 | 3 | Modesto81 |
| 13 | Jones | 5 | Paulo Machado |
| 14 | K. Papadopoulos39 | 11 | Mitroglou74 |
| 17 | Farfán | 20 | Holebas41 |
| 23 | Fuchs77 | 23 | Siovas |
| 25 | Huntelaar90+1 | 24 | Manolas |
| 31 | Draxler89 | 27 | Greco65 |
| 32 | Matip | 35 | Torossidis (C) |
| 33 | Neustädter | 93 | Abdoun |
Substitutes | |||
| 34 | Hildebrand (GK) | 42 | Megyeri (GK) |
| 3 | Escudero | 7 | Ibagaza81 |
| 8 | Marica90+1 | 8 | Fejsa |
| 20 | Pukki71 | 9 | Pantelić |
| 21 | Metzelder | 10 | Djebbour74 |
| 27 | Barnetta89 | 15 | Contreras |
| 35 | Kolasinac | 19 | David Fuster65 |
Coaches | |||
| Huub Stevens (NED) | Leonardo Jardim (POR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Björn Kuipers (NED) | |||
Standings
Group B
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 5 | 6 |
| 4 |  Montpellier | 5 | 1 |
Last updated: 21/11/2012 22:47 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
