Olympiakos stays on top as it welcomes Garcia and Mirallas

Olympiakos defeated Larissa away on Sunday while welcoming new coach Oscar Garcia and Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas, who aspire to lead the Reds to their eighth consecutive league title. There were also comfortable wins for AEK and PAOK, as the Super League returned to action after the Christmas break.

Second-half strikes by Marko Marin, Karim Ansarifard and Uros Djurdjevic gave the champion a 3-0 win at Larissa under the gaze of new coach Garcia, and with caretaker Christos Kontis on the bench.

One hour after the final whistle Everton striker Mirallas landed at the Athens airport, to a rapturous welcome by hundreds of Olympiakos fans as the winger is returning to the Piraeus club after five-and-a-half years: He has agreed to a six-month loan that could be followed by a permanent move in the coming summer.

Olympiakos is one point ahead of AEK and PAOK who were...