Debutants Pafos hold Olimpiacos despite sending off
Ten-man Pafos produced a disciplined display to claim a hard-fought draw on their Champions League debut at Olympiacos.
The Cypriot champions were good value for their point against their Greek counterparts, with their ambitions to win the contest severely hampered by right-back Bruno Felipe's 26th-minute dismissal for collecting two yellow cards.
The withdrawal of former Chelsea defender David Luiz forced another reshuffle at the back as the visitors' problems appeared to be mounting.
However, Juan Carlos Carcedo's side held firm despite the hosts ramping up the pressure during the second half.
While Olympiacos monopolised possession and territory, that did not translate into a glut of clear-cut opportunities to score.
Having already defeated established names like Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Dynamo Kyiv and Red Star Belgrade to reach this stage, Pafos delivered a fine rearguard action.
It took a stinging long-range effort from captain Panagiotis Retsos, palmed to safety by visiting goalkeeper Neofytos Michael, for the home side to register a shot on target after 68 minutes.
Michael was also called into action to deny Retsos from the resulting corner.
Olympiacos' Mehdi Taremi came close to levelling the playing field when he was initially shown a straight red card for a tackle on Jaja during a Pafos counter-attack, but a VAR review downgraded it to a yellow.
And it was only during the final 10 minutes that the visitors' eight-match unbeaten run away from home looked in danger, with the Iran forward having one effort blocked and miscuing another wide.
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